Mike Ritchey was a 4 time NAIA All-American at Southern Oregon State College (now known as Southern Oregon Univ) from 1985-1988.  He was the Team Captain in 1987 & 1988. He was also a 2tTime NAIA Cultural Exchange Team member in 1985 to Greece and Yugoslavia and in1986 Oregon Team to South Africa. From 1988-1994 he was an assistant coach at SOU and then stepped into the head coach position in 1995 where he led the Raiders as head coach until 2020. His tenure included a 2001 NAIA National Team Championship, five time NAIA runner ups, and a 2009 NWCA Dual Meet Championship. He guided SOU to 23 consecutive seasons of winning dual records. Coach Ritchey finished with an overall record of 235 wins and 107 losses. He coached 136 NAIA All-Americans at SOU and coached his wrestlers to 22 NAIA individual national championships. He was a 9 time NAIA Regional Coach of the Year and 3 time NAIA Wrestling Coach of the Year (2001, 2009 & 2013).