Carthage College Director of Athletics
Michelle Manning has announced that
Ryan Castle will join the staff as the school's new women's water polo coach and coordinator of club sports programs, effective July 16. Castle replaces Laura Coffman in the water polo position Coffman stepped down in May to pursue other career opportunities.
"I am thrilled for
Ryan Castle to join our team," said Manning, "and to take leadership of our women's water polo program and club sport programs. I have complete confidence in Ryan, as he has an impressive coaching background. His student-centered focus will provide an exceptional experience for both our varsity and club sport athletes."
"I am deeply grateful to
Michelle Manning and to President John Swallow for this amazing opportunity to join the Carthage community" said Castle. "I am very excited to work with all the coaches in the department, and more importantly, to work with both the water polo student athletes and all the club sport programs."
Castle was the head women's water polo coach at NCAA Division I Indiana University from 2017 to 2019, where he compiled a 52-36 career record with the Hoosiers. Castle's 2018 team went 25-9 and finished third in the College Water Polo Association's Division I tournament.
Prior to Indiana, Castle was the associate head coach at the University of Hawaii for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Castle helped guide the Rainbow Warriors to the 2015 Big West Tournament Championship and an appearance in the 2015 NCAA Championship.
Castle served as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan from 2013-2014 and, prior to that, had a three-year stint as an assistant at Hartwick College.
Outside of the collegiate ranks, Castle has honed his craft with international teams, both at the junior and senior levels. Most recently, Castle held the reigns as the head coach of the Kazakhstan Women's Senior National Team, where he guided Kazakhstan to an appearance at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China.
A native of Cape Town, South Africa, Castle graduated from the University of Cape Town in 2001 with a bachelor's in information systems and earned a post-graduate credential in education in 2003.
