Chris Trudell is in his third season as head coach of the Ripon College women's soccer program. Prior to being named head coach, Trudell served as an assistant coach for the Red Hawks.

Trudell, who is active in the Fox Valley, Wis., soccer community, is president of the Paper Valley Youth Soccer Club in Neenah, Wis., and has been coaching youth girls and boys in the club since 1994. He has been on the club's board of directors since 1999, while also serving as tournament director. In addition to coaching at Ripon, Trudell served as Neenah's St. Mary Central High School head junior-varsity/assistant varsity coach for girl's soccer in 2005.

Trudell replaced Jim Kloes, who served as head coach of women's soccer at Ripon from 2003-06.