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Daniel is in his 12th season on
the coaching staff and was promoted
to Associate Head Coach in 2008. He
came to Winthrop after spending three
seasons at Georgia State as an assistant
coach.
During his time with the Eagles,
Ridenhour has helped the program
capture three Big South Conference
championship squads and four trips to
the NCAA College Cup.
While at Georgia State he worked
as an assistant coach for the Georgia
Boys Olympic Development Program.
His 87 Georgia ODP State team won
the 2004 ODP Region Championship
and went to National Championship
in 2005. In addition he was a staff
coach for the Forsyth Fusion Club as
he trained teams and also provided
assistance to club coaches. In 2004 he
completed his Master of Science in
Sport Administration at Georgia State.
Before he spent three years in the
Atlanta, GA area, Ridenhour was a staff
coach and U-14 coordinator for Chesa-
peake Soccer Club for two seasons and
a staff coach for the U-16 and technical
coach for Beach FC for two seasons as
well.
Ridenhour played his college soc-
cer at Old Dominion University. He
was a four-year letterman and a team
captain in 2000. While at ODU he was
a student-athlete mentor and part of
the student athlete advisory council. He
attended the 2000 NCAA Leadership
Conference on behalf of ODU. He also
played for the U.S. Youth Soccer Region
III team. He was a team member for
three seasons and was a pool member
for five. He graduated from ODU in
December of 2000 with a Bachelor
of Science with an emphasis in Sport
Management and a minor in Business
Management.
Besides coaching soccer, Riden-
hour has volunteered for several differ-
ent events including the NCAA Men’s
and Women’s Final Four, NBA All-Star
Weekend, Special Olympics and the
American Heart Association-Club Red
Gala.
Ridenhour continues to improve
his coaching education by attending
numerous clinics and coaching schools
throughout the year. He also holds a
USSF “A” Coaching License.
He is married to Emily and resides
in Rock Hill, SC with their two daugh-
ters, Phoebe and Winnie Alewine, and
sons Paco Roo and Captain.