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Cedarville University

Cedarville University Athletic Dept
 251 North Main Street Cedarville, OH 45314
Division 2 Ohio Midwest
Private Small National competitor
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Brett Faro

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 ten straight appearances in the G-MAC Tournament semifinals and advanced to the title match six times.


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.

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.

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Jon-Eric Stiles

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.

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