University of Lynchburg

Ryan Pikunas joined the Lynchburg men's soccer coaching staff as a graduate assistant prior to the 2019 season. 

Pikunas is a 2019 graduate from Lynchburg, where he was a four-year member of the men's soccer team. He was a three-time All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference defender, helping Lynchburg to back-to-back ODAC championships in 2017 and 2018 and helping the Hornets reach as high as No. 5 in the D3soccer.com top 25 poll.

He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the university and is currently pursuing a master's in business administration.