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    Ryan named 2009 InterMat Coach of the Year

    For the second year in a row, the Ohio State wrestling program placed second in the team standings at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. And, for the second straight year, the Buckeyes' head coach, Tom Ryan, has earned Rev Coach of the Year honors.

    This award is presented each year to the nation's top coach across all divisions of college wrestling, and is determined in balloting by RevWrestling.com writers and executives. Tom Ryan becomes the first two-time Rev Coach of the Year, having won the award back-to-back in 2008 and 2009. Other honorees include Oklahoma State head coach John Smith, who received the award in 2006, and 2007 winner Cael Sanderson of Iowa State.

    Tom Ryan becomes the first two-time Rev Coach of the Year (Photo/BuckeyeWrestling.com)
    This year, Rev Coach of the Year balloting was even closer than the team title race at the 2009 NCAAs. In that battle, the University of Iowa edged Ohio State by just 4.5 points. In the Rev Coach of the Year vote, Iowa's Tom Brands and Tom Ryan each received 52 votes, requiring use of the tiebreaker: the number of first-place votes received. Ryan garnered four first-place votes to Brands' two. Edinboro's Tim Flynn placed third with 23 votes; Luke Moffitt of Iowa Central was right behind with 21 votes, including two first-place votes. Rounding out the top six vote-getters: Cornell University's Rob Koll with 16 votes, and Iowa State's Sanderson, with 15.

    2009 Rev Coach of the Year
    1st-5th-Place Votes: 9-7-5-3-1
    Total Votes/(First-Place Votes)

    1. Tom Ryan, Ohio State: 52 (4)
    2. Tom Brands, Iowa: 52 (2)
    3. Tim Flynn, Edinboro: 23
    4. Luke Moffitt, Iowa Central: 21 (2)
    5. Rob Koll, Cornell: 16
    6. Cael Sanderson, Iowa State: 15
    7. Mark Manning, Nebraska: 9
    8. Jim Miller, Wartburg: 5
    T9. Barry Davis, Wisconsin: 3
    T9. Mike Denney, Neb. Omaha: 3
    11. Jim Andrassy, Kent State: 1
    If there's any doubt about how far and how fast the Ohio State wrestling program has come since Tom Ryan took the helm, consider this: Before his arrival, the Buckeyes placed 45th in the team standings at the 2006 NCAAs. In this, his third year as the head coach at Ohio State, Ryan led the Buckeyes to a 16-2 season record, a sixth-place finish in the Big Ten tournament, and a runner-up finish at the 2009 NCAAs. His team nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of the national championship.

    "With an uncanny ability to dissect technique, Ryan is able to use Ohio State's grueling schedule to his advantage," according to Tom Franck, staff writer at RevWrestling.com. "For the second straight year, he's been able to have his wrestlers not only make adjustments from the regular season, but employ supreme tactics on the biggest stage."

    Rev Coach of the Year Winners

    2009: Tom Ryan, Ohio State
    2008: Tom Ryan, Ohio State
    2007: Cael Sanderson, Iowa State
    2006: John Smith, Oklahoma State
    "Things will only get better for him," Franck continues. "Because Ohio is such a juggernaut for high school wrestling, Ryan is giving stellar recruits zero temptation to leave the state. With the direction he's taking the program, it's difficult not to imagine Ohio State winning many recruiting wars, and his runner-up finishes turning into championships."
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