Richard Ainscough '16 joined the Tritons' staff in the summer of 2022 as the assistant men's soccer coach. He enters his second season as preperations beign for the 2023 campaign.

In his first year on the sidelines, he helped guide the Tritons to a 2-0 win over No. 8 Rollins, while sophomore Tommy Shepherd was selected as a D2CCA Third Team All-American. 

Before returning to his alma mater, Ainscough spent two years as a graduate assistant at fellow Sunshine State Conference member Rollins. 

Ainscough had a stellar collegiate career, playing his rookie season at the University of Buffalo, where he started 12 games for the Bulls. He transferred to Eckerd for his final three years,  appearing in 44 games while making 36 starts for the Tritons. He scored 12 goals and dished out six assists while serving as a team captain his final two years. He was named to the All-SSC Second Team and D2CCA All-Region Second Team his senior year. 

After Eckerd, Richard returned to Europe and played professional soccer.

Richard graduated from Eckerd in 2016 with a business management degree and a psychology minor. In 2022, he obtained his master's degree in Human Resources from Rollins.