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Ryan Saddler begins his fifth season as assistant coach for sprints.  Saddler is a native of Waterloo, IA where he graduated from East High School in 1991. He later graduated from St. Ambrose in 1995 with two undergraduate degrees: a BS Degree in Biology and a BA Degree in Psychology. Currently, Coach Saddler is the Director for Students with Disabilities at St. Ambrose.

He had been Head Coach for the four seasons between 2000-2003. Saddler’s Head Coaching career began in 2000 when he picked up the pieces from the prolific 19 season’s Coach Kevin Rose invested in rebuilding the Track and Field program. Saddler ran for four years under Coach Rose before serving as his Assistant Coach for three years.

 Coach Saddler was named the 2000 MCC Women's Coach of the Year, the 2001 MCC Women's Coach of the Year, and also honored as the 2000 MCC Men's Coach of the Year.

On the National level he qualified three women to the NAIA Indoor Championships while two qualified for the Outdoor Championships. Five men qualified for the NAIA Indoor Championships and the one that qualified for the Outdoor Championships brought back a fourth place finish and the All-American Honor.

Saddler also coached Rob Firrell to a National Championship in the 35# Weight Throw in 2003, only the schools second national championship, and the first for the track and field team.

While at St. Ambrose, Saddler was involved in various activities such as: Athletics, the Black Student Union, the Gospel Choir, Residence Life, and the University Choral. During his athletic career, Saddler was a four-year starting defensive back for the Fighting Bee football team and a two-time national qualifier in track and field.

To contact Coach Saddler, email SaddlerRyanC@sau.edu.

Head Coach - Brianne Appel
Assistant Coach - Dan Ziemet
Assistant Coach - Ross Parker