Central College Athletics

Ryan Maiuri joined the Central football coaching staff in 2015 as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Under Maiuri's guidance, Central set 62 new offensive school records in 2021 and led the NCAA Division III in seven statistical categories. Quarterback Blaine Hawkins received the Gagliardi Trophy as Division III's outstanding player while wide receiver Tanner Schminke was a first-team all-America selection.

Originally from Sterling Heights, Michigan, Maiuri graduated from Lakeland College (Wis.) in 2006 and received Illini-Badger Conference player of the year honors in 2005. He led the Muskies to their first-ever playoff berth and was the league's offensive player of the year in 2004.

In 2007, Maiuri returned to Lakeland and spent two seasons as the football strength and conditioning coordinator and graduate assistant coach for defensive backs. He then was an assistant coach for tight ends at Division II Winona State University (Minn.) before joining the staff of Adrian College (Mich.) in 2011 as quarterbacks coach and junior varsity offensive coordinator.
   
Maiuri was a graduate assistant coach at the University of Minnesota from 2012-2014, working with quarterbacks and wide receivers.

He earned a master's degree in counseling from Lakeland in 2008 and a master's in kinesiology at Minnesota in 2014.

Maiuri and has wife, Bridgette, have three children.

Achievements

Central College

• Team has 62-17 (.765) record, 46-13 (.780) mark in conference games in his eight seasons
• (2) NCAA Division III playoffs appearance – 2019, 2021
• (2) American Rivers Conference championships – 2019, 2021
• (2) Conference coaching staff of the year – 2019, 2021
• (2) American Rivers Conference offensive MVP awards  – Blaine Hawkins, 2019, 2021
• (4) American Rivers all-conference first team quarterback awards  – Riley Gray, 2016; Blaine Hawkins, 2018, 2019, 2021
• (29) offensive all-conference awards

University of Minnesota

• Team had 22-17 (.564) record, 11-13 (.458) mark in Big 10 Conference games in his three seasons

Adrian College

• Team had 8-2 (.800) record, 4-2 (.667) mark in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association games in his one season

Winona State University

• Team had 7-4 (.636) record, 6-4 (.600) mark in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference games in his one season
• (1) Northern Sun Intercollegiate South Division championship – 2010

Lakeland College

• Team had 11-9 (.550) record, 11-3 (.786) mark in the Illini-Badger Football Conference games in his two seasons

Athletics career

Lakeland College

• Team had 30-11 (.732) record, 23-5 (.821) mark in Illini-Badger Football Conference games in his four seasons
• Quarterback
• (1) NCAA Division III playoff appearance – 2005
• (1) Illini-Badger Football Conference Player of the Year award – 2005
• (1) Illini-Badger Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year award – 2004

Professional

• Played for German professional team, Hamburg Blue Devils, in 2006
• Played for the River City Rage of the United Indoor Football League in 2008 and the La Crosse Spartans of the Indoor Football League in 2011.