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Ryan Evans

Ryan Evans

Head Swim & Dive Coach at Illinois State University (Redbirds), hired May 2026 after assistant coaching stints at Kansas, New Mexico, and head coach at Division II University of Mary.

Sep 23, 2026

Bird Fans 4 Ever Podcast

Bird Fans 4 Ever Podcast

Bird Fans 4 Ever Episode 93 Coach Ryan Evans

Sep 23 · 44m

SteveHOST
5:10
So
Ryan Evans
Ryan EvansGUEST
5:10
we moved again to Lawrence, Kansas, and I was there for two years.
Ryan Evans
Ryan EvansGUEST
5:16
I was assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Kansas.
Ryan Evans
Ryan EvansGUEST
5:20
And then just to make another kind of twist in all of this, I actually got out of coaching after the 2024 season.
Ryan Evans
Ryan EvansGUEST
5:26
So I had an unexpected job opportunity back in Reno, actually up in Lake Tahoe, which is about 30 minutes from Reno.
Ryan Evans
Ryan EvansGUEST
5:36
And my family, my parents, so we had four kids.
Ryan Evans
Ryan EvansGUEST
5:39
Mary was born in Kansas, four kids.

12 MINS LATER

JohnHOST
18:03
Stability with players, yep.

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