Ryan McCarthy begins his second year at WSC as the throws coach for both the men and the women's indoor/outdoor track teams. A native of Worcester, he graduated from nearby St. John's High School in Shrewsbury in 2004, where he currently holds the school records in the shot-put and discus and served as team captain in 2004.

After high school, McCarthy attended URI graduated in 2008 with a degree in Criminology. McCarthy was the team captain of the 2008 Atlantic 10 and New England Champion Rhode Island Rams. Currently holds the school record in the Javelin at URI at 223'4. His mark from the previous season was less than 6 feet short of the Olympic Trials standard in 2008, but he was unable to best the distance because of a season-ending injury. McCarthy finished the 2008 season ranked 19th in Division 1 in the men's javelin. Currently sits at second all time at URI in the shot-put. McCarthy is a seven-time Atlantic 10 Champion, New England Champion in the men's javelin and runner up in the men's shot-put.

In 2008 was named the first ever three time recipient of the Atlantic 10 performer of the year award winning it as a sophomore, junior and senior at the Outdoor Championships. Currently holds the record for most points ever scored in an Atlantic 10 championship with 34 in 2007 with victories in the shot-put and javelin, a second place finish in the discus, and third place finish in the men's hammer. That same year went on to score 24 points at the New England Championships outscoring 25 teams by himself.

McCarthy served as 2008 URI Student Athlete Advisory Committee President which included developing many new events and fundraisers for charity at URI while he also was the sole student member on the Athletic Advisory Board for Student Athlete welfare in 2007 and 2008. McCarthy also was an advocate for victims of domestic violence in the University of Rhode Island's national award winning Peer Advocate Program. For his efforts he was chosen to speak by the directors of this program at the 2007 Florida Council on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.

McCarthy looks to lead the WSC Throwers in 2009-10 to new heights and saw drastic improvements from years past in his first year. His coaching philosophy is to teach each athlete to be an athlete not just a thrower and puts extreme emphasis on pelvic flexibility and pelvic strength development. Designs training plans as well as lifting workouts for all of his throwers utilizing Olympic based programs focused on explosive strength.

Coach McCarthy currently works as the director of a community center in a subsidized housing complex and currently resides in Worcester.