Mark Ridley arrived on College Road in 2003. Since then, the 12th coach to lead NDC Volleyball become the winningest head coach in the program's history.
In his tenure, Ridley has twice been named American Mideast Conference (AMC) North Division Coach of the Year (2004, 2007). His squads have included two First Team All-Conference performers, two AMC Players of the Year and two Freshman of the Year recipients.
His 2007 Falcon team earned the program first-ever championship when they captured the North Division crown in the AMC. In just his first five years, Ridley became the all-time leader in wins with 81. Ridley's total prior to the 2010 season stands at 117 wins.
Prior to coming to NDC, Ridley was at Oakland University (Mich.), where he served as the assistant coach in 2001 and was named Head Coach for the 2002-03 season. Before making the move to NCAA Division I, Ridley was the head coach at Oakland Community College in 2000 and the assistant coach at NCAA Division II Grand Valley State from 1995-2000. Before his arrival at Grand Valley State, he served as an assistant coach for Grand Rapids Community College for the 1994-05 season.
Ridley has also coached several competitive junior Olympic club programs, where he compiled an overall record of 136-89-45. Most notably, in 1999, he was selected to coach at the United States Scholar Athlete Games in Rhode Island, which featured some of the top high school student athletes in the nation.
Ridley earned a bachelor’s degree in music education from Western Michigan University. He resides in Highland Heights with his wife, Kathy, and two golden retrievers, Maddie & Molly.
