Cedarville University Women's Soccer

Jonathan Meade has been the head coach of the Cedarville University women’s soccer team since the 2016 season and is the third head coach in the program’s history. He has guided the Lady Jackets to 107 victories in nine years featuring NCAA Division II Championship berths in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Cedarville also secured the 2019 NCCAA National Championship banner under his leadership. Meade was named the G-MAC Coach of the Year and the NCCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year in both 2021, 2022, and 2024. He’s also earned 2019 and 2022 NCCAA Coach of the Year accolades and his staff was recognized as the 2019 United Soccer Coaches NCCAA Coaching Staff of the Year.   Cedarville Career Coaching Record: Overall Conference Year W L T Pct W L T Pct Place --------------------------------------------------------- 2016 7 10 1 .417 7 6 1 .536 3rd of 8 2017    11   6   2  .632       9   4   1  .679  4th of 12 2018     9   8   0  .529       8   6   0  .571  6th of 13 2019    16   6   1  .717      10   2   1  .808  3rd of 11 2020     8   3   1  .708       6   2   1  .722  3rd of 11 2021    12   6   2  .650      11   2   1  .821  2nd of 11 2022    17   4   1  .795      13   1   0  .929  1st of 12 2023    16   5   1  .750      11   2   1  .821  3rd of 13 2024    11   6   3  .625       9   3   2  .714  4th of 12 --------------------------------------------------------- Totals 107  54  12  .653      84  28   8  .733 NCCAA National Champions: 2019 NCCAA Coach of the Year: 2019, 2022 United Soccer Coaches NCCAA Coaching Staff of the Year: 2019 NCCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year: 2021, 2022, 2024 G-MAC Coach of the Year: 2021, 2022 School record 17 wins during 2022 season NCAA Division II Championship Qualifier: 2021, 2022, 2023 G-MAC Tournament Qualifier: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Cedarville Honor Roll: United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award: 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 United Soccer Coaches Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Award: 2022 NCCAA Scholar Team: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024 2 NCCAA National Players of the Year 21 NCCAA All-Americans 6 United Soccer Coaches Division II Midwest Region players 3 United Soccer Coaches Division II Scholar All-Americans 1 D2CCA Midwest Region Player of the Year 10 D2CCA Midwest Region players 28 All-Ohio Division II / NAIA players 19 All-Ohio Division II / NAIA Academic Team 66 NCCAA Scholar-Athletes 1 NCCAA National Tournament Most Outstanding Player 3 NCCAA National All-Tournament players 4 NCCAA Midwest Region Players of the Year 34 NCCAA Midwest Region players 1 G-MAC Offensive Player of the Year 2 G-MAC Defensive Players of the Year 3 G-MAC Goalkeepers Players of the Year 42 All-G-MAC players 168 G-MAC Academic Team honorees   Collegiate Coaching at Ohio Dominican University: Ohio Dominican head women’s soccer coach (2009-15) Guided the Panthers to an overall record of 78-38-16 Led ODU to a record-setting 15-5-1 slate in 2014 2014 GLIAC Regular Season Champions 2014 NCAA Division II Championship qualifier Collegiate Coaching at Mount Vernon Nazarene University: Mount Vernon Nazarene head women’s soccer coach (2000-08) Started the women’s soccer program at his alma mater Coached the Cougars to a 134-61-7 record Registered a school record for wins in 2003 with a 20-3-1 mark NCCAA National Champions in 2003 and 2006 Two-time NCCAA National Coach of the Year at MVNU Meade is a 1995 graduate of Mount Vernon Nazarene University where he was a four-year letter winner on the men’s soccer team. Jonathan and his wife, DeAnn, are the parents of three daughters and reside in Springfield.

Roper Assistant Women's Soccer Coach Kevin Roper is in his 37th year of soccer coaching and continues as a goalkeeper coach for the Lady Jackets.  He returned to the coaching staff in 2001 after previously serving as an assistant from 1995 through 1997. Roper was a member of the coaching staff at Munro College in Jamaica from 1979-85 and again in 1997-99. He later served as goalkeeper coach at NCAA Division I Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina from 1985-88 and has long been active in various soccer camps. A 1979 graduate of Southampton University in England, Dr. Roper earned his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky in 1995. He attained a master's degree in education from the University of South Carolina in 1988. Roper is a professor of mathematics at Cedarville University. His wife, Lynn, is an assistant professor of special education at the University.  

Kevin Roper has been coaching soccer for more than 40 years and continues as a goalkeeper coach for the Lady Jackets.  He returned to the coaching staff in 2001 after previously serving as an assistant from 1995 through 1997. Roper was a member of the coaching staff at Munro College in Jamaica from 1979-85 and again in 1997-99. He later served as goalkeeper coach at NCAA Division I Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina from 1985-88 and has long been active in various soccer camps. A 1979 graduate of Southampton University in England, Dr. Roper earned his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky in 1995. He attained a master’s degree in education from the University of South Carolina in 1988. Roper is a professor of mathematics at Cedarville University. His wife, Lynn, is an assistant professor of special education at the University.