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Franklin Pierce University

Franklin Pierce Univ Dept of Athletics
 40 University Drive Rindge, NH 03461
Division 2 New Hampshire Northeast
Private Small Competitive team
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Travis Brent

Travis Brent enters his first season as the Franklin Pierce men’s soccer head coach in 2023.


Brent joins the Ravens following four years as an assistant coach with the University of Charleston men’s soccer program. As an assistant, Brent helped the Golden Eagles to an amassed 71-6-4 record, during which time the program claimed four MEC Conference championships, two NCAA DII Super Region 1 titles, and a single NCAA DII National Title in 2019. In 2022, the Golden Eagles pulled together a 22-2-0 record, once again advancing into the NCAA Super Region 1, where they faced the host Franklin Pierce University Ravens in the Regional Championship match.


Prior to coaching at Charleston, Brent served as the assistant coach for the Francis Marion University soccer program in Florence, South Carolina. Brent has also coached club soccer both internationally and in the United States in tandem with his playing career, for teams like Football SEH (Netherlands), South-Central Pennsylvania Soccer Academy, Florence Soccer Association, and West Virginia Football Club.


A native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Brent spent two years overseas playing professionally in the Netherlands with clubs Heracles Almelo (2014-2015) and Almere City FC (2015-2016). Upon his return state side, Brent continued his professional career for one year as a member of the USL Championship club Harrisburg City Islanders (2017-2018).


As a collegiate player, Brent spent four seasons at Marshall University (WV) where he started in 62-of-65 matches played, receiving Conference USA All-Freshmen Team (2010) and Conference USA Third Team (2013) accolades along the way. During the 2012 season, Brent helped the Thundering Herd to nine defensive shutouts and the third-best team shutout percentage in the nation. Brent graduated from Marshall University in 2014, earning his bachelor’s degree in Economics. Brent has additionally earned a master’s degree of Science in Strategic Leadership from the University of Charleston in 2020.

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JP Navarro

JP Navarro enters his first season as an assistant coach with the Franklin Pierce University men’s soccer program.


Navarro joins the Ravens following three seasons with Savannah College of Art and Design Men’s Soccer Program as the team’s lead assistant coach. Navarro helped SCAD reach the conference tournament in each of his three seasons with the bees. While with SCAD JP was the primary assistant coach and participated in all aspects of the program. His responsibilities included planning and running training sessions, recruiting, budgeting, organizing team travel, and goalkeeper development where he helped the starting goalkeeper earn NAIA defensive player of the week for his 13 save shutout performance against the 8th ranked team in the nation.


Prior to coaching at SCAD, Navarro spent five years coaching soccer at East Lansing High School while earning his degree at Michigan State University. During his time with the program, they went 63-18-5 and went to four straight regional finals and one final. Navarro has also led developmental soccer programs for children ranging from Kindergarten to Middle School.


JP is working towards an MBA with a focus in sports management while part of the coaching staff. JP Navarro holds a USSF D license and NSCAA level 1 & 2 goalkeeping diploma.

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Diego Thielen

Diego Thielen begins his first season as an assistant coach for the Franklin Pierce University men's soccer program in 2023.


Thielen joins Franklin Pierce following two seasons as a volunteer assistant at Lenoir-Rhyne University, where he helped coach the Bears to back-to-back National Tournament appearances (2021,22), as well as a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Championship in 2022. In addition to his assistant duties at Lenoir-Rhyne, Thielen also spent the spring and summer of 2022 as an assistant coach for the USL-Two's Otters FC, gaining experience at the highest level of semi-professional soccer in the United States.


Prior to LRU, Diego Thielen served as a graduate assistant at Ohio Valley University, where he helped guide the Fighting Scots to an 18th overall ranking in the country, as well as Division II's "Sweet Sixteen" in the NCAA National Tournament. In the spring of 2021, the program claimed both regular season and conference tournament championships, achieving the school's highest national ranking in program history (3rd), eventually claiming Midwest Region Staff of the Year by United Soccer Coaches.


Thielen spent four seasons as a player with the Ohio Valley men's soccer program, graduating in 2019 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sport Management and Business Administration. During his time on the field, Thielen was named to both the GMAC All-Freshman team and All-ECAC Second Team. Thielen saw great success as a member of the 2017 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championship team, and the 2018 Midwest Region Championship team for the Fighting Scots.


Thielen is a native from Barquisimeto, Venezuela, and has also graduated from Colegio Andres Eloy Blanco and spent five seasons playing for Club Deportivo Lara.

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