HAYWARD, Calif. – Cal State East Bay announces the hiring of Michael Haswell as head coach for men's soccer.
 
With a rich history of coaching championship teams, Haswell arrives to the Hayward campus having most recently served as assistant men's soccer coach at California State University, Los Angeles for the previous six seasons.
 
In the six seasons that were played while serving on the Golden Eagles' staff, the program saw tremendous success. Cal State LA won the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship in 2021 and reached the national championship match in 2019. Cal State LA amassed 91 wins in the six seasons with Haswell on staff, including four CCAA Tournament Championships and five NCAA Tournament appearances.
 
"I am thrilled to welcome Coach Haswell to Cal State East Bay," said CSUEB Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Allison Kern. "Mike brings an elite mentality to our program and he has had success at every stop in his career. His ability to recruit and develop exceptional soccer players will be a great asset, but it will be secondary compared to his commitment to preparing young men for life after East Bay."
 
Kern added, "As we continue to grow into this next phase of Pioneer Athletics, I'm confident that Mike will elevate our program on and off the pitch." 
 
Also at Cal State LA, Haswell was a Kinesiology instructor.
 
Outside his collegiate coaching career, Haswell served in a coaching role at Mendez High School in Los Angeles from 2010-2019 where he earned a CIF Division II Coach of the Year honor in 2017 for leading his team to a CIF Los Angeles City Section Championship that season.
 
His soccer playing career includes three city championships at Fayetteville-Manlius High School near Syracuse, New York and a youth national championship with Syracuse Blitz. At the semi-professional soccer level, Haswell competed as a member of the Los Angeles Crew.
 
Haswell earned a degree in Aerospace Engineering from Penn State, where he also played NCAA Division I lacrosse. He earned a Master's degree at Long Beach State in Kinesiology.
 
Haswell's Pioneer coaching debut is set for August 31 with a non-conference match at Dominican (Calif.). The first Pioneer home match under Haswell's direction is set for September 15 against St. Mary's (Texas). On October 6, Haswell gets to coach against his former team, Cal State LA, from Pioneer Stadium.