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Ryan Cullinane
Assistant Director of Strategic Communications · Mizzou Athletics
As a sports information director, I am fortunate enough to tell the stories of college athletics programs. I currently serve the primary media contact for Mizzou gymnastics, soccer and track & field/cross country. This site is a living catalog of published work and social content from my time at Kentucky, Georgia and Missouri.
600+
Published pieces catalogued
6
Years as a primary contact
3
SEC athletic departments
10+
Varsity sports covered
Selected Work
On the beat at Mizzou
Every story links to the release as published by Mizzou Athletics. Current beats first, with the full archive below.
Gymnastics
Mizzou Gymnastics
Meet previews, recaps, and postseason coverage for one of the SEC’s marquee programs.
Soccer
Mizzou Soccer
Match previews and recaps across the non-conference slate and SEC play.
Track & Field / XC
Mizzou TFXC
Meets, championships, honors, and pro & international results across indoor, outdoor, and cross country.
More coverage
Men’s & Women’s Tennis · Basketball · Football · Golf · Volleyball · Hockey · Swim & Dive · Other Work
About
A storyteller in the press box.
I’m Ryan Cullinane, a 27-year-old serving as Assistant Director of Strategic Communications at Mizzou Athletics. Over nearly six years as a primary media contact, I’ve handled the writing, social content, stat research and PR strategy that keep a program’s story in front of fans and media.
This site is where I keep that work, showcasing a growing catalog of published releases and social content from Kentucky, Georgia and Missouri, sorted by sport.
Now
Mizzou Athletics — gymnastics, soccer, and track & field/cross country
Previously
University of Georgia — Sports Communications Graduate Assistant · men’s tennis & golf (2022–24)
University of Kentucky — Communication & PR Student Assistant · men’s tennis (2021–22)
Education
M.S., University of Georgia · B.A., University of Kentucky
Let’s connect
Social & Creative
Growing the audience, not just the archive
Beyond the writing, I strategize and execute plan in around our social content that both puts a program in front of fans and grows the following that comes with it. A snapshot of Instagram follower growth on accounts I’ve managed:
+92.1%
UGA Men’s Tennis
+82.7%
Mizzou Track & Field
+56.7%
UK Men’s Tennis
+42.8%
Mizzou Soccer
Plus +39.4% Mizzou Gymnastics, +30.3% UGA Golf and +26.2% @MizzouAthletics. From gameday graphics and hype videos to launching @MizzouAthletics and Mizzou Soccer on TikTok, I manage the content that keeps fans engaged across Instagram, X, Facebook and TikTok.