Ryan Potter - Women's Golf
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- Assistant Coach
Ryan Potter is in his second season as an assistant coach for the UNLV women’s golf program. Potter helped the Rebels reach the NCAA Championship in his first season and fourth place finishes at the Mountain West Championship and NCAA St. George Regional.
Potter comes to UNLV from The Ohio State men's golf program where he served as its assistant coach the last four seasons. During his time at OSU he helped the Buckeyes to three NCAA Regional appearances and a sixth-place finish in the NCAA Championship in 2011.
Potter aided Ohio State men's golf in earning an NCAA Public Recognition Award in 2013-14, given to programs scoring in the top 10 percent of the most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR). In addition, Buckeye student-athletes picked up 24 Academic All-Big Ten honors In Potter's four seasons in Columbus.
The 2013-14 team finished on a hot streak, earning four consecutive top-five showings to wrap up the regular season before qualifying for the NCAA Columbia Regional. The Buckeyes totaled seven top-five finishes in 2012-13, including a first-place finish at the Windon Memorial (Sept. 23-24). Potter helped guide the squad to tie for fourth at the Big Ten Championship.
Before moving to Ohio State, Potter was the assistant coach for the Ole Miss men's golf program. He joined the SEC Rebels in 2008 and helped them to NCAA Regional appearances both seasons. Among the golfers he coached was 2010 First Team All-American Jonathan Randolph, who also was a First Team All-SEC and two-time PING All-South Region selection.
Prior to his time at Ole Miss, Potter spent the 2007 season as a volunteer coach for the Alabama men's program, which ended the year ranked second in the nation. He assisted in all practices, helped coordinate the Crimson Tide Open fundraising tournament, assisted with the golf camps and helped in preparation for official and unofficial recruiting visits.
From June 2006 until joining Ole Miss, Potter was the assistant director of the First Tee of Tuscaloosa where he organized and set up practices for the youth program. He created and organized lesson plans for the Life Skills sessions of the program and ran practices and tournaments. In addition he put together and managed the Bridge Builders Tournament and the Benefit Tournament, which provides funds for the First Tee Program.
Potter, who interned at the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA), has been a golf camp instructor/counselor since 2005 for various camps, including the Mic Potter Golf Schools in Greenville, S.C., and Tuscaloosa. He also trained Special Olympians for the 2007 State Special Olympic Games in Alabama.
A four-year letterwinner at Furman University, Potter graduated with a degree in history and received his masters in sports management from Alabama in May 2008.
Potter and his wife Sarah have two daughters, Annie and Caroline.
