2017 Cross Country Roster
Ryan, James
James Ryan
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Western Springs, Ill.
- High School:
- Lyons Township
Bio
2017 (Senior)
- Ran in all seven meets
- Third Blue Demon to finish at the Bradley Pink Classic (10/13), clocking in at 26:26.5
- Finished the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships (10/28) in 38th overall and third for DePaul, with a mark of 26:04.1
- Competed at the NCAA D-1 Midwest Regionals (11/10), posting a 10k time of 32:14.87.
2016 (Junior)
- BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- Ran in all seven meets
- Was the first Blue Demon finisher at the ISU Country Financial Invitational (9/9) in 33rd at 26:13.16
- Took 20that the Badger Classic (9/23) 19:40.5.
2015 (Sophomore)
- Saw action in five meets
- Finished 60th at the Badger Season Opener (9/4) with a time of 21:27.1
- Recorded a 38th place finish at the John Flamer Invitational (10/3) after a run of 26:52.6
- Ran at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championship (10/31) and finished with a time of 26:32.6.
2014 (Freshman)
- Ran at the Badger Opener (Sept. 5) for the Blue Demons in his only race of the season
- Finished in 69th with a time of 21:17 in his debut.
High School
- Three-year letterwinner in cross country and two-year letterwinner in track and field at Lyons Township High School
- Was a member of Lyons Township's State third-place team in 2012 and fourth-place finisher in 2013
- Holds personal records of 14:58 (3-mile), 4:28 (mile) and 9:08 (3,000m)
- Three-time cross country state qualifier
- Two-time All-Conference selection
- Finished third in the 3,000-meter race at the 2013 United States Junior Olympics Championship, earning All-American accolades.
Personal
- Son of Michael and Mary Ryan
- Has two sisters, Olivia and Madeleine
- Father (Michael) and uncle (Kelly) played football at Yale University
- Grandfather (Bill) and aunt (Molly) played basketball at Notre Dame
- Sister (Olivia) is a three-time All-State cross country runner and track and field All-American at Fenwick High School (Oak Park, Ill.)
- Studying English.
Demon Docs: Episode 2
Saturday, October 12
Across The Line: Noah Deck
Tuesday, September 18
Across the Line: Chris Korabik
Friday, October 27
DePaul Cross Country: BIG EAST Championship Preview
Wednesday, October 26
