Shawn Ryan join was named assistant coach on the Vanderbilt bowling coaching staff in June 2026.

Ryan brings more than a decade of experience working in the professional bowling world as a ball representative, which is a similar role to a caddy in golf. Most recently, he served as the vice president for consumer marketing at BowlersMart and the technical advisor for the Singapore Bowling Federation.

Although his coaching role with the Commodores will be his first with collegiate bowling, Ryan’s coaching efforts helped lead Team Thailand to gold and bronze medals in the masters and team events, respectively, at the Southeast Asian Games.

In 2007, Ryan received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from UCF where he also served as captain of the men’s bowling team. As a student-athlete, he was a member of Junior Team USA and named BWAA Collegiate Bowler of the Year honorable mention in 2005.