Army West Point Athletics
Men's Soccer
Hulings, Ryan
Ryan Hulings
- Title:
- Assistant Men's Soccer Coach
- Email:
- ryan.hulings@westpoint.edu
Army West Point Men’s Soccer Head Coach Brian Plotkin has announced the hiring of Ryan Hulings as Men’s Soccer Assistant Coach. He goes into his first season on staff in 2025.
Hulings will serve as the primary goalkeeping coach for the Black Knights.
"We are excited to have Ryan joining Army Soccer,” said head coach Brian Plotkin. “He comes highly recommended and is an experienced college coach with a real passion for goalkeeping. What stood out during the interview process were his knowledge and ability to teach the goalkeeper position, as well as his tireless pursuit of improvement. That, along with his energy, are going to help "The Pit" in a big way. We are looking forward to Ryan's impact as we make big strides forward into the future."
"I am honored to join Army Wrest Point Men's Soccer and contribute to the success of this program,” said Hulings. “I would like to express my gratitude to Head Coach Brian Plotkin for this incredible opportunity and for his confidence in my abilities. I am excited to collaborate with the coaching staff, particularly in the development and training of our goalkeepers, and to help drive their performance to new heights. I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to Michael Brizendine, Fran O'Leary, and Ryan Zinkhan for their support and guidance throughout this process. Go Army!”
Hulings comes to Army from the University of Kentucky, where he spent two seasons with the Wildcats’ program.
At Kentucky, Hulings oversaw goalkeeper development, recruitment management, game preparation, technology & performance and numerous other aspects of the program.
In 2024, Hulings guided the Sun Belt Conference team to an NCAA Tournament Second Round appearance, after beating both No. 1 Marshall and No. 2 West Virginia during the regular season. Kentucky was the first team in NCAA Division I history to knock off both a current No. 1 and No. 2 in the same season.
Hulings presided over the development of goalkeeper Casper Mols, who was drafted by Atlanta United FC in the third round as the 77th overall pick of the 2024 adidas MLS SuperDraft.
Prior to Kentucky, Hulings spent the 2022 season in the same capacity with UAB. In Birmingham, Hulings guided the Blazers to their lowest goals against average since 2018 (1.375), fewest goals conceded since 2018 (22), highest save percentage since 2018 (.761) and most shutouts since 2018 (4).
UAB keeper Jack Hudson was ranked No. 1 in the AAC for total saves, and No. 2 in save percentage (.759) and saves per game (4.29) across the 2022 campaign.
Prior to UAB, Hulings served as assistant coach for four seasons at the UMass where he coached the Minutemen to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2020-21. A season prior in 2019, he helped the goalkeeping union achieve a program milestone of 291 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (longest streak since 1996), and maintained the lowest Goals Against Average (GAA) in the A-10 Conference (0.93).
Hulings was awarded the United Soccer Coaches Award of Distinction in 2021.
In addition to Hulings’ experience at Kentucky, UAB and UMass, he served as the director of goalkeeping and assistant coach with youth program Blackrock FC – New England Region from 2019-21.
From 2016-17, Hulings served as assistant and goalkeeper coach at Virginia Tech, where he guided the Hokies to two NCAA Tournament appearances including an elite eight berth in ‘16. Under Hulings’ tutelage at Virginia Tech was Ben Lundgaard, named First Team All-ACC in 2017 and a 2018 first round pick in the MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew.
Hulings served in the same capacity at Pitt from 2014-15, after serving as an assistant for both the Men’s and Women’s teams at Baldwin Wallace in 2013, while still pursuing his degree.
He graduated from Baldwin Wallace in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management. A goalkeeper himself for Baldwin Wallace, Hulings led the team to the 2011 NCAA Division III Tournament. He continued his playing career for the USL’s Pittsburgh Riverhounds (2013-15) and the NASL’s Tampa Bay Rowdies (2016), while simultaneously coaching during the professional offseason.
Hulings is a native of Dayton, Ohio.
Hulings will serve as the primary goalkeeping coach for the Black Knights.
"We are excited to have Ryan joining Army Soccer,” said head coach Brian Plotkin. “He comes highly recommended and is an experienced college coach with a real passion for goalkeeping. What stood out during the interview process were his knowledge and ability to teach the goalkeeper position, as well as his tireless pursuit of improvement. That, along with his energy, are going to help "The Pit" in a big way. We are looking forward to Ryan's impact as we make big strides forward into the future."
"I am honored to join Army Wrest Point Men's Soccer and contribute to the success of this program,” said Hulings. “I would like to express my gratitude to Head Coach Brian Plotkin for this incredible opportunity and for his confidence in my abilities. I am excited to collaborate with the coaching staff, particularly in the development and training of our goalkeepers, and to help drive their performance to new heights. I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to Michael Brizendine, Fran O'Leary, and Ryan Zinkhan for their support and guidance throughout this process. Go Army!”
Hulings comes to Army from the University of Kentucky, where he spent two seasons with the Wildcats’ program.
At Kentucky, Hulings oversaw goalkeeper development, recruitment management, game preparation, technology & performance and numerous other aspects of the program.
In 2024, Hulings guided the Sun Belt Conference team to an NCAA Tournament Second Round appearance, after beating both No. 1 Marshall and No. 2 West Virginia during the regular season. Kentucky was the first team in NCAA Division I history to knock off both a current No. 1 and No. 2 in the same season.
Hulings presided over the development of goalkeeper Casper Mols, who was drafted by Atlanta United FC in the third round as the 77th overall pick of the 2024 adidas MLS SuperDraft.
Prior to Kentucky, Hulings spent the 2022 season in the same capacity with UAB. In Birmingham, Hulings guided the Blazers to their lowest goals against average since 2018 (1.375), fewest goals conceded since 2018 (22), highest save percentage since 2018 (.761) and most shutouts since 2018 (4).
UAB keeper Jack Hudson was ranked No. 1 in the AAC for total saves, and No. 2 in save percentage (.759) and saves per game (4.29) across the 2022 campaign.
Prior to UAB, Hulings served as assistant coach for four seasons at the UMass where he coached the Minutemen to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2020-21. A season prior in 2019, he helped the goalkeeping union achieve a program milestone of 291 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (longest streak since 1996), and maintained the lowest Goals Against Average (GAA) in the A-10 Conference (0.93).
Hulings was awarded the United Soccer Coaches Award of Distinction in 2021.
In addition to Hulings’ experience at Kentucky, UAB and UMass, he served as the director of goalkeeping and assistant coach with youth program Blackrock FC – New England Region from 2019-21.
From 2016-17, Hulings served as assistant and goalkeeper coach at Virginia Tech, where he guided the Hokies to two NCAA Tournament appearances including an elite eight berth in ‘16. Under Hulings’ tutelage at Virginia Tech was Ben Lundgaard, named First Team All-ACC in 2017 and a 2018 first round pick in the MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew.
Hulings served in the same capacity at Pitt from 2014-15, after serving as an assistant for both the Men’s and Women’s teams at Baldwin Wallace in 2013, while still pursuing his degree.
He graduated from Baldwin Wallace in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management. A goalkeeper himself for Baldwin Wallace, Hulings led the team to the 2011 NCAA Division III Tournament. He continued his playing career for the USL’s Pittsburgh Riverhounds (2013-15) and the NASL’s Tampa Bay Rowdies (2016), while simultaneously coaching during the professional offseason.
Hulings is a native of Dayton, Ohio.
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