During Oliver’s tenure with the Royals men’s soccer team, Queens held a record of 60-10-6 and is one of, if not the most decorated men’s soccer player in Queens history.
The honors for Carias are abundant including earning All-American status and league Freshman of the Year in 2001, being named Carolinas Virginia Athletics Conference (CVAC) Player of the Year in 2003, and being selected for the All-Southeast Regional Team for his entire playing career. Carias was also named to the All-Conference team after each of his four seasons as a Royal. In commemoration of the CVAC era Carias was named to the 2006 CVAC All-Time team alongside five other former Queens players.
As a key playmaker for Queens, he was ranked nationally third in assists per game and fourth in points per game after scoring 43 goals and notching 49 assists in four years. He was also the NCAA-DII leader in assists for 2002 and was second in the nation in points per game in 2003.
Oliver’s playing career is also highlighted by a 35 game conference winning streak and an undefeated regular season in 2002-03. Additionally, his teams won three regular season championships and one tournament championship in his four years.
Ranked as one of the top five soccer players in the nation by USA TODAY (NCAA), Carias helped carry the Queens team to the NCAA tournament in 2002 and 2004. In 2003 the Charlotte Observer tabbed him as the number one soccer player in the Carolinas, the same year Queens maintained an undefeated regular season.
After concluding his playing day with Queens, he joined the staff as an assistant coach and helped guide the Royals to the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2007, the first time for consecutive appearances. In 2006, the Royals were Carolinas Virginia Athletics Conference (CVAC) Regular Season Champions and they went on to win the Southeast Regional Title before reaching the NCAA Elite Eight Tournament.
A native of Guatemala, he has represented his country on the national team.
At time of induction Oliver was at the helm of his program, taking the reigns as head coach following the conclusion of the 2010 season.
