Ryan Workman

Ryan Workman joined the Iowa State Athletics Communications staff in June 2021 as a communications specialist and was promoted to Associate Director in March 2022. Workman is the primary contact for men’s basketball, women’s golf and men’s golf. Prior to coming to Iowa State, Workman served three years in the athletic communications office at North Dakota State and 13 years as the Sports Information Director at Coe College.
Workman has covered 108 All-Americans and 27 CSC Academic All-Americans during his 20 years in the profession, including six National Champions. Workman served as the lead publicist for 2009 Liberty Mutual National Coach of the Year Steve Staker, 2016 Gagliardi Trophy Runner-Up Trevor Heitland and 2026 CSC Men's Basketball Academic All-American of the Year Tamin Lipsey.
An active member of the College Sports Communicators, Workman has served on multiple committees during his time. He has served on the CSC Academic All-America Hall of Fame Committee since 2017, where he currently is the Chair of the committee after serving four years as Vice Chair. He has also served on the CSC Academic All-America Core Committee since 2024. He was a member of the CoSIDA Social Committee from 2006 to 2013 and the Publications and Digital Design Awards Committee from 2019 to 2024. Workman also served as a voting member of the D3football.com Top 25 Poll from 2009-2018.
Workman's Iowa State Men's Basketball Game notes have been voted in the Top 5 in the country for men's basketball and Top 20 overall across all sports in the country by the College Sports Communicators on three different occasions. Workman has also assisted on 14 graphics that have earned Top 15 honors across the country, while also assisting on two videos that earned Top 15 honors in 2024-25.