University of Missouri Athletics

In June 2015, Ryan Reist was named the Director of Sports Nutrition for the University of Missouri after serving as the Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition at the University of Nebraska, where he worked with football, softball, golf, and men’s gymnastics. Prior to his time at Nebraska, he worked with a variety of athletes through his sports nutrition company. In his current role, he is responsible for all nutrition education, body composition analysis, diet analysis, supplementation and dining hall coordination for all Missouri student-athletes. 

A Dallas native, Reist graduated from Texas A&M where he earned his bachelor’s degree in nutritional sciences. In December 2011, he received his Master of Science in Exercise Physiology and Sports Nutrition. He became a Registered Dietitian in 2011.

Reist is a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics and a Registered Dietitian through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and a Licensed Dietitian in the state of Missouri.

He lives in Columbia with his wife, Whitney.