Ryan Snider - Women's Gymnastics Coach

Ryan Snider

Title:
Assistant Coach
Alma Mater:
Arkansas, '17
Email:
rsnider@athletics.pitt.edu
Season at Pitt:
Sixth
Phone:
412-648-8328

Ryan Snider was hired as the assistant coach of the University of Pittsburgh gymnastics program in July of 2017.

Career Highlights and Awards (Pitt)

Set program marks on bars (49.275, 2018) and vault (49.325, 2020)
Earned five top-10 program marks on bars and four on vault
7 All-EAGL selections on bars (8 honors)
6 EAGL All-Tournament selections on bars (7 honors)
4 All-EAGL selections on vault (8 honors)
5 EAGL All-Tournament selections on vault (6 honors)

Career Highlights and Awards (Arkansas)

2 NCAA Regional Appearances, 2015-16
1 NCAA Individual Event Finalist
1 Second Team All-American
2 NACGC/W Regular Season All-Americans
6 All-SEC Team Selections

University of Pittsburgh | Assistant Coach
2020

Helped lead the Panthers two to school records, including team road score (196.500) and vault score (49.325)
Primarily coaching vault and bars, led Pitt to a combined five top-10 program marks on those events, both individual and as a team
Senior Michael Burton led the EAGL at the season’s conclusion with a National Qualifying Scores of 9.850 on bars
Guided the Panthers to a combined 18 top-10 program marks, both individually and as a team
Picked to finish fourth in preseason, the Panthers defied expectations by finishing second in the final EAGL standings
The Panthers’ season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with two regular-season meets remaining on the schedule, including the 2020 EAGL Championship

2019

Helped guide Brittany West en route to her first NCAA Collegiate Gymnastics Championship appearance, competing on balance beam at the Athens Regional meet
To kick off the campaign, Pitt posted its highest season-opening team score in program history (194.750) while competing in front of 1,250 fans, marking a team record for the largest season-opening attendance
The Panthers placed fourth at the 2019 EAGL Championship in New Hampshire, marking their highest placement since winning the title in 2016
Six Panthers earned All-EAGL honors, and seven earned EAGL All-Tournament honors
Freshmen Olivia Miller and Kiley Robatin each earned EAGL Rookie of the Week Honors

2018

Named assistant coach of University of Pittsburgh gymnastics program July 1, 2017
Helped lead Pitt to its first NCAA Regional Championship appearance since 2013, where the team posted the highest regional score in program history after scoring a 195.125 at the Columbus Regional
Helped guide the Panthers to 19 top-10 program marks in the 2018 season, both individually and as a team
Coached Pitt on bars, where the team posted five top-10 program marks, which includes four of the top five scores and the top mark (49.275) in program history
Guided Lucy Brett to the second-highest bars score in program history after the junior scored a 9.925 in the event
Coached the Panthers on vault, where the squad posted the second best mark (49.175) and the fourth best score (49.100) in school history

University of Arkansas | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 2015-2016

Named volunteer assistant coach in 2015 after spending a year as team manager
In 2016, the Razorbacks scored a 49.000 or better on vault in 11 of 13 meets
Finished 2016 with a final RQS of 49.160 ranking 11^th in the nation
Guided Amanda Wellick to NACGC/W Regular Season Second Team Vault All-American honors for the second consecutive year

Aerial Athletics | Head Coach