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2021 Men's Cross Country Roster

Ryan Melvin

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Marion, Ill.
  • Highschool Marion HS

Biography

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Personal-Best 8-K Time: 
29:04.0 (10/12/19 at Fast Cats Classic)
Personal-Best 10-K Time:  39:31.3 (11/12/21 at NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships)
 
Fall 2021 (XC):
  • Competed in the final three meets of the season for the Purple Aces.
  • Turned in a season-best 8-K time of 32:05.8 at the UE Invitational (10/16/21).
  • Posted a time of 39:31.3 in his first collegiate 10-K at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (11/12/21).
  • Also competed in the MVC Championships (33.51.3 8-K – 10/29/21).
Spring 2021 (XC):
  • Competed in all three meets for UE in the COVID-shortened spring season.
  • Ran sixth on the team in both the Belmont Opener (31:56.7 – 8-K – 1/24/21) and the Murray State Open.
  • Turned a season-best 8-K time of 30:37.9 at the Murray State Open (2/5/21).
  • Also competed in the MVC Championships (33:36.2 8-K – 3/3/21).
Fall 2019 (XC):
  • Set times in each of Evansville’s first five races
  • Top finish of 23rd came in the 5K Austin Peay Cross Country Festival (9/21/19), where he posted a time of 16:26.8
  • His 8-K PR came at the Fast Cats Classic where he finished the race in 29:04 (10/12/19)
Personal:
  • Majoring in Health Services Administration at UE

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021Junior

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