After more than 30 years of coaching experience in Tucson, including two seasons as the head coach at Rincon/University in 2007 and 2008, Pat Ryden is now leading our Salpointe Lancers. Ryden, was defensive coordinator at Salpointe since the 2019 season under Eric Rogers, who previously was on the same staff as Ryden at Pima Community College. After playing as a standout receiver and defensive back at Flowing Wells, Ryden served as an assistant coach at his alma mater from 1989-93. He then was an assistant from 1995-98 at Santa Rita before returning to Flowing Wells in 1999 to coach under Pat Nugent. Ryden served as defensive coordinator for Nugent and Jim Monaco with the Aztecs until the program was terminated following the 2017 season.