Jack Shearer is entering his first season as Wheeling University Head Men's Soccer Coach in the 2026 season. He was named the 7th Head Men's Soccer Coach in program history on May 8th, 2026.
Shearer comes to the Cardinals after serving as the Head Boy’s Soccer Coach at Central Valley High School over the last four seasons. Over those four seasons, Shearer has helped rebuild his Alma Mater’s team, leading them to the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) playoffs in each of the last two seasons. This past season, the Warriors, would earn the #11 seed in the tournament field, after making the WPIAL Quarterfinals a season ago. Under his leadership, Shearer would coach Central Valley junior Owen Shearer to All-WPIAL status and helped build a winning culture with the Warriors.
Along with his experience as a coach, Shearer also serves as the CEO, player/coach, and a professional player for Bridge City FC, an indoor soccer club that he is a co-founder of. The team played their first season in 2025, finishing 7-5 through their 12-game schedule. Shearer also owns and operates Shearer Soccer Academy, where he provides both individual and group training sessions to players in and around the Pittsburgh area. His soccer academy aims to help soccer players of all ages and skill levels to reach their individual and collective goals as a player and a person. Shearer is also very familiar with the Mountain East Conference (MEC) landscape, serving as an assistant coach in Point Park’s inaugural season in the conference in 2024.
As a player, Shearer still plays professionally with Bridge City FC, where he was a leader on the offensive side of the ball this past season. In 12 games with Bridge City FC, Shearer would score 12 goals and finish with 13 assists to total 25 points. He was a standout NCAA DI player, spending time with Mount St. Mary’s, Duquesne University, and St. John’s University. In his freshman year with St. John’s, he was unanimous Big East All-Freshman team selection. Shearer is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native, playing his high school soccer at Central Valley High School, where he finished as the school’s all-time leading goal scorer with 95 career goals.
Shearer would earn his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing, with a Minor in Sports Marketing from Duquesne University in 2021.
