Bio

After a four-year playing career at Simpson, Ryan Willis joins head coach Nathan Roling's staff as an assistant coach in 2023-24.

Willis brings three years of coaching experience to the Simpson staff. He was a part of the varsity coaching staff at Waverly-Shell Rock High School from 2021-23, assisting with hitting, infield and baserunning. The Go-Hawks advanced to the state tournament in 2021 and won back-to-back NEIC Championships in 2022 and 2023. 

Willis was a three-year letterwinner for the Storm, playing in 70 games. He tallied 51 hits, 37 runs and 15 RBIs while in Simpson uniform.

The Waverly, Iowa native earned a spot on the All-American Rivers Conference Academic Team two times and graduated cum laude with a degree in management and sports administration in 2023.