Katie Ridd
	College: Wake Forest '04 Years at American: 1st Year Position: Assistant Coach

Katie Ridd, a two-time NCAA National Champion and All-American at Wake Forest, is in her first season as an assistant coach at American.

Ridd graduated from Wake Forest in 2004 after serving as a three-year starter for the ACC power. She was named First Team All-America in her senior season (2003). She also received First Team All-ACC recognition in both her junior and senior years. Wake Forest reached the NCAA Final Four in each of her four playing seasons in Winston-Salem (2000-03) as Ridd helped the Deamon Deacons to NCAA National Championships in 2002 and 2003.
 
"Katie's experiences as a leader, winner and certainly as a two-time national champion will undoubtedly help take our program to another level," commented Jennings. "Katie's passion is contagious and her ability to relate to people will help her make the adjustment to our team a quick one. Everyone in the program is excited to welcome Katie as we are busy at work preparing for what we hope will be a standout year in 2009."

Since graduation, Ridd has worked in sales and marketing at Unum in Charlotte, N.C. She also spent a year in New Zealand, where she played on a club field hockey team. Recently, she has also been a field hockey coach at Charlotte Country Day.