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Juniata College

Juniata College Athletics
 1700 Moore Street Huntingdon, PA 16652
Division 3 Pennsylvania Northeast
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Brendan Grady

Brendan Grady enters his third year as head coach of the men's soccer program in 2023. He brings over seven years of coaching experience to Juniata.


Grady's second year in charge in 2022 saw the Eagles post an 8-9-1 overall record for the most wins for the program in a single season and best winning percentage since 2013. Juniata elevated offensive production from 2021, going from 1.00 goals per game in Grady's first year to 1.78 goals per game. A 2-2 draw against Landmark Conference opponent Drew earned the Eagles their first point in the matchup in program history.


The 2021 season saw the Eagles reach several milestones in their first season with Grady at the helm. The defense tied for the most shutouts in program history and conceded the third fewest goals in a single campaign. The team also earned the most conference points since the 2014 season. Malvin Madzimbamuto was named Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year, the first player ever to be named the conference ROY. He also made the all-conference first team, the fifth player ever to earn that accolade and the first since 2014.


Coach Grady comes to Juniata after having served in several different capacities at his alma mater, most recently as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. Heavily involved in every aspect: he helped select the team and manage game tactics, established and implemented training priorities, and create scouting reports on the opposition.


In 2019, he helped the team earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and advance to the Sweet 16 while six players were named to the Centennial All-Conference team.


Prior to his time at Swarthmore, Grady spent two years as an assistant at Widener University, where he designed and installed training sessions focused on individual and team defensive shape. In 2009, the team set a program record for shutouts and conceded 17 fewer goals than the previous season. He worked with the midfielders and forwards to increase possession and goal-scoring opportunities; the team found the back of the net nine more times than the year prior.


Grady has worked with Chester-Upland Youth Soccer since 2012, starting as a program assistant and working his way up to becoming the Executive Director, a title he has held since 2018. He oversees all aspects of the club, including fundraising, grant writing, board management, budget process, strategic planning, payroll, staff development, and human resources.


Before coaching, Grady enjoyed a decorated career with the Garnet men's soccer program from 2004 to 2007. He was named the 2007 ECAC Tournament MVP after he led Swarthmore to the team title and also earned places on the NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region and All-Centennial Conference teams, as well as the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team.


Also, Grady was a member of the California North Olympic Development Program's A-Team from 1999 through 2001, and he captained the San Juan Predators and Santa Clara Ruckus to the US Club National Championship and Y-League National Championship, respectively. On the scholastic level, he was most notably a member of the Bellarmine College Preparatory's 2002 squad, which was ranked #1 in the nation.


Grady earned a bachelor's degree in English from Swarthmore in 2009 and his master's of fine arts in poetry from the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers in 2012. He holds a USSF "B" coaching license.


Grady resides in Huntingdon with his wife, Courtney.

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John Mumford

John Mumford has been a member of the Juniata College men's soccer coaching staff since 1989, and the team's Associate Head Coach since the 2000 season. He was honored along with head coach Dan Dubois in 2013 as the Landmark Coaching Staff of the Year. In the 2015 season, he coached in his 476th game for the Eagles.


He was an assistant coach with Chris Noyes in 1989, before taking the reins of the program from 1990 through the 1999 campaign. The Eagles posted a 51-115-10 record during his 10 years as the program's mentor.


Mumford guided the Juniata soccer squad to its most productive times in the history of the institution. The Blue and Gold booters managed just 19 victories in the 11 seasons prior to Mumford's appointment as head coach. In his first three seasons as the Juniata boss, the squad registered 17 wins, including a then school-record 10-9 mark in 1992. It was the program's first .500 or better campaign.


A successful high school and college soccer player, Mumford graduated from Elizabethtown College in 1982. He started at wing midfield for two years in the Blue Jay program and played on the 1979 MAC championship team. Mumford was also on two teams that advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs. He coached youth soccer in the Elizabethtown, Pa., area before coming to Huntingdon.


He attained his USSF "C" license in 1994 and his NSCAA national diploma in 1998. In 1999, Mumford picked up his Advanced National Diploma from the NSCAA.


In addition to his soccer coaching duties, Mumford is the Library Director at Juniata.

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