- January 15, 2026
- By Terp Staff
- Photos courtesy of Maryland Athletics
Historic Season for Men’s Soccer
After completing an undefeated regular season with a No. 1 national ranking and a Big Ten title, the Maryland men’s soccer team ended the year with a run to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament.
The conference title, clinched with a 4-3 victory over Michigan State, was Maryland’s 50th across all sports since joining the Big Ten in 2014. Standout performances from six First Team All-Big Ten honorees, a men’s soccer program record, fueled the Terps’ success. The team lost, 3-1, to No. 3 Washington on Dec. 6.
“They brought the Maryland style, the Maryland culture and the Maryland pride back into our program,” head coach Sasho Cirovski says of his team. “I’m so grateful for the season we’ve had.”
Olympics’ Teen Track Star Signs With UMD
2024 Olympic gold medalist and under-18 400-meter world record holder Quincy Wilson has signed with UMD’s track and field program.
Wilson, a senior at the Bullis School in Potomac, Md., says that being close to home—and his mom’s cooking— played a big role in his decision in November.
“I started my legacy in 2024 at the Summer Olympic Games, and I had the whole city behind me,” he says. “With 2028 coming, I want the whole city behind me. And I’m ready to do it at the University of Maryland.”
Wilson adds that he looks forward to training under UMD head coach Andrew Valmon, who still owns the 4x400 world record set at the 1993 World Championships and won gold medals in the 1988 and 1992 Games.
At the Summer Games in Paris, Wilson became the youngest track and field male Olympian in U.S. history when he was a 16-year-old member of the 4x400 meter relay pool.
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