There has been a heightened level of success for the University of Montevallo men's soccer program over the past five years. Over this period, the Falcons sport an overall record of 68-25-6 for a winning percentage of .717. UM posted their fifth consecutive double-digit winning season in 2008. The Falcons also qualified for their tenth consecutive (12th overall) Gulf South Conference Tournament and appeared in their fifth GSC championship match in the past six years. The Falcons claimed the program's first-ever NCAA Division II Regional Championship and advanced to the National Semifinals of the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championships in 2007. Montevallo finished the 2007 season ranked No. 4 in the final NSCAA/Adidas national poll. It marked the fourth consecutive year the Falcons had been ranked in the national top 25 for Division II men's soccer. A strong group returns for 2009 and looks to make a name for itself in a new conference and new region.

Ryan Pratt will begin his ninth year at Montevallo and has guided the program from moderate success in his first three years to a Gulf South Conference championship and the school's first-ever (in men's soccer) NCAA Tournament in 2004. The Falcons of 2009 will be entering new territory in the Peach Belt Conference and will look to continue the winning tradition in a new conference and region. In addition, the Falcons blend a mixture of local, regional, and international student-athlete newcomers.

Pratt, who was also named GSC Co-Coach of the Year in 2005, was named the third coach in the history of the UM men's soccer program in the fall of 2001. In his 8 seasons at UM, Pratt has developed 20 GSC 1st team members, 23 GSC 2nd team members, 3 GSC Players of the Year, 18 NSCAA All South Region Team Members, 4 NSCAA All-Americans, 11 GSC All-Academic team members, and 1 Major League Soccer (MLS) draft pick (Melford James, Jr. 2008 supplemental draft pick of the Chicago Fire).

Pratt came to UM from former conference rival University of Alabama-Huntsville, where he served as an assistant coach for the 2000 season. Prior to UAH, Pratt was an assistant coach for the women's soccer program at the University of Alabama-Birmingham from 1997-99. While at UAB, he helped the Blazers to a 30-28-3 record.

Originally a native of San Jose, Calif., Pratt graduated from Franklin High School in Franklin, Tenn., where he competed for four seasons. Pratt played at UAB from 1993-96, and helped lead the Blazers to two consecutive conference championships in 1994 and 1995 and their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 1994. Pratt later earned his bachelor's degree in broadcast communications with a minor in sociology in 1998.

Pratt also has playing experience at the semi-professional level, playing for the Nashville Metros for two years and the Alabama Saints for three seasons. In 2000, Pratt also served as general manager for the Saints, responsible for a majority of the administrative functions for the team.

He earned his USSF-B license in 2002.

Pratt, his wife Libby, and their daughter Ellie reside in Alabaster.