2022 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Ryan Smithers

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Laguna Beach, Calif.
  • Highschool Laguna Beach (SS)

Biography

College Bests
5000m (XC) - 15:14.9
8000m (XC) - 24:55.4

High School Bests
800m - 1:58.53
1600m - 4:17.77
3200m - 9:14.29
3 mile - 14:21.40

2022-2023: Opened his cross country season at the Lehigh Paul Short Run with an 8k PR of 24:55.4... Placed 77th at the IC4A Championship.

2021-2022: In cross country led the Bulldogs at the 2021 Lehigh Paul Short Run, running his personal best time over 8000m with a time of 25:17.2…Finished 14th at the 18th Annual CCSU Mini Meet with a time of 15:14.9.

2020-21: No competition due to coronavirus pandemic.

2019-2020: In cross country did not compete due to injury.

High School: Captain for Cross Country / Track for 2018 and 2019...Champion for CIF Southern Section DIV Cross Country 2018...2nd place for California State DIV 4 Cross Country Championships (2018)...11th at Footlocker West Championships 2018 (one place off from qualifying to nationals)...All League, All CIF, All State for 2018 and 2019; 3 mile school record holder.

Off the track: Founder and President of Project Liquid at the Yale Undergraduate Aerospace Association…Executive Board Member at the Ivy Space Coalition.

Personal: Played Soccer for all his life...Only started running junior year of high school...Twin sister and he were born through surrogacy into the arms of gay parents.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019First Year

    Middle Distance/Distance
  • 2020Sophomore

    Middle Distance/Distance
  • 2021Junior

    Distance
  • 2022Junior

    Middle Distance/Distance