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Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon Athletics
 Skibo Gymnasium - Tech & Frew Sts Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Division 3 Pennsylvania Northeast
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Brandon Bowman

Brandon Bowman, a 22-year head coaching veteran was named the 10th head men’s soccer coach in Carnegie Mellon University history in the spring of 2014. Since that time, Bowman has led the Tartans to four NCAA appearances and 81 wins in nine seasons.


Five of Bowman’s seasons with the Tartans have resulted in double-digit wins with the 2022 season seeing 11 wins and Bowman’s 250th career victory.


Major Team Highlights


NCAA Tournament appearances in 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2022

NCAA Tournament wins in 2016 and 2018

Nationally ranked during five seasons including a final poll ranking of 18th in 2018

Major Player Highlights


One All-American – Connor Webb in 2015

Five players have earned All-Region accolades with three earning the award twice

Nine University Athletic Association (UAA) first-team honors

One UAA Rookie of the Year – Brendan Schonwetter in 2022

Career Highlights


Head coach of Transylvania University from 2002 through 2013

Compiled record of 168-39-31 at Transylvania

Four-time Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Coach of the Year

Seven NCAA Tournament appearances at Transylvania, reaching Elite 8 in 2009 and Sweet 16 in 2007

Lexington FC coach from 2001 through 2013, winning Kentucky State Championships in 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2009

Head coach of Elmira College in 2000 with an 11-7 record

Assistant coach for men’s and women’s programs at Miami University of Ohio from 1998-2000

Coaching certifications: USSF A License, NSCAA Premier Diploma

Playing Career


Team captain and All-Region honoree at Centre College

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Ross Macklin

Former Division III All-Region selection and international player, Ross Macklin, began his tenure as the Carnegie Mellon University men's soccer assistant coach in the fall of 2022. Macklin joined head coach Brandon Bowman’s staff to continue an 11-year coaching career that spans work at the club, Division III, and international levels.


Macklin's first season with the Tartans witnessed the program's return to the NCAA Tournament and a double-digit win season.


Macklin previously worked as the director of recruiting and operations, head coach, and camp director for Tiro Sports Pte Ltd in Singapore for three years where he was the lead recruiter for new players from around the world for Tiro Sports’ United States College recruiting program. While with Tiro, Macklin often served as the head coach for select teams made up of international players that participated in college showcase tournaments in the U.S.


Concurrently, Macklin was a volunteer assistant coach at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, for a year where he helped guide the Scots to a top-half finish in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and a postseason berth. Macklin was responsible for on-field coaching, helping to create the team’s tactical approach to games, and scouting opponents.


Macklin’s first coaching role came in 2011 while he was a senior at Division III Vassar College. As Macklin was earning all-region honors for his play on the field helping the Brewers win their first-ever Liberty League Championship, he was serving as an assistant coach with the boys under 17 team at Middlepath FC from August through December of the following year. This experience, combined with a year as a student assistant for the Brewers in 2012 led to a full-time role with Vassar from August 2014 through January 2019. During that time, the Brewers earned two bids to the NCAA Division III Championship and won its second Liberty League title.


Macklin earned all-region player distinction for leading the team with nine assists and 23 points while scoring seven goals. He was also named to the All-Liberty League Team as a junior and senior.


Additional coaching roles for Macklin include three years in the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (ODP). He also played with Kingston Stockade FC, a semi-professional club based in Kingston, New York, that participates in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). In 2017, Macklin helped the team to its first-ever North Atlantic Division championship and qualification for the U.S. Open Cup. While with Stockade, Macklin was selected to the NPSL National Team of the Week the week they won their championship.


Macklin’s connection to Singapore started in 2019 when he was a player for Singapore Football Club, the top amateur club in Singapore, that compete in the prestigious Cosmopolitan League. He was also the head coach for the team’s campaign in the ESPZEN League and Tournament. In one season, Macklin led the team to the championship of the ESPZEN Tournament and a runner-up finish in the ESPZEN League.

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Steven Rerick

Former Division II goalkeeper, Steven Rerick, joined the Carnegie Mellon University men's soccer staff as an assistant coach in the fall of 2022.


In his first season on the sidelines for the Tartans, Rerick mentored three rookie goalkeepers who earned seven shutouts and a goals-against average of 1.29 through 17 games.


Rerick came to Carnegie Mellon after four years coaching at his alma mater, Slippery Rock University. While at Slippery Rock, Rerick started 36 of 39 games over four years, won two PSAC Championships, and was recognized as a PSAC Scholar Athlete.


Rerick’s coaching philosophy is based on a holistic approach to development focusing on the five elements of goalkeeping: technical, tactical, physical, psychological, and social. Rerick’s trainings will have goalkeepers constantly make decisions through game-like training methodology to better prepare them for competition and help aide their development. Rerick holds a USSF D License as well as a United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Goalkeeper Diploma.


Rerick also serves as the Director of Goalkeeping for Steel City FC & Arsenal FC of PA where he has been for three years working with and developing some of the best goalkeepers in the Pittsburgh area.

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