Thomas Bledsoe is in his first season at Emporia State.

Bledsoe, originally from Benton, MO, joined the Hornets after spending the last year at Montana State University-Billings. Prior to his time with the Yellowjackets, Bledsoe was the Assistant Coach at Missouri Southern for the 2022 season.
 
Bledsoe’s first coaching stop was at Southwest Baptist, his alma mater, as a graduate assistant in 2021 and as a student assistant in 2019. He played his freshman season in 2018 and played in 12 games for the Bearcats before his transition to the coaching side.

Bledsoe is nationally certified by the United States Soccer Federation with his "C" license and received his United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping Level 1 Diploma.
 
He received both a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Science in Athletic/Activity Administration from Southwest Baptist.