Ryan CrabbeRyan Crabbe embarks on his second season as the head coach of the Saint Mary's soccer squad in 2009.
Prior to arriving at Saint Mary's, Crabbe served as the assistant coach at Columbus State University from 2005-08. During his three years with the Cougars, he helped guide them to consecutive Peach Belt tournament championships in 2006 and 2007. In addition to their post-season success, Columbus State won the league’s regular season title during all three seasons he served on head coach Jay Entlich’s staff.
Columbus State qualified for the NCAA Division II tournament in 2006 and 2007. They earned a berth into the Elite 8 in 2007 and ended the season ranked fifth in the country. During his tenure the Cougars went a combined 53-14-3 as he coached nine different players who earned All Conference honors.
The native of Atlanta, Ga. is a certified United States Soccer Federation “A” licensed coach, which is the highest classification the USSF offers. He began coaching at Stone Mountain Youth Soccer Association from 1997-2000 before moving onto the Gwinnett Soccer Association from 2000-2004. He worked with all aspects of girls program at GSA from U10 to U19 and also was boys' varsity assistant coach at St. Pius X Catholic high school, winners of the 2001 state championship and state quarterfinalists in 2002.
Crabbe earned his Bachelor’s Degree at Georgia State in film and video where he graduated magna cum laude in 2004. He went on to complete his Masters of Education from Columbus State in 2007. Crabbe and his wife Jennifer were married in December of 2006 and reside in Mishawaka with their infant son Matthew.
He was a four-year collegiate soccer player at Augusta State (Ga.) from 1993-1996. Crabbe is the school’s seventh head coach since Saint Mary’s joined the MIAA during the 1997-98 season.
Tom Van Meter has been a staple in the South Bend soccer community for nearly his entire life. He previously was the head coach of the Belles soccer program in the late 1980's and early 90's, leading the Belles to NAIA post-season berths. He has 25 years of coaching experience through head coaching positions at South Bend St. Joseph's High School, Penn High School, and Saint Mary's. Van Meter was inducted into the Saint Mary's College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Indiana State Soccer Association Hall of Fame in 2007. In addition to his coaching duties, Van Meter teaches at Penn High School.
