Clarkson University Men's Soccer

Jonah Stekly is entering his first year as Golden Knights' Men's Soccer assistant coach for the 2025-26 season.  Stekly, a recent graduate of Bryant University with a degree in Psychology, played four seasons of Division I soccer. He spent the first two years of his collegiate career at Coastal Carolina University, playing in 20 games, including seven starts from 2021-22. He was at Bryant in 2023-24, as the team went 26-8-6 in that run, with Stekly serving as a midfielder.  Stekly started his coaching career once the season completed, functioning as an assistant in the second semester for the Bulldogs. He has already completed the United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeper Courses 1 and 2 as qualifications.  A member of the Dean's List at Bryant, Stekly has also played semi-professional soccer in Mallorca Spain, competing with CF Soller in 2019 and 2020 and then Son Veri CF in 2021.  Stekly will continue his education at Clarkson University as he works towards his MBA.  

Demba Ba is entering his second season as an assistant coach for the Clarkson Men's Soccer program in 2025-26. Ba graduated with a Business degree from SUNY Canton in 2019 and played for the Kangaroos for two seasons after completing his associate's degree from Monroe College in New Rochelle, NY. In his two seasons with the Roos, Ba played in 37 games with 23 starts, competing for over 2000 minutes with four goals and an assist for nine points. Ba has served as the St. Lawrence Central varsity coach since 2019 and is currently just shy of US Soccer National D License.