WATERTOWN, Wis. -- Maranatha Baptist University announced today the arrival of Jodi Faithfull, who will join the Maranatha coaching staff as head baseball coach and strength and conditioning coach for the upcoming 2024-25 season. Faithfull, a graduate of Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, will join the athletics staff this summer and will work full-time at Maranatha, leading Maranatha's exercise science program as a faculty member.

Faithfull's credentials are extensive, as he was a standout collegiate athlete for the Pillsbury Comets, lettering in baseball and men's soccer while completing a double major in Physical Education and Bible. Faithfull went on to complete an M.Ed. in Applied Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota in 2012. Since graduating from Minnesota, Faithfull has worked in athletic performance and strength and conditioning with eight different organizations, working primarily with hockey teams in Wyoming and Minnesota.

As Maranatha's strength and conditioning coach, Faithfull will work with Maranatha's 10 intercollegiate programs to improve individual performance and meet the physical demands of rigorous college seasons.

"There are many aspects of our future at Maranatha I look forward to for my family and me.  I anticipate lots of new experiences, challenges, and people that will have a positive impact on our lives.  However, I look forward most of all to not only using, but further developing my knowledge and skills in areas that I am passionate about so that I can help the students and athletes that I have an opportunity to teach and coach. In my first year I would like to not only get to know but become a valuable resource for the student athletes of Maranatha, in enhancing performance and health with the development of a strength and conditioning program." - Jodi Faithfull

The Faithfulls plan to move to Wisconsin this summer and hit the ground running in August for the 2024 fall preseason.

"We are thrilled to welcome Jodi Faithfull and his family to Maranatha! We look forward to Jodi's direct and indirect impact to the athletic department. Directly, as he will assume as head coach of the baseball team in addition to helping all teams as a certified strength and conditioning coach. And, indirectly as he will lead the exercise science program, one that attracts many athletes to MBU! We look forward to having Jodi and his family on the MBU team!" - Rob Thompson

For more on Coach Faithfull, visit his bio here.