June 17,2024 – SEMO BIO Todd Riedel enters his first year as Assistant Director of Sports Performance at Southeast Missouri. Riedel oversees the Redhawks men’s and women’s basketball and baseball programs. Riedel previously worked at Sacred Heart University where he was an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach. Riedel directly trained men’s basketball, wrestling, women’s soccer and softball after serving as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Delaware State University. Aug. 1, 2019 Director of Athletics Dr. David Scott Gines announced the appointment of Todd Riedel as the new Head Strength & Conditioning at Delaware State University. Riedel was a national strength and conditioning coach-of-the-year finalist in 2011 (NSCA) during a three-year stint as Director of Strength and Conditioning at Wofford College located in South Carolina in 2011. During his tenure, the Terrier football team posted 27 wins in 3 seasons, won two conference championships and made three national playoff appearances. He had a similar experience with Men’s Basketball earning three consecutive seasons of post season play including the NCAA Basketball tournament and CBI. Riedel joined the Hornets after serving as a Strength and Conditioning Administrative Intern for Football and Olympic Sports at The Ohio State University. From August 2015 to August 2016, he was Assistant Strength Coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) located in Dallas, Texas, working with the Mustangs’ football, men’s soccer, volleyball and track and field teams. Riedel was Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning and Internship Coordinator at Winthrop University (S.C.) from Jan. 2013 to Aug. 2015. His tenure with the Eagles was highlighted by a Big South Championship and first-ever NCAA Tournament berth by the women’s basketball team, along with a division titles in baseball. Riedel also served as Assistant Director of Strength at Missouri State in 2009 & ‘10 and interned at West Virginia, Colgate, Harvard and Western Kentucky. He was a football standout at Mount St. Joseph University (OH), where he earned a bachelor’s in Physical Education Teaching and Coaching; and received a master’s in Educational Leadership and Administration from Xavier University of Ohio. He is a member of numerous professional organizations and is certified by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, National Strength & Conditioning Association, International Sport Science Association & USA Weightlifting holding the following certifications SCCC, CSCS, CPT, RSCC, USAW and ISSA.
Resume Overview
- Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) – Assistant Director Sports Performance
- Sacred Heart University – Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
- Delaware State University -Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
- The Ohio State University – Administrative Intern
- Southern Methodist University (SMU) – Assistant Strength Coach
- Winthrop – Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning
- Wofford College – Director of Strength & Conditioning
- Missouri State – Assistant Director of Strength
- Western Kentucky – Paid Intern
- Colgate – Paid Intern
- West Virginia – Intern
- Harvard – Intern
- Archdiocese of Cincinnati – PE Teacher & High School Football Coach
- College Football – 4.5 years
Education
Bachelor’s Degree – Mount St. Joseph University Master’s Degree – Xavier University
Certifications
MSCC & SCCC – CSCCa, CSCS & CPT – NSCA, USAW and ISSA.
Professional Honors & Awards
2011 NSCA National Collegiate Strength & Conditioning coach of the year award – Finalist(Lost to Andrea Hudy) 2025
MSCC– Master Strength Coach Distinction “The second level of certification offered by the CSCCa is the Master Strength & Conditioning Coach (MSCC), which is undoubtedly the highest honor that can be achieved as a strength & conditioning coach. It represents professionalism, knowledge, experience, expertise, as well as longevity in the field.”
Interesting Facts
- Colgate Men’s Basketball – Most wins in School History
- Western Kentucky Women’s Soccer – Most wins in School History
- Missouri State Men’s Soccer – MVC Regular Season Champs & NCAA appearance
- Wofford Basketball – NCAA Tournament (3 consecutive seasons of post season play)
- Wofford Football – 27 wins in 3 years and 3 consecutive national playoff appearances & 2 conference championships
- Winthrop Women’s Basketball – Most wins in School History 2013 & 2014, First ever WNIT victory, First ever NCAA Basketball Tournament Appearance & 2013- 2014 Big South Conference Tournament Champs
- Winthrop Baseball – 2014 Big South Champs – Southern Division
- Winthrop Men’s Soccer – 2014 Highest RPI finish in School History #39
- Winthrop Baseball – 40 Wins – Most wins in recent school history
- SMU Volleyball 2015 – Most Wins in School history & American Athletic Conference Champs – First Ever NCAA Appearance
- SMU Men’s Soccer 2015 – American Athletic Conference Champs – NCAA Tournament
- Delaware State University Women’s Basketball – Most wins since 2008
- Delaware State Volleyball – 2021 MEAC Champs, Highest RPI & Most wins in History
- Delaware State Football – Hornets (5-6) highest win total since 2008
- Delaware State Baseball – 2022 MEAC Champs – highest win total since 2014 (25 Wins)
- Sacred Heart University – MBB – 3rd most wins in school history – 2 years in a row.
- SEMO Men’s Basketball – 2024-2025 1st ever Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Regular Season Champs, Most Wins in recent School History – Best in 25 years
Coaches I have Worked with or Under Directly I have been blessed to work with and under some great coaches during my time. I would like to give a special thanks to these individuals listed below.
- Craig Fitzgerald (Harvard) Currently at Boston College
- Dan Pulmutter (Harvard) Currently at Duke
- Tim Mullen (Harvard) Currently at Harvard
- Tim Caron (Harvard) Currently at Army Football
- Michael C. Barwis (West Virginia) Barwis Methods / New York Mets
- Chris Allen (West Virginia) Currently at Arizona
- Marcus Kenny (West Virginia) Currently at Barwis Methods
- Rusty Burney (Colgate) Currently at Missouri
- Hayes Galitski (Winthrop) Former Director at Winthrop
- John Stephanski (Western Kentucky) Currently at Western Kentucky
- Jim Nowell (Western Kentucky) Former Director at Western Kentucky
- Duane Hall (Western Kentucky) Currently at Western Kentucky
- Alvin Futrell (Western Kentucky) Currently at Penn State – Football
- Joey Carnes (Western Kentucky) Currently at Duke
- Todor Pandov (Western Kentucky) Currently at Orlando Magic
- Terry Sauerby (Missouri State) Currently at Oakland University
- Trumain Carroll (Southern Methodist Univ.) Currently at Kansas State
- Rhett Brooks (Southern Methodist Univ.) Currently at Tennessee Football
- Marc Soltis (Southern Methodist Univ.) Currently at Richardson H.S.
- Kenna Smoak (Southern Methodist Univ.) Currently at Army
- Carlos Daniel (Southern Methodist Univ.) Currently at Denver Nuggets
- Micky Marotti (The Ohio State University)
- Heather Mason (The Ohio State University)
- Phil Matusz (The Ohio State University) Currently at Pittsburgh Steelers
- Niko Palazeti (The Ohio State University) University of Cincinnati -Football
- Quinn Barham (The Ohio State University) Costal Carolina University – FB
- Cory Bell (The Ohio State University) Currently at Boston College
- Chris Fee (Sacred Heart University) Currently at SHU
- Matt Rodriguez (Sacred Heart University) Currently at SHU
- Wes Piersall Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO)
- Sam Chatman (Missouri State) NBA China
- Joey Guzzo (Missouri State) Director of Strength – Cal State, Stanislaus
- Josh Holman (Missouri State) University of Washington – Olympic Sp.
- Sam Linette (Wofford College) Anderson University / Pastor
- Jon Mangel (Wofford College) University of Buffalo – Basketball
- Ryan Waterbury (Wofford College) University of South Florida – Olympic
- Derek Rosinski (Wofford College) Weber State – Director of Strength
- Tyler Lampert (Wofford College) Bethel College
- Eric Tooker (Wofford College) Florida A & M
- Ron Dickson (Wofford College) Virginia Tech – Director of Oly. Sports
- Cory D. Cox (Wofford College) Winthrop University – GA
- Josh Simens (Wofford College) IL Texas Garland High School
- Drew Repsher (Wofford College) Wofford
- Zach Rowell (Winthrop University) Director of Performance Lynn University
- Tony Trepinski (Winthrop University) Texas Christian University
- Eric Phillips (Winthrop University) Winthrop University – GA
- Jeff Tietz (Winthrop University) Air Force
- Kevin Cox (Southern Methodist Univ.)
- Teddy Johnson (Southern Methodist Univ.) High School Strength & Conditioning
- Jacob Leavitt (Southern Methodist Univ.) SMU
- Chris Thompson (Ohio State University) Delaware State University
- Cal Laffitte (Delaware State University) Head Strength Coach – UMES (D1)
- Austin Kistner (Delaware State University) Head S&C – Benedict College
- Ashley Muschiatti (Delaware State University) Novant Health Sports Performance
- Sam Smith (Delaware State University) University of California -Santa B.
- Jordan Richards (Delaware State University) Foundation Academy – FL
- Trey Hall (Delaware State University) YALE – Football
- Trevor Boyd (Delaware State University) UNC Charlotte – Basketball
- Trevor Sylvester (Delaware State University) University of New Hampshire
- Michael Kiely (Delaware State University) Head Strength Coach – UVA Wise
- Keon Marsh (Delaware State University) George Mason University
- Denver Luebbers (Delaware State University)