[2][3] Van Ryk played two seasons of U Sports women's volleyball for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds from 2017 to 2019.

[4] She finished her rookie season by winning a Bronze medal at the 2018 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship.

[7] Van Ryk left university to become a professional athlete by signing with Volley Bergamo of the Italian Women's Volleyball League Serie A1 in 2019.

[9] For the 2021–22 season, she played for Türk Hava Yolları SK of the Turkish Women's Volleyball League.

[11] Van Ryk attended Surrey Christian School and has two older sisters, Jocelyn and Amy.