2023 Men's Soccer Roster

Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
CNU OCPR
Wyatt Miles

6 Kyle Stenzel

  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 170
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Staunton, Va.
  • Highschool Robert E. Lee

Biography

2023 -- Earned second team All-Region plaudits while leading one of the top defenses in the region ...  Selected first team All-Conference and earned a spot on the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team ... Held opponents to a 1.10 goals-against average while playing in front of a first-year goalkeeper ... Locked down four shutouts and held opponents to just 9.3 shots per game ... Started all 15 games played in his second year at CNU ... Ranked fourth on the team in minutes played with 1,195 for an average of just under 80 minutes per game ... Played full time in six games including both NCAA Tournament games and a career-high 110 minutes against No. 5 Montclair State in the second round ... Logged one assist on the season with a helper against UC Santa Cruz on September 22 ... Took nine shots, putting five on frame ... Named a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection

2022 -- Collected second team All-Region honors during his first season with the Captains ... Named second team All-Conference and second team All-State (VaSID) ... Earned C2C All-Tournament Team selection ... Anchored one of the top defenses in program history for the first half of the season before sliding up to the midfield and making an immediate impact on the offensive end ... Put together a streak of five games with at least one point in four, including two goals and two assists ... Ranked third on the team with nine points, scoring three goals and adding three assists ... Notched two game-winning goals with one against Pfeiffer on September 11 and another versus Hampden-Sydney on September 28 ... Assisted on two goals in the C2C Tournament ... Appeared in 14 games while making 13 starts ... Played in 1,016 minutes, ranking among the team leaders despite mising five games to injury ... Averaged over 72 minutes per game including full time in five games and a season-high 91 against Catholic in the NCAA Tournament Second Round ... Earned spot on the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

Before CNU -- Member of Division I Virginia Tech men's soccer team for three years ... Appeared in 14 matches including eight games with three starts as a sophomore ... Helped Hokies advance to the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 in two years

At Robert E. Lee -- Two-time Regional Player of the Year ... Conference Player of the Year ... State Player of the Year ... Top Drawer Soccer High School All-American ... Team captain ... Led team to three district championships, one regional title, and the 2019 state championship ... School's leading goal scorer ... Played for SOCA out of Charlottesville ... Won the VA State Cup in 2016 ... Won the CCL for five consecutive years ... CCL select trip to the Gothia Cup in Sweden ... Also played in the Dallas Cup with Arlington ... Member of the basketball team as a freshman

Personal -- Kyle Robert Stenzel was born in Staunton, Va. ... Son of Rob and Tammy Stenzel ... Has one sister, Shelby ... Favorite athlete is Matthew Dellavedova ... Person in history he'd most like to meet is Kobe Bryant ... Dream vacation is a safari in Africa ... Favorite food is cheeseburgers ... Favorite movie is "Avengers: Infinity War" and favorite TV show is "Lost" ... Favorite book is Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief ... Favorite musician is Kanye West ... Majoring in Management and Finance.

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2022Senior

    Midfielder
    6'1" 170 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2023Fifth Year

    Midfielder
    6'1" 170 lbs
    6