Jimmy Ryan

Biography

Jimmy Ryan is an assistant coach with Rutgers' lacrosse program and serves as the team's defensive coordinator.He earned a promotion to the position for the 2020-21 season following three years with the program previously as Volunteer Assistant Coach and Director of Operations, originally joining the staff in 2017. In Ryan's first two seasons as a full-time assistant coach guiding the defense, the Scarlet Knights made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances and earned victories in each postseason, advancing to the Final Four (2022) and Quarterfinals (2021) In 2026, Ryan oversaw a scoring defense in the top-20 nationally, holding seven opponents to single digits. Two defensive players earned All-Big Ten recognition under his mentorship. Short stick defensive midfielder Joe Juengerkes was named First Team All-Big Ten and goalkeeper Cardin Stoller was on the Second Team. Juengerkes and long-stick midfielder Ryan Spaline were named All-Americans. RU had eight wins, with the season highlighted by a double-overtime victory over No. 11 Johns Hopkins, the team's fifth top-12 win over a five-season stretch. In 2025, Ryan's defensive unit excelled, ranking sixth nationally in scoring defense at 8.88 goals per game allowed. This was the lowest goals per game allowed by Rutgers since 2011 and first time in the top-10 nationally in scoring defense in over 15 years. Rutgers started the season with 5 straight games holding the opponent under 10 goals - the first time that RU held an oppone