The 2019-2020 season marks the start of Ronning's 4th season on staff with the Cougars.
During the 2019 spring dual match season, Ronning was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's West Region Men's Assistant Coach of the Year as the men's team qualified for a fifth straight berth in the NCAA postseason, just one year after graduating 5 seniors. On the women's side, the 2019 spring dual match season marked the best finish in program history since the Cougars transitioned to NCAA Division 2. After qualifying for the NCAA postseason for the second consecutive year, the program won their first NCAA Regional match and qualified for the National Tournament in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Seeded #9 in a field of 16 teams, the Cougars upset 8th-ranked University of Central Oklahoma 4-1 in the opening round. In the national quarterfinals, the Cougars fell to eventual national champion and top-ranked Barry University.
In Ronning's second year on staff, the men's program produced a national semifinal appearance in the NCAA Tournament and the first PacWest Championship in program history. That spring also marked the first time that the women's program qualified for the NCAA postseason and Ronning was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's West Region Women's Assistant Coach of the Year.
During his first season on staff, he assisted head coach Mark Bohren to the first NCAA Division II national quarterfinal appearance for the men's program.
Prior to joining the Cougar's coaching staff, Ronning served as a graduate-assistant coach at Dallas Baptist University in the spring of 2016. He also served as a volunteer assistant with the men's and women's tennis teams at Bethel University during the 2014-2015 season.
As a player, he played for four years at Bethel University (MN) and was honored with the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Sportsmanship award two times. As a senior, he served as the team captain while playing primarily at the No. 2 singles and No 1. doubles position. Ronning received his bachelor's degree in Business and is currently pursuing his master's degree in Physical Education at Azusa Pacific.
