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Lani Ruh

Lani Ruh

  • Title:
    Assistant Coach
  • Phone:
    909-274-5776
  • Email:
    lruh@mtsac.edu
  • Team:
    Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving / Water Polo
  • Accolades:
    5-Time SGV High School Coach of the Year / 2010 CIF Water Polo and Swimming Coach of the Year
  • University/College:
    University of La Verne, Azusa Pacific University, Capella University
  • Mt. SAC Starting Year:
    2019

Lani Ruh has over 25 years of experience coaching at the club, high school and college level.  She was hired in June 2019 as a full-time professor of kinesiology and assistant aquatics coach.  Prior to being hired full-time, Ruh worked in various capacities with the Mt. SAC Aquatics Program including swim lessons, swim and water polo invitationals, adjunct professor and assistant aquatics coach. 

Prior to coaching at Mt. SAC, Ruh coached at her alma mater, Walnut High School, where she was the head coach of the boys' and girls' water polo and swimming teams.  During her tenure, she led the Mustangs to 30 league championships and two CIF Southern Section Championships.  She captured both the girls' water polo and girls' swimming CIF Championships in 2010 and was named the CIF Coach of the Year in both sports.  Ruh has also accumulated five San Gabriel Valley Tribune Coach of the Year honors, twice in boys' water polo (2007, 2009) and once in girls' water polo (2010), boys' swimming (2011) and girls' swimming (2020).

Ruh attended Mt. SAC where she was part of the very first Mt. SAC Women’s Water Polo team and also a member of the swimming team.  She earned All-American honors in both swimming and water polo. 

She holds a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of La Verne, a master’s degree in physical education from Azusa Pacific University and a second master's degree in sport psychology from Capella University. Additionally, she is a certified nutrition coach through the National Sports Performance Association. 

Ruh resides in Walnut with her husband Marc and two children, Campbell and Riley.  She is the daughter-in-law of legendary Mt. SAC Track and Field/Cross Country Coach, Don Ruh.

 

Updated 08/05/24