Ryan Clark founded College Knowledge to give the student-athlete the resources they need to be able to make the best decisions when it come to their athletic and academic futures.
     
Having been through the process twice - once coming out of high school and going to Idaho State University, and then again when transferring after his freshman year to the University of Illinois - he learned what tactics were the most successful. Ryan then graduated with a Bachelor of Communications, specializing in Marketing and Public Relations. While at the University of Illinois, Ryan served on the NCAA Student Athletic Advisory Board which helped bring in new NCAA and institutional guidelines, arrange student-athlete activities and events, and help ease the transition for incoming freshman.
    
"Over the years of being in collegiate and professional athletics I have seen many student-athletes not able to take full-advantage of the great opportunity that college life is. Everything from going to the wrong type of school, not organizing their time wisely, sending in applications late, ineffective communication with the coaches, to just not knowing the correct way to start along the college athletic scholarship path. Our goal is to help our athletes use their athletics to maximize their opportunities in academics as they move toward their chosen career paths."
      
From an athletics standpoint, Ryan competed on the ATP tennis tour, playing professionally around the world on each continent following graduation and a successful collegiate career at the University of Illinois.
      
Ryan Clark's Athletic Highlights
     
Professional

• 6 years held a world ranking in both singles and doubles on the ATP Tour.
• 3 years held a top 10 Men's Open tennis ranking in Canada
• He has been ranked #1 Men's Open tennis player in British Columbia
• Was invited to train at the ATP Tour World Headquarters.

University

• While at Idaho State University, he played #1 singles and #1 doubles and was the team captain
• Led the ISU tennis team to their first Big Sky Conference Championship in over 40 years
• Won one of the prestigious NCAA Div. 1 Rookie of the Year Awards
• At the University of Illinois, he played both #1 singles and #1 doubles and was the team captain
• Won the University of Illinois Most Improved and M.V.P athletic awards
• Won the University of Illinois Strength and Conditioning award
• Ranked as one of the top 3 players in the prestigious Big Ten conference
• Was named a 2 - time All Big Ten Conference Team award winner

High School

• At Sentinel Secondary High School competed in tennis, rugby, basketball, and track and field
• Played #1 singles in tennis for Sentinel Secondary and was the team captain. Helped the team win back-to-back B.C. Provincial Championships and was named the B.C. Championships M.V.P in both years
• In track and field, Ryan won the district 400m, 800m, 4x100m, and 4x 400m Championships

Coaching

• Was an interim National Tennis Coach for Egypt. Duties included on court training and running a strict off-court conditioning program for their elite junior teams ages 12-18, as well as for their men's and women's national team players at the National Tennis Center in Ciaro
• At the end of Ryan's contract, the Egyptian tennis team won the African Games defeating South Africa for the first time in the recent games history.