 She won the Minnesota state high school championship in 2007 and was a three-time Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) national champion.Ryan began her college career at Indiana University (IU) and as a freshman during the 2010–2011 season won platform, finished second on 1-meter and third on 3-meter at the Big Ten Conference championship.As an IU sophomore the next year, she finished eighth on 3-meter and 12th on both 1-meter and platform at the NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.