Ryan replaces MSJ head coach Dustin Baynes, who resigned in March after three seasons.
Ryan brings high school and collegiate coaching experience from programs in southwest Ohio to the Lions. His prep coaching background encompasses stints at Mason High School, Lakota West High School, Madeira High School, and Roger Bacon High School, all within the greater Cincinnati area. In addition, he spent a number of years as an assistant coach at Mt. St. Joseph in the past.
Brennan RyanRyan is returning to Mount St. Joseph, where he served as assistant coach from 2007-2011, an era which the school's official announcement of his hiring described as "some of the best years in the program's history." During his stint as the assistant coach at MSJ, the program won 4 HCAC conference titles, finished in the top five at the NCAA Regionals four times, had two NCAA national qualifiers, had an individual NCAA runner-up, and had four Academic All-Americans.
Ryan himself was voted NCAA Mid-States Conference Assistant Coach of the Year at the end of the 2009-10 season.
"There is a strong connection between Coach Ryan and the alumni in the area, many of whom are involved in youth and high school wrestling programs, which will be important as we rebuild the program through the recruitment process," MSJ athletic director Steve Radcliffe said.
The former Mount St. Joseph assistant coach is looking forward to taking the helm at his former employer, and helping to return it to its past glory.
"I am excited to be returning to MSJ after being away for five years," Ryan said. "To have the opportunity to be a head coach at the college level is a very humbling honor. This program has a rich tradition over the last couple of decades, and with that comes a responsibility to work to bring the program back to being able to compete on a national level on a consistent basis."
Mount Saint Joseph University is a private, Catholic, four-year college located in western Cincinnati. Founded in 1920 as the College of Mount St. Joseph, the school now has an enrollment of approximately 2,300 students. The MSJ Lions wrestling program -- as well as the school's other intercollegiate sports -- all compete in NCAA Division III.
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