The 2004 RMAC Women's Tennis Coach of the Year, Dave Alden is entering his fifth year as the head coach of both the men's and women's tennis teams at Metro State in 2007-08.

Alden has led his men's team to two consecutive NCAA Regional Tournaments, including a second-round appearance in 2007. The Roadrunners won six out of seven down the stretch, and 16 wins in all, including a triumph over Nebraska-Kearney to clinch the 2007 RMAC Tournament championship. Three men were honored on the all-RMAC singles first team, while two men and one woman were named to the all-RMAC singles second team. All three men's doubles teams earned second-team honors.

In 2005, Alden directed all-RMAC first-team No. 6 singles player Scott Flanigan and all-RMAC first-team doubles players Riley Meyer and Will Meyer. The men posted an 8-13 overall record and were the No. 4 seed at the RMAC Tournament.

Alden led the 2004 women's team to both the RMAC regular-season and tournament championships as the Roadrunners went a perfect 6-0 in league play. Nine players on the men's and women's teams were named all-RMAC in singles, while five doubles teams earned honors. In addition, Andre Nilssen and current assistant coach Rebecca Meares were named the men's and women's RMAC Player of the Year, respectively.

Prior to coming to Metro State, Alden served as one of three full-time staff tennis professionals at Regency Sport and Health in McLean, Va. While in Virginia, Alden served as a coach for both the junior and adult United States Tennis Association (USTA) teams and as a coach for top-ranked juniors in the Mid-Atlantic region. He was also an assistant director and co-founder of the Hank Harris Tennis Academy in Alexandria, Va. While at Hank Harris, Alden coached several top-ranked juniors in the area, and also developed all of the marketing materials for the academy.

Before moving to Virginia, Alden served as a staff professional and adult program director at the Fort Collins Indoor Tennis Center in Fort Collins, Colo., from 1992-95. While in Fort Collins, Alden was instrumental in developing a program for top-ranked juniors in the Northern Colorado area and coached USTA junior and adult teams throughout his tenure. Furthermore, he served as assistant tournament director for numerous USTA sanctioned tournaments and served on a committee that designed four additional outdoor tennis courts at the facility. Prior to his years at the Fort Collins Indoor Center, Alden served one year as an assistant tennis professional at the Fort Collins Country Club, while he began his coaching career as an assistant at Poudre High School in Fort Collins. In addition to his duties as an assistant varsity coach, he also headed up the men's and women's junior varsity programs.

Throughout his career, Alden has served as a USTA umpire, NTRP Tennis Rater, Wilson Professional Advisory staff member and has also been on the ITA women's regional ranking committee. He is currently on the NCAA men's regional ranking committee.

Alden earned a bachelor's degree in sport industry operations with a minor in marketing from Metro State in December 2004. In addition to his coaching duties for the Roadrunners, Alden is an assistant athletic director for marketing in the athletics department. He handles all of the marketing for the department, runs the corporate sponsor program and is the event coordinator for Metro State's summer concert series. Alden serves as the tournament director for the Denver area collegiate wheelchair tournament, which was the first in the state in January 2006.

Alden and his wife, Megan, reside in Aurora with their two daughters.