Palm Beach Atlantic University

PBA Sailfish Athletics
901 S. Flagler Drive West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Division 2 Florida Southeast

Private Small Competitive team

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Lucas Martorana

PBA Highlights

Lucas Martorana was named the head men's soccer coach in Nov. 2022 after serving as the interim head coach for the 2022 season. Martorana started with the Sailfish as an assistant in Summer of 2017. He was elevated to associate head coach before the 2020 season. He has been instrumental in on-field training sessions and recruiting for a program that has won four Sunshine State Conference titles and carries a 61-9-6 record during his tenure as an assistant.

After taking the reigns in July of 2022, the 'Fish got off to a quick start and climbed all the way to No. 2 in the nation according to the United Soccer Coaches poll. PBA was able to defeat then ranked No. 9 Saint Leo as well as two teams in Lander and Rollins who qualified for the NCAA Tournament. The Sailfish finished the season with a 8-5-2 record

Honors & Awards

1 All-Sunshine State Conference Honoree

1 Sunshine State Conference Weekly Award

6 CSC Academic All-District Honorees

Prior to PBA

Martorana comes to Palm Beach Atlantic from Success Academy Soccer Program where he served as a coach and administrator providing free youth soccer programs as part of school design to underserved youth in Harlem, Bronx, and Brooklyn. In addition to his time at SA soccer program, Martorana coached four years at NCAA DII Malone University Men's Soccer and has coached youth soccer for over 12 years in Ohio, Florida, and New York.

Coach Martorana was a member of the SUNY Buffalo men's soccer team for three seasons and captained Malone University men's soccer for one season. While at Malone he earned NCCAA All Region and All Conference accolades. Martorana earned his degree in Mathematics and continued on at Malone to serve as an assistant coach of the men's soccer program for four years. During that time he also earned his master's in school counseling and guidance, coordinated after school programs, and played semi-professionally in the USL, PDL, and MISL. He has worked as an academic advisor for four years at Florida State University and currently splits his time at PBA and coaching youth at Weston Select Soccer Club.

Coach Martorana holds his NSCAA Director of Coaching, Premier, Advanced National, National, Futsal, Goalkeeper level 1 diplomas and has his USSF D License.

Martorana is a native of Warren, Ohio, his wife, Christine is a instructor at FIU and they have a 2 year old daughter, Sofia.

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Rob Tomlin

Rob Tomlin joined the Palm Beach Atlantic men's soccer coaching staff prior to the 2022 season as an assistant coach.

An Aylesbury, England native, Tomlin was a member of the 2021 Sailfish team that went 13-3 and were Sunshine State Conference regular season champions. He appeared in 16 games and made one start in the midfield. Prior to joining the Sailfish, Tomlin played at Wingate where he started 31 of 32 games he played in over two seasons.

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Pete Arnold

Pete Arnold joined the Sailfish after the 2022 championship season. The England native will serve as an assistant men's soccer coach. working primarily with the Sailfish goalkeepers.

Arnold comes to PBA after a playing career at the University of Indianapolis for one year before transferring to Coastal Carolina University where he played for a season and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Sports Management degree.

Arnold transitioned into a student coaching role with the Chanticleers as a goalie coach in 2021 and as a strength and conditioning intern. Daily responsibilities included assisting with the daily operations of the men’s soccer team, assisting the goalkeeper coach, and helping run ID camps and look after recruits when visiting campus. While in Myrtle Beach, Arnold coached Coast FA Soccer Club where he served as a youth coach.