Bio

Ross Anderson is in his fourth season as an assistant men's soccer coach at The University of Olivet in 2023. He also serves as an assistant coach for the Comet women's soccer program as well as the recruiting coordinator for both programs.

Anderson came to Olivet after a successful three-year coaching stint at Davenport University. He served as the assistant men's coach from 2016-2019, combining a role as head coach of the reserve team for two seasons (2016 & 2017) with his work for the varsity squad. Anderson's role with varsity primarily focused on video analysis, game warm-ups and goalkeeper practice.

During his time on staff, Davenport compiled a 25-20-7 record, advancing to the NAIA National Tournament semifinals in 2016, where the Panthers lost on penalty kicks to No. 2-ranked University of Rio Grande. During this season, Davenport had a player named as an NAIA All-American Third Team (Jake Love) and NAIA All-American Honorable Mention (TJ Ifaturoti). In all, the Panthers had five players named to the All-Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) First Team, two named to the All-WHAC Second Team and six NAIA/Daktronics Scholar-Athletes.

In 2017, Anderson helped Davenport win the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Tournament championship game with a 1-0 victory over Saginaw Valley State University. During this season, several players won accolades, including Stephen Carroll (GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year, All-GLIAC First team) and Brogan Shrimpton (GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year, All-GLIAC First Team, D2CCA First Team All-American, D2CCA Midwest Regional Player of the Year).  In all, the Panthers had three All-GLIAC First Team selections and two All-GLIAC Second Team selections.

"Having coached against (Olivet Head Coach) Doug (Carter) at the collegiate level, I am now delighted to be on his staff and I am excited to work with the talented women's soccer team," said Anderson. "I want to thank Doug and Athletic Director Ryan Shockey for this opportunity, and want to help build this program into something that current players and alumni can be proud of!"

A native of Edinburgh, Scotland, Anderson coached within the academy of professional club Hibernian FC prior to moving to the United States. He has also coached for Michigan Fire Juniors and Michigan Rush Lansing soccer clubs. In 2013, Anderson graduated from Edinburgh Napier University with a bachelor's of science degree in sport and exercise science/sports coaching. In 2019, he earned a bachelor's of administration degree in business from Davenport.

Anderson and his wife, Brittney, reside in Grand Ledge with their two sons, Miles (born September 2019) and Peyton (born March 2022).