North Central College Cardinals

Ryan Jump M '20 joined the North Central College coaching staff in the summer of 2017, becoming the first full-time head coach of the men's and women's tennis programs in the history of the College.In just three years Jump became the second-winningest head coach in program history, turning both programs into College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) contenders.

Jump has served on the DIII ITA Operating Committee since August of 2023.



Women (2017-pres.)

• 91-44 career record
• 16 All-CCIW selections
• 17 CCIW Player of the Week awards
• Three-time CCIW Coach of the Year (Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022)
• Three CCIW Regular Season Championships
• 2021, 2022, 2023 CCIW Automatic Qualifier Champions
• Three DIII NCAA Tournament Appearances
• One DIII NCAA Singles Tournament Qualifier
• 44 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Individuals
• Six ITA Team All-Academic Awards (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• One individual singles champion (Alaina Kanthaphixay, No. 3 singles 2018)

Men (2018-pres.)

• 86-46 career record
• 10 All-CCIW selections
• 16 CCIW Player of the Week awards
• Two-time CCIW Coach of the Year (2021, 2022)
• 2022 CCIW Champions
• DIII NCAA Tournament Appearance (2022)
• One DIII NCAA Singles Tournament Qualifier
• 26 ITA All-Academic Individuals
• ITA Team All-Academic (2018, 2020, 2021)

• Four-time All-CCIW selection at Carthage College
• Two-time NCAA Division III Championship qualifier
• All-time winningest player at Carthage with 91 career singles wins
• Three-year team captain
• CCIW’s Merle Chapman Leadership Award winner in 2016
• Graduated from Carthage in the spring of 2016 with bachelor's degrees in communications and public relations
• Graduated with a master's degree with an emphasis in leadership studies from North Central in the spring of 2020