2018 Men's Cross Country Roster
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Ansel, Ryan
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Ryan Ansel
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Danbury, Conn.
- Previous Team:
- Danbury
- Height:
- 5-5
- Weight:
- null
Bio
As a Junior in 2017:
- MAAC All-Academic Team
- Competed in six events across the 2016 season
- Came in 14th at the MAAC Cross Country Championships with a 26:23.6
- Came in 13th at the NEICAAA Championship with a 25:38.0
- Was fifth overall out of 79 runners at the Monmouth Invitational with a 26:45.38
- Earned 73rd place finishes at both the Pre-Nationals (25:32.1) and the CCSU Mini Meet 5K (16:28.9)
- Ran a 34:11.0 in a 10K at the NCAA Northeast Region Championships to come in 103rd.
- Finished ninth of 35 runners at the Stony Brook Season Opener (6K) with an 18:41.1.
- 2016 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Competed in five events across the 2016 season
- Started the season with a 78th place finish in the Iona Meet of Champions (9/16) as he clocked in at 28:00.2
- Placed 287th in the Paul Short Gold Run (10/1), clocking in at 26:10.9
- Competed in the open event at the Pre-National Invitational (10/15) where he finished in 43rd place with a time of 27:40.3
- Was the sixth-fastest Bobcat at the MAAC Championships (10/29), placing 79th overall with a time of 27:10.3
- Placed a season-high fourth on the team at the NCAA Northeast Regional (11/11) while finishing 176th overall with a time of 33:46.26
- Appeared in five events throughout the season
- Placed 23rd in his collegiate debut at the Stony Brook Invitational with a time of 19:32 in the 6k
- Took 77th place at the Paul Short Brown Run with a time of 26:25.2
- In the New England Sub Varsity Championship, he led the team with a 32nd place finish and time of 26:25.2
- In the CCSU Mini Meet sub varsity event, he was second on the team with a seventh place finish and time of 15:56.6
- Finished 64th at the MAAC Championships, fifth-fastest on the team, with a time of 25:30.3
- Graduated from Danbury High School in 2015
- Was a member of the varsity squad at Danbury since his freshman year in 2011
- Continued to improve throughout his four-year career, lowering his career-best time in the 5k by at least 14 seconds each season
- Peaked in his senior year with a his first sub-16 minute time of 15:55.79, placing 30th overall at the Great American XC Festival
- Picked up a pair of Top 10 results in his senior season in 2014, including a career-best 6th place finish at the Amherst Invitational
- Moved up from 31st to 22nd from his junior to senior season at the CIAC State Open Cross Country Championship
- Also jumped up 19 spots from 55th to 36th place at the New England Interscholastic Championship
- Born and raised in Danbury, Conn.
- Son of Donald and Laura Ansel
- Has one younger sister Caitlin
- Majoring in Journalism
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