Getting to know Pioneer Coaches
- Name: Emily Ryan
- Alma Mater and year(s) graduated: UW-Platteville, 2014
- Degree(s): Biology and Health and Human Performance
- Title/Position: Head women's soccer coach
- This will be my fifth year at UW-Platteville
- Favorite thing about your position: Being involved in the entire student-athlete experience and helping students pursue their potential on and off the field.
- Favorite thing about UW-Platteville: FAMILY atmosphere
- What is your order at A & W? Cheese curds
- What is one event in your athletic career (coaching or playing) that you most fondly remember?
Coaching in the WIAC tournament in 2018
- In the coaching profession, there is clinics to listen to other coaches, what is one coach you listened to that opened your eyes to something you weren't aware of before and now implement?
Jill Ellis – US women's national team former coach
- What is the most exciting thing about your position?
Seeing student-athletes find success
- Favorite spot on campus?
Ralph E. Davis Stadium
- Favorite place to eat in Platteville and go to order?
Pizzeria UNOs…any kind of pizza
- Favorite quote and who said it?
"Integrity is choosing courage over comfort; it's choosing what's right over what's fun, fast, or easy; and it's practicing your values, not just professing them." Brené Brown
- Favorite book you read and what is it about?
Dare to Lead by Brené Brown – Trust and Vulnerability
- What historical figure would you like to have dinner with?
Abraham Lincoln
