Ryan Palmbaum was named men’s soccer coach at Kansas Wesleyan in February 2025.
He replaces his father Bruce who led the Coyotes in 2023 and 2024, compiling a 24-11-5 record, 17-4-5 in the Kansas Conference. KWU was 11-6-3 overall and finished second in the KCAC with an 8-2-3 record in 2024.
Ryan was an assistant coach during both seasons after completing his playing career at Division I University of Albany.
Palmbaum played at Division II Northern Michigan from 2019-21 before transferring to Albany for his final two years in 2022-23 where he earned bachelor’s degree in management and finance. He has played professionally in Spain and Greece and competed in professional academies in Argentina, England, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland.
Before becoming head coach, the Coyote program with Ryan Palmbaum on the staff KWU recruited 99 players from 22 nations and had a 75 percent retention rate in the last two years.
Twenty-two Coyotes earned Daktronics Scholar Athletes which ranked among the top five in the NAIA and had a 3.3 team grade point average.
