Ryan Brown

Biography

Ryan Brown is in his ninth season as the head coach of the Air Force water polo in 2026, taking over after the retirement of Jeff Heidmous prior to the 2018 season. Brown spent seven seasons working under Heidmous, three as an assistant coach and four as the associate head coach. With his arrival at the Academy, Brown brought more than a decade of experience coaching at the high school, college and national levels. In his first season, Brown led the Falcons to nine wins and a fifth-place finish in the WWPA. In the WWPA Tournament, the Falcons upset 11th-ranked Cal Baptist, 6-5. He coached seven all-academic selections, tied as the second most in school history and the most since the Falcons had eight in 2004. In his second season, the Falcons tied the most victories in five years. Air Force was the seventh seed in the WWPA Championships, after a 1-6 regular-season conference mark. The Falcons improved one position, placing sixth with a 14-5 win over Fresno Pacific in the final game of the season. The Falcons hosted two tournaments for the first time in school history and played a school-record 11 home games. The COVID-19 pandemic brought many changes to the 2020 season, but Brown guided the Falcons to their first ever conference championship. The Falcons were 2-0 in the WWPA and 4-7 overall in a season that was played in the spring of 2021. Air Force received a bye in the first round of the WWPA Tournament. The season came to an end with an 11-9 loss to California Baptist in