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Hiram College

Hiram College Athletics
 11715 Garfield Road / P.O. BOX 1777 Hiram, OH 44240
Division 3 Ohio Midwest
Private Small Developing team
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Joe Chmura

Chmura enters his second season as the Head Coach of the Hiram men's soccer program in 2023-24, having joined the Terriers from the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio, where he served as an assistant coach for four years.


Chmura's 2022-23 team was spearheaded by freshman Matt Callan and sophomore Cole Koch, who both tied for the team lead in goals, shots and shots on goal. Jeremy Sgro also earned All-NCAC Third Team in Chmura's first season at the helm.


Over four seasons with the Purple Raiders, Chmura helped lead Mount Union to tremendous success both on and off the field, including multiple Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament appearances, national and regional rankings and a program-record 13 wins in 2018.


Under Chmura, the Purple Raiders garnered 20 All-OAC selections, including five first-team selections and the OAC Goalkeeper of the Year in 2019, five United Soccer Coaches All-Region selections and six All-Ohio selections. While off the field, Chmura oversaw 43 Academic All-OAC honorees and one College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American®.


In addition to his role with the Purple Raiders, Chmura has also served as a camp director and instructor for various soccer camps throughout Ohio, working with Wright State University in Greene County, Ohio in July 2019 and the University of Akron from June 2019 through Feb. 2020, and most recently with College Coaches Skills Camps since July 2019.


Previously, Chmura spent the summer of 2019 as a soccer trainer at Force Indoor Sports, instructing group training sessions for ages 5-13, as well as assisting elite high school and collegiate athletes.


Chmura began his head coaching career with the City of Green Soccer, coaching the city’s U13 boys’ team for a season in 2017.


A 2016 graduate of Mount Union, Chmura was a four-year member of the Purple Raiders’ men’s soccer program, serving as a team captain his senior year and seeing action as a central defender.


Chmura earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science with a minor in coaching from Mount Union in May 2016, as well as his master’s in educational leadership in May 2018.

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Shelby Edwards

Edwards is entering his second season as an assistant coach at Hiram in 2023-24 after spending four seasons with the team as a goalkeeper.


His 37 games played with the program ranks 7th all-time, and his 175 saves ranks ninth in program history.


Originally from Olmsted Falls, Edwards was previously a goalkeeper trainer at Quick Hands Goalkeeping for five years.

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