Saint Francis University Athletics

Shelby Edwards begins his first season at the Saint Francis men's soccer head coach in 2026. He became the 11th head coach in program history in March 2026.

Edwards brings six years of assistant coaching experience from three Division III schools in Ohio: Oberlin (2025), Mount Union (2024), and his alma mater, Hiram (2022-23). 

Edwards coached two North Coast Athletic Conference third-team performers in his one season with Oberlin before arriving at Saint Francis. 

Edwards spent the 2024 season at Mount Union, where the Purple Raiders men's soccer team went 15-5-1 overall and 8-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), including winning the conference regular season and advancing to the OAC championship game. Seven Mount Union players were named to the All-OAC, including two first-team selections. He also coached a two-time All-American, the OAC Defender of the Year, the OAC Forward of the Year, and the Purple Raiders coaching staff was named the OAC Coaching Staff of the Year for that campaign. He also assisted the women's soccer team that season and coached one all-conference selection.

Edwards began his coaching career at his alma mater, Hiram, for two seasons. He also served as the interim head coach during the spring of 2022, helping retain returning players and bring in five recruits, including two international players. 

He also served as a goalkeeper coach with Quicksand's Goalkeeping (2018-21), as the head coach of Cleveland Force SC (2022-present), and as the Director of Coaching with the Force (2025-present).

Edwards was a four-year letterwinner at Hiram from 2018 to 2021. He ranks seventh in program history in games played by a goalkeeper (37), ninth in saves (175), ninth in saves per game (4.73), and 10th in goals against average (2.18). He also excelled in the classroom, earning Dean's List honors three times. Edwards earned his bachelor's degree in marketing and sports management at Hiram in 2022.