Ryan McWilliams has been a member of the Alaska Anchorage coaching staff since 2009, first as a graduate assistant, assistant coach and finally as head coach since 2019.
He has coached 57 All-Americans and 149 GNAC Champions across indoor and outdoor track & field.
McWilliams coached a pair of national champions with Cody Parker winning the javelin in 2013, and Cody Thomas winning the decathlon in 2016.
McWilliams has led the Seawolves to six conference team titles in indoor and five outdoor track & field titles.
He has coached two West Region Athletes of the Year and numerous athletes to GNAC Athlete of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Outstand Performer of the Meet honors.
His coaching peers have recognized his coaching excellence naming him West Region Coach of the Year three times.
He was an accomplished hurdler and multi-event athlete at Angelo State finishing in the top-10 six times at the NCAA National Championships. He earned three All-American honors in the decathlon, including a runner-up finish as a senior. He was a two-time All-American in the 110-hurdles with a career-best finish of seventh, and he was a member of the 4x400 relay that placed fourth in 2009.
McWilliams has served as the race director of the Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon and Half Marathon since 2020.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Angelo State and a master’s degree in public health from Alaska Anchorage in 2016.
McWilliams and his wife Amber have two children.
