Yon Struble
Yon Struble
  • Title:
    Head Coach
  • Phone:
    412-268-2187
  • Email:
    ystruble@andrew.cmu.edu
  • Previous College:
    Stetson, '95
  • Bachelor's Degree:
    Elementary Education
  • Graduate School:
    Georgia State, '05
  • Master's Degree:
    Arts in Reading Education
  • Overall Record:
    149-57-20 (13 years)
  • Record at CMU:
    149-57-20 (13 years)

Bio

Yon Struble’s 13-year tenure as the head women’s soccer coach at Carnegie Mellon University has produced eight double-digit win seasons, nine trips to the NCAA Tournament, and a history-making run to the NCAA Championship national semifinal in 2019.

The 2022 team hosted the first two weekends of the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the seventh time in program history. The team collected a 14-3-2 record including a 5-1-1 mark in the University Athletic Association (UAA) for a second-place finish, recorded 11 shutouts, and was nationally ranked from start to finish. Senior Rachel Legg was named the defensive player of the year by the UAA, D3soccer.com, and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) while she earned All-America Second Team recognition from United Soccer Coaches.

Major Team Highlights

  • Earned program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in third year with the program
  • NCAA Tournament appearances in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
  • Advanced past first and second round of NCAA Tournament in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
  • Won UAA Championship in 2014 and 2015
  • Seasons in National Rankings: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022

Major Player Highlights

  • Seven All-America honors by five players from United Soccer Coaches
  • Seven All-America honors by seven players from D3soccer.com
  • 26 All-Region honors by 14 players
  • Three Defensive Players of the Year awards from the Eastern College Athletic Conference
  • Two Rookie of the Year awards from the Eastern College Athletic Conference
  • Three UAA Rookies of the Year; 17 UAA First Team selections

Career Highlights

  • Won 100th career game in 2018 (ninth season)
  • Career record of 149-57-20 – a .704 winning percentage
  • UAA Coach of the Year – 2012
  • United Soccer Coaches Regional Coach of the Year – 2012
  • ECAC Coach of the Year – 2015, 2019
  • Women’s US Deaf National Soccer Team Head Coach – 2011-2013
    • Led to the World Championship at Deaf World Cup in Ankara, Turkey, in 2012
    • Defeated Russia for the second straight year to win gold medal in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2013
  • Assistant women’s soccer coach at Western Carolina University in 2009
  • Spent six years working with teams at Norcross Soccer Academy (NSA) in Atlanta, Georgia, serving as the Girls Technical Director
  • Assistant women’s soccer coach at Georgia State University from 2002-05
  • Staff member for Georgia Olympic Development Program (ODP) for seven years – took 2005 team to ODP National Championships where they finished third
  • United States Youth Soccer National Girls Competitive Coach of the Year in 2008
  • Assistant women’s soccer coach at Union College from 1998-2002
  • Worked as a staff member for Eastern New York ODP working with various ages for five years
  • Coaching certifications: USSF A License, NSCAA Premier National Diploma

Playing Career

  • Played at Division I Stetson University
  • Played in Empire State Games, winning the gold medal in 1996
  • Played professionally for the New York Capital District Alleycats of the USISL from 1997 to 1999