Kate Ryan Reiling returns to Macalester to lead women's soccer program

1/21/2010

Kate Ryan Reiling, captain of Macalester’s 1998 national championship squad, returns to her alma mater as the new head women’s soccer coach, the St. Paul, Minnesota, college announced today. Ryan Reiling will begin her duties in March.  She replaces John Leaney, who retired from coaching following a longtime and distinguished career at Macalester.

A three-time All-America midfielder, Ryan Reiling led Macalester to the NCAA Division III championship as a junior, and in her senior campaign was selected MIAC Player of the Year as the Scots finished runner-up in the NCAA playoffs. She was a two-time team captain and was selected as the Final Four Offensive Player of the Tournament in ’98. She is ranked No. 7 on the program’s all-time goal scoring list with 30 and during her four seasons as a Scot helped the team go 76-9-3 overall and winning three conference championships with perfect 10-0 records.

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Ryan Reiling recently completed her Masters of Business Administration degree from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Prior to attending Tuck, she wrote a case-study on Wal-Mart’s sustainability initiatives. In addition, she has served as a consultant with Google, Wal-Mart, and Marathon Equipment Company on both domestic and international expansion opportunities. She is also founder and creator of Morphology Games, a creative, laugh-out loud party board game for all ages.

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