In his 14th season overall as part of Raider men’s soccer, Mike Tracy has seen the program develop into a solid one on the Division I scene. If his first five seasons as head coach are any indication, Wright State will definitely be a factor both regionally and nationally for years to come.

Tracy was selected as the Ohio Division I Coach of the Year in 2001 as he led the Raiders to a 12-7-1 record overall and a fourth-place finish in the Horizon League. Five Wright State players in all received post-season honors that season, including midfielder Travis Sobers, who was named as the Ohio Player of the Year as well as First Team All-Mideast Region and First Team All-Horizon League.

The Raiders posted a road win over eventual NCAA participant Oakland in 2002, started 6-2 in 2003 and recorded 10 wins for the third time under Tracy’s tenure in 2005. Last season also saw the Raiders post a winning Horizon League record for the first time since 2002 and advance to the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament for the fourth time in five years.

Named as WSU’s eighth all-time head coach on April 25, 2001, Tracy replaced Raider Hall of Famer Hylton Dayes, who took the head coaching job at Cincinnati.

Tracy’s association with Raider soccer began with a strong four-year playing career from 1989-92. He played in 76 games for Wright State over his career, starting 68 of them, and scored four goals along with 13 assists during that time.

Selected as the team’s Rookie of the Year in 1989, Tracy was selected Second Team All-Big Central Soccer Conference as a sophomore in 1990. He then earned a bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in communication from WSU in 1994.

Tracy then returned to Wright State in 1997 as an assistant coach under Dayes. The 1998 team posted a 11-7-3 record and a 5-1-1 mark in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. That team also advanced to the championship match of the MCC Tournament, only to fall in double overtime to Butler. The 1999 team followed by posting the first-ever conference tournament win for the program.

Away from WSU, Tracy was the head coach for Team Dayton ’83, a team that went 4-0 in winning the 2001 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship. He also serves as an instructor for many regional camps and has been involved with several here at Wright State.

A native of Fenton, Missouri, Tracy was an All-Missouri and All-Midwest pick as a senior as he led Vianney High School to the state semifinals and a 24-6-2 record.

Tracy and his wife Joylynn, who played volleyball at Wright State and was the head coach of that program for seven years, were married in December 1998. They reside in Dayton with their five-year-old son, Mattaus.