Ryan Hastings

2017-18 (M) Track and Field Roster

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Sun Belt Conference

Appalachian State Athletics

PR's:
Indoor: 400m- 48.96...500m- 1:04.58...800m- 1:50.48
Outdoor: 200m - 22.22...400m - 47.08...800m - 1:48.02

2017-18
Indoor

Finished in the top-10 in every race he participated in
Ran a PR of 1:50.48 in the 800-meter run at the Thundering Herd Invitational, winning the event. His time was also a meet and facility record
Set a new PR in the 400-meter dash, posting a time of 48.96 seconds at the Appalachian Open, which was first
Captured the 800-meter run at the Sun Belt Championships in 1:50.87, finishing nearly one second ahead of the second place finisher
Ran a leg of the 4x300-meter relay that posted a new school record time of 2:20.15. Also was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that set a new school record with a time of 3:14.30
Named Sun Belt Tack Athlete of the Week after his performance at the Thundering Herd Invitational

Outdoor

Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round for the second straight season, finishing 33rd in the 800-meter run in 1:50.03
Earned All-Sun Belt honors with a second place finish in the 800-meter run, crossing in a season-best 1:49.22
Clocked a new PR in the 400-meter dash at the Charlotte Invitational, finishing second in 47.08 seconds. The mark also ranks fourth in school history
Won the 800-meter run at the Weems Baskin Relay (1:49.85) and Mountaineer Outdoor Meet (1:49.83)
Named to the Google Cloud Academic All-Region team

2016-17
Indoor

Won the silver medal in the 800m with a season’s best time of 1:51.70 and helped the 4x400m relay place second at the Sun Belt Championships
Won the 800m race in 1:52.68 and ran a leg on the ninth-place mile relay at the Samford Two Day Open
Finished in first place at the Thundering Herd Invitational & Multi in the 800m with a time of 1:52.43 and helped the mile relay finish in third
Landed in first place in the 800m with a time of 1:53.74 and ran a leg on the fourth-place mile relay at the ETSU Track & Field Invitational
Helped the mile relay finish second at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational
Opened the season at the JDL College Kick-off Classic and finished fifth in the 800m with a time of 1:57.15 and placed sixth in the mile relay

Outdoor

Competed at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round and finished 31^st in the 800m with a time of 1:50.52
Snatched the silver medal in the 800m in 1:48.74 and ran a leg on the fourth-place mile relay at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships
Broke App State’s 800-meter record at the Duke Invitational with a winning time of 1:48.02 and earned Sun Belt Athlete of the Week honors after his first-place performance
Clocked a PR of 47.36 to win the 800m at the Mountaineer Open Outdoor Meet
Ran a personal best of 22.22 in the 200m at the Bill Webb & Bob Davidson Spring Kick-Off and placed 11^th
Posted seven first-place finishes, including winning three events at the Charlotte Invitational, and recorded 15 top-ten finishes at eight meets

2015-16
Indoor

Was crowned the 2016 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Champion in the 800m with a time of 1:52.01 and led the DMR and the 4x400 to a third and fifth-place finish respectively
Won the 800m in 1:51.77 and placed second in the 4x400 (3:17.35) at the Chipotle Marshall Invitational
Led the DMR to a first-place finish and took 15^th individually in the 400m (49.94) at the Buccaneer Invitational
Set a PR of 1:04.58 in the 500m at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet and placed first
Produced a first-place finish in the 800m (1:52.56) and a fifth-place finish in the DMR (10:15.46) at the Kentucky Invitational.
Posted eight first-place finishes and competed at seven meets

Outdoor

Placed third in the 800m (1:51.21) and fifth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:16.68) at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships
Led the 4x400-meter relay to first place and took fourth in the 400m with a PR of 48.28 at the Charlotte Invitational
Finished third in the 800m with a season’s best of 1:50.79 and helped the 4x400-meter relay to victory at the War Eagle Invitational
Competed in the 800m (1:51.32/35th) and the SMR (3:26.72/4h) at Florida Relays
Ran in three relays at Raleigh Relays and finished first in the 4x800, fourth in the SMR and 16^th in the 4x400
Opened the season in the 800m (1:55.66/4^th) and in the 4x400 (3:26.15/15^th) at the Wake Forest Open

2014-15
Indoor:

His 400m PR was 49.35 and came at the Hokie Invite (seventh place)
PR for the 800m was 1:53.75 and was good enough for fifth place at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships. That mark is good for ninth in school history
Won one event during the indoor season and that was the Appalachian Indoor Open's 800m where he was clocked at 1:56.38
Took second place twice including the Appalachian Indoor Open's 4x3 (2:22.78) and the Sun Belt Indoor Championships' distance medley relay (10:07.93)
In total, had 10 top-five finishes and was among the top 20 in every single event
All-conference performer

Outdoor

Won the 4x4 at both the High Point VertKlasse (3:17.22) and the Charlotte Invite (3:14.25)
Next-best finish was second in the 400m dash at the same event with a time of 48.38 (PR)
PR in the 200m dash of 22.74 came at the App State Open Outdoor and was good for 13th place
800m PR of 1:50.46 was good for third place at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships, his final race of the season. That mark is good for third in the history of the program
In that same meet, took third in the 800m preliminary round (1:52.31) and fifth in the 4x4 (3:13.95)
Just like the indoor season, placed in the top 15 in every single outdoor event
Placed sixth in the 800m run at USA Junior Nationals with a time of 1:50.51
Third team all-conference performer

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