Graphic Media Alliance

06/28/2017

Tom Ryan, OSU Wrestling Head Coach

Our annual Grand Ceremony is a great way to honor our Print Excellence Award winners, but this year we are excited to announce that we will also have an outstanding motivational speaker. Tom Ryan, Head Wrestling Coach for The Ohio State University, will be joining our members for the reception as well as speaking during the Grand Ceremony on Monday, September 25^th. 

Tom has dedicated his career to shaping and motivating young student athletes. The challenges he faces do not start or end on the wrestling mat, but are incorporated throughout the student’s college experience. Whether they know it or not, Tom prepares his team for future challenges. He has learned how to alter bad habits, while keeping an environment where they can make use of their biggest strengths. Year after year, Tom has created a program where student athletes dedicate themselves to the bigger picture and bettering the team. 

Tom Ryan has led the Ohio State wrestling program to unprecedented heights, culminating in 2015 with the program's first-ever national championship. The Big Ten Coach of the Year in both 2015 and 2017, Ryan concluded his 11th season in Columbus last March by watching Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder win his second straight NCAA Championship while guiding the Buckeyes to a national runner-up finish. The 2017 Buckeyes produced a school-record six All-Americans and won the program’s second Big Ten championship in the last three years. In all, Ryan has coached six different student-athletes to 11 national championships and his staff has coached 18 NCAA finalists. 

Prior to coaching at Ohio State, Ryan was the head coach at Hofstra from 1995-2006. While with the Pride, Ryan earned Eastern Collegiate Wrestling Association and Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year honors seven times. Ryan earned his bachelor's degree in education from Iowa in 1993. He was a Big Ten champion and NCAA finalist for the Hawkeyes. 

As the Head Wrestling Coach for The Ohio State University, Tom is very familiar with positioning his athletes to succeed in a tough environment; a task that many managers, CEOs and owners face daily. Knowing how to motivate and lead others is always at the forefront of a successful business and the goal of our 2017 Leadership Conference is to position our members for just that. 

We are excited to have him join our excellent list of speakers and presenters at this year’s Leadership Conference and hope you will attend! 

2017 Leadership & Management Conference & Golf Outing

 Read more about the conference here.