Bio

Ryan McCullough is entering his first season as the NMJC Assistant Track & Field Throws/Assistant Cross Country Coach.

McCullough was previously the Assistant Track and Field Throws Coach at Tiffin University (2023-25)

McCullough is versed in the junior college world as he was the throws coach at Cloud County (Kan.) Community College during the 2020-2021 season. He was also the throws coach at his alma mater Central Michigan University in 2021-2022. McCullough spent time as a volunteer assistant at UCLA in 2015. 

At Tiffin, McCullough has coached five individual NCAA Division II qualifiers and three NCAA Division II All-Americans. During his time at Tiffin, the men's team was crowned G-MAC Indoor Champions in 2024 and 2025. 

At Cloud County, McCullough coached seven USTFCCCA individual All-Americans including 15 USTFCCCA All-American performances. He also coached one USTFCCCA Indoor Field Athlete of the Year, one two-time NJCAA national champion, and two of his athletes set multiple school records.

The women's team was named NJCAA Region VI Champions in both indoor and outdoor while the men's team was named NJCAA Region VI Indoor Champions. 

McCullough attended Central Michigan where as a Chippewa, won the hammer throw and was named the Outstanding Male Field Performer at the 2012 Mid-American Conference Championships before going on to earn All-America honors. He at one time held the program record, 210 feet, 7 inches, in the event.

He competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2016 and was the 2017 Irish National Champion in the hammer throw and competed with the Irish national team at the 2019 European Throws Cup and at the 2019 European Athletics Team Championships. He holds the Throwing Event Specialist certification from the USTFCCCA and USA Weightlifting Level 1 certification.

A native of Cadillac, Michigan, McCullough graduated from Central Michigan University in 2012 with a degree in Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Concentration with a Physical Education minor.