Following a national search, the St. John Fisher Department of Athletics is excited to introduce Ryne Morrison as the newest head coach of its wrestling team as the Cardinals gear up for competition in 2022 following a 38-year hiatus.
Morrison brings a wealth of coaching experience to Fisher having most recently served as an assistant coach at Adrian College where he helped build the Bulldogs into one of the top programs in Division III.
“We could not be more pleased to have Ryne guiding our wrestling program,” added Director of Athletics Bob Ward who has led Fisher for nearly 40 years. “Ryne’s expertise and background were second to none when it came to the knowledge needed to build our reestablished wrestling program.”
During his time in Michigan, Morrison, who served as the program’s primary recruiting coordinator, mentored and developed four National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Americans and had three individuals qualify for the NCAA Championship in all. Furthermore, under Morrison’s guidance, Adrian had eight Central Region Place Winners, eight NWCA Scholar All-Americans and eight First-Team All-MIAA selections.
Through Morrison’s recruitment efforts, Adrian went from a 2-8 record in dual meets in 2018 to owning a 22-9 overall mark over the last three seasons as the program achieved its first-ever national ranking after being pegged 18th in 2021 by FloWrestling.
Prior to his time at Adrian, Morrison served as a graduate assistant at Heidelberg University where coached two more Scholar All-Americans and an NCAA qualifier.
A graduate of Ursinus College in 2016 with a Bachelor’s degree in Health and Exercise Physiology, Morrison was a four-year member of the Bears’ wrestling program where he was named All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference during his senior campaign. Morrison, who was named a team captain, was voted a Scholar-Athlete and was a member of the Division III Cultural Exchange Team. Following his time in Collegeville, Pa., Morrison went on to earn a Master’s degree at the University of Mount Union in Educational Leadership in Athletic Coaching.
10/12/21
