2025 / AS A SOPHOMORE
- Honorable Mention AVCA All-Midwest Region
- Became the youngest defensive specialist in Purdue volleyball history to be honored on the All-Big Ten team, receiving Second Team All-Big Ten
- Started and played in all 34 matches this season as libero
- Second in Big Ten in total digs with 462
- Averaged 3.63 digs per set over the season and 4.00 in the NCAA Tournament
- 2x Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (9/15, 10/6)
- Set a career-high 30 vs. Kansas (9/5) to become the 12th Boilermaker in Purdue history to reach the prestigious milestone, including just the fifth underclassman. Additionally, it was the first 30-dig showing since Fall 2021
- Registered 14 matches with at least 15 digs
- Racked up five matches with at least 20 digs
- Not only was she Purdue’s first libero to reach a double-double in over 14 years with her 11 digs, 11 assists vs. #RV Tennessee in the second match of the year (8/31), she has come two assists shy of a double-double two additional times and was within three assists of a double-double six times
- Season-high service aces with three against Indiana on 11/29
- Led the team in digs per set (3.64) and total digs (476) as libero
- Guided Purdue to holding opponents under a .200 attack % in 14 matches, including #15 Indiana (.106), Illinois (.118), #17 USC (.167), Illinois (.185), SMU (.197), Kansas (.180)
- Registered 23 digs in the NCAA Regional Semifinals vs. SMU (12/11), coming just two digs shy of tying the program record for an individual performance in an NCAA tournament match
- Racked up 10 aces over the last seven matches of the season – nearly half of which came in the NCAA tournament
- Saw 27 receptions in the reverse-sweep at #24 UCLA (10/2), posting a perfect reception % in the match while adding 16 digs, an ace and four assists in the win
- Committed one or fewer reception errors in 23 matches
2024 / AS A FRESHMAN
- Played in all 34 of Purdue’s matches with 29 starts
- Set a career-high 15 digs vs Indiana (10/19/24)
- Set a career-high 6 service aces at Minnesota, the third freshman in program history to do so (09/28/24)
- Registered 285 digs and averaged 2.44 per set
- Tallied 18 service aces
- Produced double-digit digs in 14 matches
- Secured a perfect reception % in 22 matches
- Had a perfect reception % in 9 straight Big Ten matches (10/19/24-11/17/24)
- Helped lead team to the most digs per set in the Big Ten with 15.60
HIGH SCHOOL
- Club Team: Team Dynasty Volleyball Club
- Member of the 2023 U19 U.S. National Team 20-girl roster as libero and served as an alternate for the U.S. gold-winning team at the 2023 U19 Pan American Cup
- USA Volleyball National Training Development Program (NTDP) Indoor Training Series athlete
- The No. 1 defensive specialist/libero out of the state of Kansas and ranked the No. 3 overall athlete in the state by PrepDig Volleyball
- Competed at the national championships four times
- Guided her team to a USA Volleyball Junior National Champion team title
- Received All-Tournament Team honors for the 2021 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship
- 2023 and 2019 USA Volleyball Junior National Championship Runner-Up
- Placed third in 2022 at the USA Volleyball Junior National Championships
- Helped Blue Valley to a 6A State Runner-Up finish as a junior (2022)
- Selected for the Metro Sports All-Star match on Team Kansas for a match vs. Team Missouri
- Averaged 5.5 digs per set in both her junior and sophomore seasons
- Named First Team All-Conference as a senior and junior and a Second Team honoree as a sophomore
- 2022 VolleyballMag.com High School Midseason "ION" Watch List
- Received First Team All-State as a junior
- Career plans: Work in sports journalism and broadcast
- Parents: Thom and Jackie McAleer
- Sister, Addy, was an outside hitter at Lindenwood University and brother, Sam, played baseball at Mesa Community College
Dave Shondell on Ryan McAleer: "Ryan was ranked as one of the three top liberos in the nation in her class. She brings great energy and belief to any team and has the ability to cover plenty of court as a passer and defender. A key contributor on her Dynasty club team and Blue Valley High School team, Ryan has the ability to fight for playing time from the beginning. She's battled against the best club teams in America and proved her worth regularly. Ryan is a digging machine that will bring a unique approach to our defense."