Nike Boys Soccer Camp at Montreat College

Camp Coaches

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  Michael Bruce

  Head Men's Soccer Coach - Montreat College

  Michael Bruce was named the head coach of the Montreat College men's soccer program prior to the start of the 2017 season. Bruce previously served as an assistant for the Cavaliers between 2013-17.

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  Michael Bruce

  Head Men's Soccer Coach - Montreat College

  YEAR-BY-YEAR HIGHLIGHTS
  
  2024

  • Went 3-4-1 (2-1-1 AAC) during the hurricane-shortened regular season.
  • Captured the program's first point from a match at Tennessee Wesleyan since Sept. 20, 2008.
  • Scored a season-high five goals versus Pikeville during Homecoming & Family Weekend.
  • Athlete achievements: 1 AAC Offensive Player of the Week, 4 CSC Academic All-District® Team honorees, 8 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes and 10 AAC All-Academic Team members.

  2023

  • Went 6-10-2 (5-7-1 AAC) and ended ninth in the AAC regular-season standings.
  • Notched a 4-match win streak from 9/13 to 9/23 while outscoring opponents 23-2.
  • Athlete achievements: 1 Second Team All-AAC, 3 CSC Academic All-District® Team honorees, 6 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes and 10 AAC All-Academic Team members.

  2022

  • Went 6-10-2 (5-7-1 AAC) during his sixth season at the helm.
  • Finished ninth in the AAC regular-season standings.
  • Erased 2-0 deficit in final 15 minutes to defeat Faulkner and claim season's initial victory (3-2 win on 9/3).
  • Athlete achievements: 1 AAC Offensive Player of the Week, 1 AAC Defensive Player of the Week, 1 CSC Academic All-America® Second Team, 2 CSC Academic All-District® Team honorees, 11 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes and 14 AAC All-Academic Team members.

  2021

  • Went 8-10-1 (7-6 AAC) on the year, tied for the most AAC wins in a single season under Bruce.
  • Secured the No. 7 seed entering the AAC Tournament and advanced past 14th-ranked Milligan via PKs in the AAC Quarterfinals before falling to Point, the eventual AAC Tournament Champion, in the AAC Semifinals.
  • Won a thrilling double-overtime contest at Truett McConnell for the squad's initial AAC triumph of the season (2-1 win on 9/11).
  • Athlete achievements: 3 Second Team All-AAC athletes, 2 AAC All-Tournament Team nods, 3 AAC Offensive Player of the Week awards, 1 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Second Team, 2 CoSIDA Academic All-District® First Team members and 9 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

  2020

  • Went 6-6 (5-5 AAC) during the season.
  • Athlete achievements: 1 AAC Offensive Player of the Week, 3 AAC Defensive Player of the Week awards, 1 CoSIDA Academic All-District® First Team and 12 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

  2019

  • Went 11-6-1 (7-3-1 AAC) on the year, Montreat's best overall and AAC winning percentages under Bruce.
  • Captured the No. 5 seed entering the AAC Tournament before falling at No. 4-seeded Union in the AAC Quarterfinals.
  • Athlete achievements: 4 Second Team All-AAC athletes, 2 AAC Defensive Player of the Week awards, 8 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes and 10 AAC All-Academic Team members.

  2018

  • Went 6-9-2 (3-5-2 AAC) during his second season as head coach.
  • Claimed the No. 7 seed entering the AAC Tournament before losing at No. 2-seeded Reinhardt in the AAC Quarterfinals.
  • Athlete achievements: 1 Second Team All-AAC, 2 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes and 6 AAC All-Academic Team members.

  2017

  • Went 11-9 (4-6 AAC) in his first season as head coach.
  • Collected the No. 8 seed entering the AAC Tournament and upset top-seeded Reinhardt in the AAC Quarterfinals before falling to Union in the AAC Semifinals.
  • Athlete achievements: 2 AAC All-Tournament Team nods, 1 AAC Offensive Player of the Week, 1 AAC Defensive Player of the Week, 1 NAIA Champion of Character, 4 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes and 7 AAC All-Academic Team members.
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  Adam Lund

  Assistant Men's Soccer Coach | Director of Men's Soccer Recruiting

  The Montreat College men’s soccer program added Adam Lund to its staff as an assistant coach in March of 2024. He enters his second season with the Cavaliers during the 2025-26 academic year.

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  Adam Lund

  Assistant Men's Soccer Coach | Director of Men's Soccer Recruiting

  Lund came to Montreat from D’Youville University in Buffalo, N.Y. where he was hired as an assistant coach in July of 2023. After the head coach left the program, Lund acted as the interim head coach from September 27 through December.
  
  Prior to his time at D’Youville, the Rochester, N.Y. native spent time with two separate clubs. While also in college, Lund assisted at Smugtown FC in the USPL from 2020 through 2023. He also served as the goalkeeper coach for the Perdido Bay Rush from 2021 to 2023.
  
  Lund began his collegiate playing career at Genesee Community College in 2018. From 2019 to 2023, Lund then played at Pensacola Christian College where he earned his degree in sports management. At PCC in 2022, he was named an NCCAA Second Team All-American and NCCAA South Region First Team athlete. In 2019, the Eagles won the NCCAA Division II National Tournament.
  
  Lund lives in Asheville, N.C.