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2022 Men's Cross Country Roster

Ryan Schwab

Ryan Schwab

  • Class:
    Fifth Year
  • Hometown:
    Corunna, Mich.
  • High School:
    Corunna

Summary

Biography

Official Collegiate Results

Career Highlights:
  • 5x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • 3x Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)
  • 4x Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Career Best:
  • 4 Mile: 21:16.2 at 2022 BSN Titans Invitational
  • 5 Mile: 28:26 at 2018 National Catholic Invitational
  • 5k: 18:04.3 at 2022 Michigan Open
  • 8k: 26:32 at 2018 Louisville Classic
  • 10k: 35:20 at Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships


2022:

  • Personal record in the 5k at the Michigan Open
  • Personal record in the 4-Mile at the BSN Titans Invitational


2021:

  • Ran in four races on the season
  • Placed fifth in the season opener clocking 22:26 at the Running Fit-Detroit Mercy Titan Invite
  • Finished 91st in 29:28 at the Horizon League Championships
  • Ended the year 194th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships in 35:43


2020:

  • Ran in both races on the season finishing 25th in 28:08 at the Wright State Winter XC Challenge
  • Claimed 51st at the Horizon League Championships in 28:48

2019:
  • Ran a time of 28:58.5 in the season opener 4 mile at the 33rd Running Fit- Detroit Mercy Invitational
  • Took 51st in the Canisius Alumni Classic with a time of 27:10
  • Ran a 26:46 in the Louisville Classic
  • Ran a 26:44 in the 8k at the Horizon League Championships

2018:
  • Set a personal record in his collegiate debut at the 32nd Annual Running Fit-Detroit Mercy Invitational with a time of 21:42
  • In his first career National Catholic Championship, Schwab finished with a time of 28:26

Prior to Detroit Mercy: 
  • Earned letters in cross country, track and field and swimming and diving and was a captain in all three sports
  • Helped his team to three regional cross country title and one state championship team
  • A 2016 scorer for Michigan D2 cross country state championship team
  • Part of a regional and state championship team in track and field 
  • A Michigan D2 All-State in the 4x800m in 2018
  • Also a champion diver and holds two school records
  • Academic All-State in all three sports

Personal: 
  • Son of Michelle and Peter Schwab
  • Has an older brother and two younger brothers
  • Chose Detroit Mercy because of its academic reputation
  • Enrolled in the 5-Year Physician Assistant's Program

Career Finishes:
2021 Results
Sept. 11 - 35th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Mercy Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 22:26 - 5th
Sept. 17 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 29:20 - 106th
Oct. 16 - Falcon Invitational (BGSU XC Course - Bowling Green, OH) - 29:17 - 61st
Oct. 30 - Horizon League Championships (Northview Church Course - Carmel, IN) - 29:28 - 91st
Nov. 12 - Horizon League Championships (Angel Mounds XC Course - Evansville, IN) - 35:43 - 194th


2020 Results (run in the spring of 2021)
Feb. 6 - Wright State Winter XC Challenge (Fairborn Community Park - Fairborn, OH) - 28:08 - 25th
Mar. 4 - Horizon League Championships (Northview Church Course - Carmel, IN) - 28:48 - 51st

2019 Results
Sept. 7 - 33rd Running Fit- Detroit Mercy Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI)- 22:50.1- 32nd
Sept. 20 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 28:58.5 - 83rd
Oct. 5 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY)- 26:46- 150th
Oct. 19 - Canisius Alumni Classic (Delaware Park - Buffalo, NY)- 27:10 - 51st
Nov. 2 - Horizon League Cross Country Championship (Valhalla Cross Country Course - Highland Heights, KY)- 26:44 - 65th
Nov. 15 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 35:43 - 187th

2018 Results
Sept. 8 - 30th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 21:42 – 32nd
Sept. 14 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 28:26 – 136th
Sept. 29 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 26:32 - 170th
Oct. 13 - Canisius Alumni Classic (Delaware Park - Buffalo, NY) - 27:05 - 35th
Oct. 27 - Horizon League Championships (Wayne E. Dannehl Cross Country Course - Kenosha, WI) - 27:20 - 59th
Nov. 11 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 35:20 - 181st

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