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Ritter
enters his third season as head
coach of the Panthers. The 1982
Middlebury College graduate had
been serving as an assistant
coach for the six seasons before
taking over for 28-year head
coach Mickey
Heinecken.
Ritter
began his coaching career
immediately following his
graduation from Middlebury. In
the fall of '82, he joined the
Middlebury coaching staff as a
football, women's ice hockey and
men's lacrosse coach. He spent
six years as the defensive
coordinator in football under
Heinecken, headed the women's ice
hockey program for four seasons,
and was an assistant men's
lacrosse coach.
Following
his six years at Middlebury,
Ritter left the College to take a
head men's lacrosse and assistant
football coaching position at
Tufts University in
Massachusetts. Ritter worked as
both the offensive and defensive
coordinator throughout his seven
years with the Tufts football
program. As head coach of the
Jumbos men's lacrosse team for
seven years, Ritter won 39 games,
ranking him third all-time in
wins at Tufts.
Following
the spring of '95, Ritter
returned to his alma mater to
take on duties as an assistant
football and men's lacrosse
coach. For his first six seasons,
Ritter worked as the offensive
coordinator for the Panthers. The
team compiled a 27-21 record over
the six-year span, including a
13-3 mark over two seasons with a
share of the '00 NESCAC
Championship. Ritter has also
worked as an assistant men's
lacrosse coach for the three-time
NCAA Champions.
He
and his wife Sue reside in
Middlebury with their two
daughters Katie and Chrissy and
their son Bobby.
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