Recruiting Area: West Texas
Joined ACU Staff: December 2016
 
THE GENT FILE
Personal
Born:  Aug. 7, 1990
Hometown:  Wellman, Iowa
Family:  Wife, Lauren
Twitter:  @CoachRyanGent
 
Education
High school:  Mid-Prairie High School (Wellman, Iowa)
Bachelor’s degree:  Bachelor of Science, engineering, Iowa State University (2014)
Master’s degree:  Master’s in sports administration, NW Missouri State University (2015)
 
Coaching Career
• 2017-Present: Wide Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator, Abilene Christian University
• 2016: Running backs / tight ends coach, NW Missouri State University
• 2015: Graduate assistant running backs coach, NW Missouri State University
• 2014: Graduate assistant offensive line coach, NW Missouri State University 
 
Coaching Career Highlights
• Coached Josh Fink, who was named a Google Cloud All-American in 2018 after accumulating 55 catches for 644 yards and 4 touchdowns.
• Coached Troy Grant, who earned Southland Conference Honorable Mention in 2017 after totaling 51 grabs for 542 yards and 4 touchdowns.
• Helped coach NW Missouri State to 30 straight wins over the 2015-2016 seasons and win back-to-back NCAA Division II national championships.
• Coached fullback / tight end Jordan Grove to first team all-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association honors in 2015.
 
Playing Career
• Backup quarterback at Iowa State from 2010-13
• First team academic all-Big 12 (2012, 2013)
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
• Iowa State Scholar-Athlete (2011, 2012, 2013)
• Quarterbacked his high school team to a 10-2 record and state quarterfinal playoff appearance as a senior