We recently started a new series called "Getting AQuainted With…" as a way for our fans to get to know our Aquinas head coaches on a few professional topics and through some more light-hearted questions.
Name: Ryan Bertoia
Hometown: Muskegon, Michigan
Alma Mater / Year / Major: Aquinas College / 2006 / Business Administration & Sports Management
What is your favorite thing about being a head coach at Aquinas? I love the students and life of campus, working with our guys, and developing the relationships with them is special
What is your top memory from your time at AQ? As a student: playing in the College World Series. As a coach: taking my first team to the NAIA National Tournament and giving two seniors (who were here for 4 and 5 years) to have that experience, along with the younger guys.
Your favorite:
Musical artist/band? O.A.R.
Movie? Boondock Saints or Rounders
TV Show? Seinfeld
Book? Anything Jon Gordon
Meal? Chicken wings
Restaurant? Elbow Room
Sports team (non AQ)? Florida State Seminoles
What have you been watching during quarantine? Fresh Prince and Seinfeld
What is something about you that would surprise most people? My mother was a nun at Marywood before attending Aquinas
What is your hidden talent? Cooking
If you could go on vacation anywhere and price was not a factor, where would you go? All-inclusive trip to a tropical island
What would you be if you weren't a coach? Selling insurance
What is/would be your go-to karaoke song? "Pour Some Sugar On Me" - our baseball team sang it at the NAIA College World Series
What was your first job? Bellhop at a hotel
Who is the most famous person you've met? Barry Sanders / Earth, Wind & Fire / Michael Reinsdorf
If resources and time weren't factors, what would you like to cross off your bucket list? Golf trip through England, Scotland, and Ireland
Previous "Getting AQuainted With" entries:
June 1: Brian Morris
June 3: Doug Seites
June 5: Jordan Permoda
June 8: Brad Koch
June 10: Lewis Robinson
June 12: Michael Crane
June 15: Adam Antor
June 17: Charlie Tapp
