University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Career Best:
8k - 26:21 - 2010 Horizon League
10K - 33:54 - 2010 NCAA GLR 
Cass Benton 4 Mile - 21:09 - 2010

2010: Opened with his Cass-Benton best of 21:09 for 15th at the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invite... Ran his best at National Catholics taking 58th (26:34)... 8k PR time of 26:21 at Horizon League meet (32nd / 29 place improvement)... Placed 162nd at NCAA Great Lakes Regional (33:54).

2009: Opened the season at the Running-Fit Detroit Titan Invite with a 21:57 for Cass-Benton PR…8k PR of 26:30 at Louisville…86th at HL championship...A member of the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll and the UDM Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

2008: Dropped 8k PR by over one minute at Louisville running 26:34…Fifth man on 19th place NCAA regional team with his 169th-place 35:54 10k run…63rd place at Horizon League Championship...Earned a spot on the Horizon League Fall Academic and the Titan Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

2007: Competed in all varsity races...Season best was NCAA Regional finishing 166th running 35:00 for 10k...8k PR of 27:48 at Falcon Invitational.

High School: A Michigan Division 2 cross country state qualifier in 2006 and track state qualifier in 3200m in 2006 and ‘07.

Personal: Full name is Ryan Emilio Ayala...Son of Lori Lewis...Education major with a 3.612 GPA