Ryan Seidon joined the Georgia Southwestern State University men's soccer coaching staff as assistant coach in July 2026.
Seidon oversees the Hurricanes' goalkeepers and set-piece play while assisting with recruiting and serving as the program's director of operations.
He arrived in Americus following two seasons as a graduate assistant and goalkeeper coach at Sul Ross State University, where he played an integral role in one of the most successful stretches in program history.
During the 2025 season, Seidon helped guide Sul Ross State to 10 shutouts, including eight in Lone Star Conference play, the second-most in the conference. Under his direction, goalkeeper Ben Aviles became the program's first Lone Star Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and first Lone Star Conference First Team All-Conference selection. Sul Ross goalkeepers also earned three Lone Star Conference Goalkeeper of the Week honors during the season, with Aviles receiving the award twice and Isaac Poole earning the honor once.
His contributions to the program earned him Sul Ross State Graduate Assistant of the Year honors for the 2024-25 academic year.
Prior to beginning his coaching career, Seidon enjoyed an accomplished four-year playing career at Sul Ross State from 2019-23. A standout defender, he established the program record for career matches played with 60 appearances and still holds the school record for minutes played in a season with 1,374. He earned All-American Southwest Conference honors in both 2022 and 2023 while receiving American Southwest Conference All-Academic recognition all four years from 2020-23.
Seidon earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Sul Ross State in 2024 before completing a Master of Science in Kinesiology in 2026.
Career Timeline
- 2026-present: Assistant Men's Soccer Coach, Georgia Southwestern State University
- 2024-26: Graduate Assistant / Goalkeeper Coach, Sul Ross State University
- 2019-23: Student-athlete, Sul Ross State University
Education
- M.S., Kinesiology, Sul Ross State University, 2026
- B.S., Biology, Sul Ross State University, 2024
Coaching Highlights
- Sul Ross State Graduate Assistant of the Year (2024-25)
- Coached Sul Ross State's first Lone Star Conference Goalkeeper of the Year
- Coached Sul Ross State's first Lone Star Conference First Team All-Conference selection
- Helped produce 10 shutouts during the 2025 season, including eight in Lone Star Conference play
- Goalkeepers earned three Lone Star Conference Goalkeeper of the Week honors
Playing Highlights
- Sul Ross State career record holder for matches played (60)
- Sul Ross State single-season record holder for minutes played (1,374)
- All-American Southwest Conference (2022, 2023)
- American Southwest Conference All-Academic (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
