University of North Carolina Asheville Men's Soccer

Frid posted a 7-7-2 record in his first season in Asheville, qualifying for the Big South Conference tournament. The Bulldogs earned four weekly awards over the course of the season, with Rodrigo Mendes earning Offensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 2 and Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week Honorable Mention honors on Sept. 3. Arnor Hardarson was named the Big South Conference Co-Freshman of the Week on Sept. 8, while Lucca Barros was named the Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 15. Later in the season, Louis Beckett was named the Big South's Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 13 while also earning Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week Honorable Mention honors on Oct. 14. Five Bulldogs earned All-Conference honors under Frid in his first season, with Lennart Granzow earning a First Team All-Conference honor while being named to the All-Academic Team. Mendes, Ragnarsson and Benian Yao were named to the All-Conference Second Team, while Barros was named to the All-Freshman Team. Danny Frid was named the new Head Men's Soccer Coach for UNC Asheville, announced on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 by Director of Athletics Janet R. Cone. Frid becomes the ninth head coach in program history. Frid comes to Asheville from Missouri State, where he has served as the Associate Head Coach this past season, and has been a part of the coaching staff since Jan. 2023. During his two-year stint at Missouri State, the Bears had back-to-back 12-win seasons and accumulated a two-year record of 24-8

Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations (Sport Supervisor: M/W Soccer, M/W Track & Field, Sports Medicine. Sports Performance)

Asheville posted a 7-7-2 record in Neidlinger's first season in Asheville, qualifying for the Big South Conference tournament. The Bulldogs earned four weekly awards over the course of the season, with Rodrigo Mendes earning Offensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 2 and Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week Honorable Mention honors on Sept. 3. Arnor Hardarson was named the Big South Conference Co-Freshman of the Week on Sept. 8, while Lucca Barros was named the Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 15. Later in the season, Louis Beckett was named the Big South's Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 13 while also earning Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week Honorable Mention honors on Oct. 14. Five Bulldogs earned All-Conference honors with Neidlinger's help in his first season, with Lennart Granzow earning a First Team All-Conference honor while being named to the All-Academic Team. Mendes, Ragnarsson and Benian Yao were named to the All-Conference Second Team, while Barros was named to the All-Freshman Team. Derek Neidlinger joined the UNC Asheville Men's Soccer staff in June 2025. Neidlinger joins Frid’s staff from Old Dominion, where he had been an assistant coach for the past two seasons. In Neidlinger’s two seasons on staff at ODU, the program has bolstered its national presence in recruiting while also achieving a 10-match unbeaten streak which was the longest for the program since 2004. Neidlinger serves as the lead recruiter on ODU’s current recruiting class which

Coordinator of Student-Athlete Well-Being and Performance (NCAA Healthcare Administrator | Mental Health, Nutrition, Sports Psychology)

Elevated to Director of Athletic Communications in September 2023, Miller spearheaded the redesign and rollout of the new-look www.uncabulldogs.com in January 2024. During the 2024 fiscal year, the revamped website saw 1.5 million views and 1.9 million views during the 2025 fiscal year. Miller has also promoted Brendan Herb as Asheville's lone College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® selection in 2023-24 and 2024-25. Miller was also selected as the Athletics representative serving on UNC Asheville's Staff Council. Miller was hired on Nov. 2, 2022 as UNC Asheville's Assistant Director of Athletic Communications. In his role with the Bulldogs, Miller serves as the primary contact for the UNC Asheville women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis and baseball programs. Miller came to Asheville after running the Athletics Media Relations office at Division II Coker University for three-plus years in his second stint at the institution, first as the Director of Athletics Media Relations before being promoted to Assistant Director of Athletics in September 2021. In that time, Miller worked extensively with Coker's 24 athletic programs, overseeing all aspects of publicity and promotion, social media and live streaming, as well as special events and ticketing for Coker's Athletic department. In addition, Miller promoted 13 College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District selections and four Academic

James Westfall joined the UNC Asheville Sports Medicine staff in July 2025. Westfall has worked with Mission Sports Medicine since August 2022, working with ...

Six Men’s Soccer Players Receive College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Honors Six Men’s Soccer Players Receive College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Honors Tuesday, November 25 Men's Soccer Falls to USC Upstate in Big South Conference Quarterfinals Men's Soccer Falls to USC Upstate in Big South Conference Quarterfinals Wednesday, November 05 Five Bulldogs Earn Big South Conference All-Conference Honors Five Bulldogs Earn Big South Conference All-Conference Honors Tuesday, November 04 Men's Soccer Hosts USC Upstate in First Round of Big South Conference Championships on Wednesday Men's Soccer Hosts USC Upstate in First Round of Big South Conference Championships on Wednesday Tuesday, November 04

Hreha enters his fourth season as a member of the Bulldog coaching staff in 2025. Hreha coached Lucca Barros in 2025, who earned Big South Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 15 and after the season was named to the Big South Conference's All-Freshman Team. Hreha saw more success from Farrar in 2024, as he was named to the All-Conference First Team and Big South Conference Goalkeeper for the second consecutive year. Farrar helped the Bulldogs to a Division I era program record six shutouts in 2024, while becoming the first Big South Conference Men's Soccer player to earn four Player of the Week honors in a single season and the first player in conference history to earn five straight Player of the Week honors. Hreha coached Charlie Farrar in 2023, who was the first-ever Bulldog to be named Big South Conference Goalkeeper of the Year. Hreha is no stranger to Asheville having worked with Coach Giordano most recently at Asheville City SC during the 2019 season. He was instrumental in helping ACSC reach their first Conference Final while enjoying the best season to date. In addition to his work with the goalkeepers, Hreha worked as the Sports Performance Coach for the Men's First Team. "I am unbelievably excited to be a part of a collegiate soccer program again," said Hreha. "Especially one that I grew up watching. It is unfortunate that we will not have any games this fall, but I look forward to working with a great staff to get the players ready for a suc