Benjamin Kennel returns for his second season on the Eastern University Men's Soccer Staff.
As a four-year contributor to the Messiah College Men's Soccer program, he won a pair of National Championships and graduated Summa Cum Laude in Spanish and Business.
For his work on the field and in the classroom, he earned recognition as the MAC Senior Scholar Athlete in 2016, and was a Third-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American.
Kennel worked as a staff coach at the Messiah College and U.S. Naval Academy soccer camps for four years.
Kennel, who is working toward his MBA at Eastern, will oversee match analysis and will be involved in all aspects of practice planning and match preparation. He is the program's recruiting coordinator. In addition to his work at Eastern, Kennel works for Future 500 soccer Camps.