Brent Ridenour

Brent Ridenour

Coach Ridenour became the Head Coach of Franciscan starting with the 2021 season.

Franciscan won their second PAC Championship in program history in 2024 when they beat #3 Grove City 2-1 at Trinity Health System Field. That earned them a spot in the NCAA Tournament where they fell 1-0 to #19 Ohio Northern. Eight Barons earned All-PAC honors this season. Ryan Miller was named PAC Defensive Player of the Year, and Coach Ridenour earned his first PAC Coach of the Year honors. 

For the third season in a row, the Barons won double-digit games and claimed the #2 seed in the PAC in 2023. They fell to Grove City in the PAC Semifinal, but they would earn a bid into the ECAC Championship. They picked up their first ECAC win in the First Round over Pitt.-Greensburg. Six Barons earned Al-Conference honors which included Lucas Cross being named PAC Offensive Player of the Year.

The 2022 season resulted in the program's first ever trip to the NCAA National Championship, as the Barons won their first conference championship. Franciscan was able to defeat Bethany 2-1 in the PAC Championship at Trinity Health System Field to punch their ticket into the bracket. Nick Miller earned PAC Player of the Year Honors to headline a group of eight players to earn All-Conference honors, the most ever in one season at Franciscan. 

The 2021 season resulted in Franciscan's first PAC Championship appearance, as Coach Ridenour led the Barons to 11 wins in his first season at the helm. The Barons earned the #2 seed in the PAC, as they held a 7-2 conference record. Seven Barons earned postseason honors which ties a program record for most in a season. Sebastian Koehler and Nick Miller were the two to be named to First Team All-PAC. Jonathan Schriner was named PAC Newcomer of the Year. Miller also was named Third Team All-Region by the United Soccer Coaches, and Miller and Koehler were each named Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association Third Team All-Ohio. 

On July 14, 2021, Athletic Director Scott Greve announced the hiring of Brent Ridenour as the Head Coach of the men's soccer program. 

Coach Ridenour takes the reigns after leading Ohio Northern University for 21 seasons from 1998-2018. During his time at ONU, Ridenour racked up seven OAC conference championships. In 2012, after going 25-3 in the regular season and winning the conference title, Ridenour led the Polar Bears through the NCAA Tournament all the way to the NCAA Division III National Championship Game. During his coaching tenure, Ridenour tallied 306 wins and when the men's soccer team takes the field on September 1st against Penn State Altoona, he will have the 16th most wins of all active Division III coaches.

Ridenour graduated from ONU in 1995 after being a standout soccer and baseball player. He is still second in program history in career goals scored, tallying 56 during his career. Ridenour earned a master's degree from Bowling Green State University in 1999.

Year by Year Results at Franciscan

Year Record Pct. PAC PAC Tournament NCAA Tournament
2024 13-2-5 .775 7-0-3 / 1st Champions First Round
2023 12-6-3 .643 6-1-3 / 2nd Semifinal
2022 12-4-5 .690 6-2-2 / 2nd Champions First Round
2021 11-6 .647 7-2 / 2nd Runners-Up
Totals 48-18-13 .690 26-5-8
 

Year by Year Results at Ohio Northern

Year Record Pct. OAC OAC Tournament NCAA Tournament
2018 13-7-2 .636 4-5 / t5th Runners-Up
2017 12-6-2 .650 5-3-1 / t3rd Quarterfinals
2016 17-2-4 .826 6-1-2 / 2nd Runners-Up First Round
2015 17-5-1 .761 8-1-0 / Champs Champions First Round
2014 12-8-1 .595 5-3-1 / 4th Semifinals
2013 18-4-0 .818 8-1-0 / Champs Champions First Round
2012 25-3-0 .893 9-0-0 / Champs Champions Runner-Up
2011 20-3-2 .827 8-0-1 / Champs Champions Sweet 16
2010 17-5-1 .754 7-1-1 / 2nd Champions First Round
2009 15-3-4 .742 8-0-1 / Champs Runners-Up First Round
2008 20-6-1 .753 5-3-1 / 3rd Champions Elite 8
2007 14-6-2 .667 5-2-2 / 4th Semifinalist
2006 16-3-5 .736 6-1-2 / Champs Champions Second Round
2005 9-9-1 .491 3-5-1 / t6th
2004 13-7-1 .635 7-2-0 / 2nd Semifinals
2003 12-9-0 .571 7-2-0 / Tri-Champs Semifinals
2002 9-7-4 .517 2-5-2 / 7th
2001 11-7-2 .583 5-4-0 / t5th
2000 16-5-0 .762 8-1-0 / Co-Champs Semifinals
1999 10-9-1 .517 4-3-1 / 4th Semifinals
1998 12-8-2 .576 5-4-0 / 4th Runners-Up
21-Year Totals 308-122-36 .700 125-47-15