South Dakota Mines

Ryan Weiss came back to South Dakota Mines when she was named the assistant women's basketball coach in August of 2023.

• Ryan Weiss was hired as an assistant coach in 2023 after spending a year after graduation from South Dakota Mines working in the corporate world.
• In the first year on the bench, Weiss helped coach Piper Bauer to earning an All-RMAC selection as she was named to the second team.
• Weiss had a phenomenal career as a student-athlete at SDM, earning several accolades, including: RMAC Women’s Basketball Academic Player of the Year (2021-22), RMAC All-Academic First Team (3x), RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll (2018-19), a two-time RMAC All-Conference First Team selection and an RMAC All-Conference Second Team selection (2021-22).
• In addition to the accolades, Weiss was a 1,000 point scorer (1,364 points), currently 12th in school history.
• Weiss holds school records in single-season free throw percentage (91.3%, 2019-20), single-game field goal percentage (90%, 9-10 vs. Presentation College, 12/19/19), single-season three-pointers made (98, 2019-20) and career three-pointers made (276).
• Weiss played basketball and one year of track & field at South Dakota Mines, while graduating with her bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering & engineering management (2021) and her master’s degree in engineering management (2022).

Personal

Year at South Dakota Mines: First
Hometown: Ames, Iowa
Education: South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, 2021 – B.S. Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management; South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, 2022 – M.S. Engineering Management

Coaching Career

2023-pres. – South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (Assistant Coach)

Collegiate Career: Basketball 

2017-2022 – South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Collegiate Career: Track & Field

2018 – South Dakota School of Mines & Technology