Ridenhour was named  head men's soccer coach on Dec. 17, 2015 after completing his 12th season on the coaching staff, including  the past seven years  as the associate head coach.  He came to Winthrop after spending three seasons at Georgia State as an assistant coach. Ridenhour succeeds Rich Posipanko, who retired after 27 years at the Winthrop helm. During his time with the Eagles, Ridenhour has helped the program capture four Big South Conference championship squads and five 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 Chesapeake 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 soccer 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, Ridenhour has volunteered for several different events including the NCAA Mens and Womens 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 daughters, Phoebe and Winnie Alewine, and sons Paco Roo and Captain.