In the spring of 2012, Ryan Sullivan will enter his eighth season as head coach of the Bowdoin softball team. Sullivan has quickly become the winningest coach in the history of the Polar Bear softball program and guided them to unprecedented heights in 2010, as Bowdoin reached the NESCAC title game, earned their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance and won a school-record 34 games.

In fact, since taking the helm in 2004, Sullivan's teams have twice broken the school record for victories in a season. In all, Sullivan's teams have claimed 186 wins during his tenure.

Sullivan is currently an assistant coach for Bowdoin's football team, where he is primarily responsible for the offensive line. A native of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, Sullivan is a graduate of Middlebury College. He has an extensive background in coaching, having been on the staffs at Middlebury and Georgetown University as well as a high school coach at Quabbin Regional and Weston High in Massachusetts.