May 7, 2024
Ryan Carpenter has been selected as head women’s basketball coach at Mayville State University. Carpenter is currently the head women’s basketball coach at his alma mater, Lancaster Bible College in Lancaster, Pa. He will officially take the helm at Mayville State on May 16, 2024.
“I am excited for my family to make our way back to our Midwestern roots and honored to lead a Mayville State women’s basketball program that is steeped in tradition and success,” said Ryan Carpenter. “I thank President Brian Van Horn, Athletic Director Rocky Larson, and the entire search committee for believing in me and providing me with this opportunity. I can’t wait to get to work with our student athletes and to help them reach their fullest potential on the court, in the classroom, and as people!”
At Lancaster this past season, Coach Carpenter led his team to the conference tournament for the first time in more than five years. Two of his players were United East all-conference selections, and one was an NCCAA East region selection. He received one vote for United East Coach of the Year honors.
Prior to being at Lancaster, Coach Carpenter was assistant women’s basketball coach at University of Minnesota Duluth (2022-23) and University of Jamestown (2021-22). He was head girls basketball coach at Rochester Mayo High School from 2018 to 2021. Earlier, he was lead elementary physical education teacher for Rochester Public Schools from 2013 to 2021 and was assistant girls basketball coach at Rochester Century High School from 2009 to 2014 and at Lourdes High School from 2014 to 2018.
Carpenter has success in recruitment and has coached more than 30 all-conference selections in 15 years. He was lead camp clinician for Breakthrough Basketball in 2021 and 2022, and he has designed and led youth camps for the past 15 years.
“We are excited to have Ryan Carpenter join the Mayville State Family,” said Mayville State Interim Athletic Director Rocky Larson. “He has big shoes to fill, and we believe he is the guy for the job. We look forward to working with him. Please join me in welcoming Coach Carpenter to the Mayville State Athletic Department.”