2016-17 (M) Track and Field Roster

Ryan Shannon

  • Position CC, Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Maiden, N.C.
  • High School North Lincoln

Biography

PR's:

Cross Country: 6.4K – 20:43.55 ... 8K – 25:47.60 ... 10K – 32:32.70
Indoor: 800m - 2:06.58 ... 3,000m – 8:35.00 … 5,000m – 15:29.26
Outdoor: 1,500m – 4:12.26 ... 3,000m Steeplechase – 9:35.73


2017-18

Cross Country

  • Ran in three races over the course of the season
  • Ran a season-best time of 26:45.1 in the 8K, finishing 59th overall at the High Point Vertcross Invitational
  • Placed 29th at the Convered Bridge Meet, navigating the 8K course in 27:02.9
  • Posted a season-best 23rd place finish at the Mountain to Sea Open in the 6K in 26:49.8

2016-17

Cross Country:

• Ran a season-best 26:22.2 at the High Point University Vert XC Invitational and finished 42nd at the Sun Belt Conference championships.

Indoor:

• Competed in the 3000 meters at the ETSU Track and Field Invitational.

2015-16

Cross Country:

• Competed at the Southeast Regional Championships in the 10K and ran a personal-best of 32:32.70
• Ran a time of 26:40.20 in the 8K to place 22nd at the Upstate Invitational
• Set a PR of 25:47.60 in the 8k to place eighth at the 32nd Winthrop/ADIDAS XC Invitational
• Finished ninth with a new personal-best of 21:04.20 in the 6.4K at the Covered Bridge Open CC Meet

Indoor:

• Competed in the 800 meters and the Mile at the Appalachian Indoor Open Split Track Meet
• Ran a PR of 8:35.00 in the 3,000 meters to place seventh at the Chipotle Marshall Invitational
• Finished eighth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 15:29.26 at the Buccaneer Invitational

Outdoor:

• Finished 11th in the 5,000 meters (15:23.25) and ninth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:40.22) at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships
• Ran a PR of 9:37.58 to win the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Charlotte Invitational
• Set a personal-best of 15:16.56 in the 5,000 meters to place 13th at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting

2014-15

Cross Country:

• Best 8K time of the season was 26:28.8 and came at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (32nd place)
• Faster of two 6,400m times was 21:22.7 and was clocked at the Blue Ridge Open (37th place)
• Best placing of the season was 11th at the Winthrop Invite (26:37)
• Finished in the top 15 once and the top 45 five times

Outdoor:

Placed in the top 10 three times and the top 20 in four of his five total events from the season
Took third place in the 3,000m steeplechase at the App State Open with a time of 9:47.31
Finished in fifth for the 5,000m race at the Winthrop Invite (15:20.58) and ninth place in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships with a time of 9:45.22
Set a new PR in the 1,500m at that same meet with a time of 4:12.26 (16th place)

High School PR's: 5K - 15:27...800m - 2:03...1600m - 4:26...3200m - 9:26

High School

• Lettered in both cross country and track and field
• Two-time XC all-state
• Four-time XC all-conference and all-county
• Three-time state runner-up in 3200m

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    CC, Distance
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    CC, Distance
  • 2016-17Junior

    CC, Distance