Florida Atlantic University Men's Soccer

Joey Worthen completed his ninth season at the helm of Florida Atlantic men's soccer in 2025. Worthen was named Florida Atlantic University’s head men’s socc...

Brad Shore is going into his sixth season with the Florida Atlantic University men’s soccer team as an assistant coach. Shore joined the Owls prior to the 2017 season after Joey Worthen took over the program. Shore works specifically on the development of the Owls’ goalkeepers. The Owls have continued to trend in a positive direction, as the team is coming off back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2003-04. FAU had a 9-7-3 record, which was capped by an impressive performance in the Conference USA Championship Title game. The Owls beat the tournament-host Charlotte in penalty kicks, 5-3, and upset the reigning College Cup Champion in Marshall, 3-1, in the semifinals. FAU’s goalkeeper Neil Strauber had another impressive performance in the 2021 season, ending the year with five shutouts, a league’s most 81 saves (ranked No. 8 nationally) and a 1.58 goals against average. In the conference tournament, Strauber led the Owls with just three goals allowed across three matches and 11 critical total saves. In the 2021 spring season, the Owls’ 6-4-2 record marked the program’s first winning season since 2007. The team’s backline and goalkeeping work held opponents to 11 goals and a 0.92 goals against average, both becoming school records. FAU finished fifth in the conference with nine points and a program’s best No. 52 finish in the RPI. Shore was instrumental in the development of keeper Strauber, who started in each of the Owls’ 12 matches in spring 2021. Strauber ta

Craig Wilder joined Florida Atlantic University as an Assistant Athletic Trainer in August 2014 primarily working with Women's Soccer. In August 2017, Wilder was elevated to Director of Sports Medicine and in November of 2024 he was once again elevated to Associate AD/Sports Medicine (Head Athletic Trainer). Prior to joining FAU, Wilder spent the last two years as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer at the University of Central Florida while earning a Master's Degree in Sport and Exercise Science with a focus in Applied Exercise Physiology. While at UCF, he worked predominately with Women's Volleyball, Crew, and Cheerleading. He was responsible for rehabilitation design and implementation, treatment facilitation, as well as injury prevention assessment, and evaluation for the athletes. From 2011-12, Wilder interned as an Athletic Trainer with the San Francisco 49ers where he assisted with daily treatments, practices, travel, and therapy of the players. Before joining the 49ers, he was an intern with MLS club Chivas USA from January 2011 until July 2011. Wilder is a Florida State Licensed NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer and a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association. Wilder earned a B.S. in Athletic Training in 2010 from Long Beach State University. He resides in Delray Beach, FL.

Rob Tomlin joined the Florida Atlantic Men's Soccer staff in the summer of 2025. An Aylesbury, England native, Tomlin spent 4 years at Palm Beach Atlantic Un...

Tom Harman was promoted to associate head coach of the Florida Atlantic University men’s soccer team in July of 2025. Harman was hired in July of 2019 and has served as Joey Worthen’s righthand man on the staff. In Harman’s third year with the Owls, the team achieved its second consecutive winning season for the first time since 2003-04. The squad achieved a 9-7-3 mark and began the year with a 3-0 record, marking the program’s best start since 1996. Harman’s leadership helped the Owls go on to have a tremendous performance in the 2021 Conference USA Tournament as the No. 6 seed. The Owls defeated tournament-host Charlotte with a 5-3 advantage in penalty kicks to move on to the semifinals where the team upset reigning College Cup Champions, Marshall, 3-1. Harman helped produce five All-C-USA recipients for the second straight year. Alonso Coello Camarero, who became the Owls’ second ever MLS signee and first since 2006, was highlighted on the Second Team with Filip Jauk. Tom Abrahamsson and Ivan Mykhailenko were recognized to the Third Team and Jauk and Davide Romeo to the All-Freshman Team. In the 2020 season, which was pushed back to the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FAU finished the season with a 6-4-2 record, marking the first winning season since 2007. The Owls held opponents to 11 goals and a 0.92 goals against average, which both became single-season school records. With a No. 52 RPI ranking, FAU finished with its best positioning in program history. On the Owls