Ryan Ammerman

Ryan Ammerman is currently an assistant coach at University of Maryland for the D1 Women’s Program. He comes to the St. James from California where he was an assistant coach at UC Irvine. The Anteaters finished with an 18-11 record as the team advanced to the Big West Tournament title game. He first joined the Anteaters’ bench from 2013-2014 as a volunteer assistant coach.

Prior to joining UC Irvine’s staff, Ryan shined on the court for the Anteaters from 2004-2009, leading them to their first two NCAA Championships in 2007 and 2009. As a setter, he earned First Team All-MPSF, AVCA First Team All-American and NCAA Most Outstanding Player honors in 2009.

After graduating, Ryan played professionally in Spain, Sweden, Slovenia, Italy, Belgium and Croatia. In Croatia, he was the member of two championship squads in 2011 and 2013. On the international stage, Ryan was a member of the United States Men’s National Team from 2010-2015, where he helped the US win the Pan Am Championship in 2012.

In addition to his collegiate and international coaching experience, Ryan worked as a coach for many years at the club level. Most recently, Ammerman worked at Front Range Volleyball Club (FRVBC), where four teams earned bids to the USAV Junior National Championships during his tenure. In the 2022-2023 season, Ryan helped guide Balboa Bay Boys 17’s team to a gold medal at Open Nationals.

Ryan enters his 2nd season at the St. James fresh off a 13th place silver bracket finish with Boys 16 Navy this past year.