Cedarville University Men's Soccer

Brett Faro has been the head men’s soccer coach at Cedarville University since the 2013 season. He guided the Yellow Jackets to their first-ever NCAA Division II Championship appearance in 2015 as well as berths in 2019 and 2021. CU advanced to the second round each time. Faro coached the Jackets to consecutive Great Midwest Athletic Conference championships in 2013, 2014, and 2015. He is a three-time G-MAC Coach of the Year and a three-time NCCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year. Faro’s teams have made 11 appearances in the G-MAC Tournament, advanced to the semifinals ten times, and played in six title matches. Prior to becoming the head coach, Faro served as the program’s top assistant in 2011 and 2012. CU went 31-10-4 those two years while winning the 2011 NCCAA Midwest Region banner and placing third at the national tournament. Cedarville Career Coaching Record: Overall Conference Year W L T Pct W L T Pct Place ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 13 3 4 .750 6 1 1 .812 2nd of 7 - G-MAC Champion 2014 14 4 2 .750 7 0 1 .938 1st of 7 - G-MAC Champion 2015    15   4   2  .762      10   2   0  .833  1st of 7 - G-MAC Champion 2016 12 8 3 .587 7 3 2 .667 3rd of 7 - G-MAC Runner-Up 2017     9   9   1  .500       7   6   1  .536  T5th of 11 - G-MAC Semifinals 2018    11   6   2  .632      10   2   2  .786  2nd of 12 - G-MAC Semifinals 2019    12   3   8  .696       7   2   5  .679  3rd of 11 - G-MAC Runner-Up 2020     7   2   1  .750       6   1   1  .813  2nd of 10 - G-MAC Semifinals 2021    14   5   1  .725      10   3   1  .750  2nd of 10 - G-MAC Semifinals 2022    12  10   2  .542       7   6   1  .536  T5th of 11 - G-MAC Runner-Up 2023     8   6   5  .553       5   4   5  .536  tie 6th of 12 - G-MAC Qualifier 2024     5   9   4  .389       3   7   4  .357  tie 7th of 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 132  69  35  .633      85  37  24  .664 Cedarville Honor Roll: 1 NCCAA Kyle Rote, Jr. Award - National Player of the Year 1 NSCAA Division II All-American 1 D2CCA Division II All-American 24 NCCAA All-Americans 14 D2CCA Division II Midwest Region players 7 United Soccer Coaches Division II Midwest Region players 43 NCCAA Midwest Region players 7 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans® 44 NCCAA Scholar-Athletes 27 All-Ohio players 3 Conference Offensive Players of the Year 1 Conference Defensive Player of the Year 2 Conference Goalkeepers of the Year 50 All-Conference players 170 Academic All-Conference players   Soccer Coaching prior to Cedarville: Assistant Coach at the United States Naval Academy (2010) Helped guide the Midshipmen to a 7-5-4 record Head Coach of the U17 Maryland Nike Rush ‘93 (2010-11) Led NCSL Division I squad to three tournament championships Team Manager of Women’s Professional Soccer Sky Blue FC (2010) Coached and trained players in the Hershey Youth Soccer Club (2007-08) Collegiate Playing Career: Four-year standout at perennial NCAA Division III powerhouse Messiah College (2005-09) Member of four NCAA National Championship teams Two-time team captain for the Falcons Tied the school record for the most games played in a career (99) Faro is a 2009 graduate of Messiah with a degree in sports management. He was a Dean’s List student at the school and was recognized as an NSCAA Academic All-Region Scholar-Athlete. Faro earned a master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University Irvine (Calif.) in 2014. He also possesses an NSCAA National Diploma and a TOVO Academy Diploma in Spain. Brett and his wife, Shelley, reside in Xenia with their son, Lincoln, and twins - daughter, Leighton, and son, Luca.

Jon-Eric Stiles has been on the men’s soccer staff as an assistant coach since the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year. He came to the Yellow Jackets after serving as the head men’s soccer coach at Clarks Summit University in Pennsylvania for two seasons. Stiles was previously the men’s and women’s soccer assistant coach at University of Valley Forge for one year. He also spent one year as the graduate assistant men’s soccer coach at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Stiles was a four-year collegiate player with his first two seasons at Kentucky Christian University before transferring to Ohio Christian University for his final two years. He achieved NCCAA All-America honors in 2013, was a two-time All-NCCAA Mideast selection, and was twice named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete. Stiles is a 2017 graduate of Ohio Christian with a double major in business and sport management. He earned a master’s in business administration from Mount Vernon Nazarene in 2020. Jon-Eric and his wife Grace (Miorelli), who was a four-year All-America soccer player with the Lady Jackets, reside in Fairborn with their daughter, Josie.