2018-19 Men's Track & Field Roster

I/O Ryan Polk

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Marietta, Ga.
  • High School Kennesaw Mountain HS
  • Prev School Kennesaw Mountain HS

Biography

Career Statistics

Cross Country
2017: Ran in all six meets … delivered 6k personal best of 21:28.80 at season opening VSU Border Clash (9/1) … led Lakers with 9-of-47 (28:48.04) performance at the 8k Jaguar Cross Country Invitational (9/9) … followed that with a 10-of-75 outing at the Cougar Cross Country Invitational (9/23) in very next outing, posting a time of 27:07.95 over the 8k course … placed 38-of-70 at Peach Belt Conference Championships (10/21) with time of 27:31.70.

2016: Appeared in six meets, including NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championship (11/5) … set personal best in 5k with time of 16:23.40 at Struts Season Opener (9/2), 8k (26:23.30) at Peach Belt Conference Championships (10/22) and 10k at NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championships (11/5) with time of 33:10.60 … delivered fifth place finish at SCAD Invitational (9/30).
 
2015: Saw action in all seven meets as a freshman … notched season-best ninth place finish (30:28.20) for first place Laker squad at West Georgia Wolves Cross Country Invitational (9/11) … was 15th at JSU Struts Season Opener (9/4) with a 5k time of 17:43.60 … posted season-best  8k time of 28:42.70 at Wingate Bulldog Stampede (9/26) … was 39th at D2 Georgia Collegiate Championships (10/10)  with time of 28:43.30.
 
Indoor Track & Field
2017-18: Ran in four of five meets and competed in seven total events … set personal best in distance medley (11:06.34) at Dunamis Super Meet (2/9) and was 3-of-15 in 3,000-meters (9:11.54) … finished 12-of-52 in mile (4:33.29) at the Emory CrossPlex Invitational (1/21) … placed 5-of-16 in mile (4:40.02) at Tiger Indoor Invitational (2/3).

2016-17: Finished year having saw action in five meets and seven events … part of champion distance medley relay team at BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker (12/2) and Kent Taylor Invite (2/19) … also finished fifth in 3,000-meters with personal best 9:05.58 at BSC … added another PR, this time in the mile with a time of 4:29.82 at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational (2/5).
 
2015-16: Competed in three meets and six events … had four top five performances, topped by a first place outing in the distance medley relay (11:07.89) at the Tiger Indoor Invitational (2/6) … was also fifth in the mile (4:39.48) at that meet … was second in 4x800-meters (8:41.72) and fourth in mile (4:36.41) at Sewanee Indoor Invitational (2/20) … notched personal best of 17:33.21 in 5,000-meters at Emory Invitational (1/24).
 
Outdoor Track & Field
2018: Saw action in five of six meets and eight total events … posted PR’s in 4x400-meter relay (3:32.19) at Victor Icebreaker Duals (3/3) and in 5,000-meters (16:06.61) at the Peach Belt Conference Championships (4/21) … was 12-of-37 in 1,500-meters at Victor.

2017: Appeared in five meets and nine events … delivered three personal bests, including a 2:00.09 mark in the 800-meters at the Peach Belt Conference Championships (4/22) … also ran a 16:08.62 in the 5,000-meters at the Emory Invitational and was part of a DMR that posted a time of 10:31.01 that same meet … notched a runner-up finish in 1,500-meters at Emory Classic (3/25) … helped lead DMR to first place finish at Savannah Tiger Relays (3/4) with mark of 10:33.53.
 
2016: Saw action in six meets and nine events … earned a fourth place finish in 1,500-meters (4:07.59) at Emory Invitational (3/19) … registered personal best time of 4:06.28 in the 1,500-meters at the Shorter Invitational (3/26) … ran best time in 800-meters (2:02.46) at Berry Field Day Invitational (4/9).
 
Kennesaw Mountain High School: Ran cross country and track & field for the Mustangs … as a senior, posted track personal bests in 5,000-meters (16:37), 1,600-meters (4:37) and 800-meters (2:00.00).
 
Personal: Majoring in Business.
 
Personal Bests
Cross Country
5k: 16:23.40 at Struts Season Opener (9/2/16)
6k: 21:28.80 at VSU Border Clash (9/1/17)
8k: 26:23.30 at Peach Belt Conference Championships (10/22/16)
10k: 33:10.60 at NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championships (11/5/16)
 
Indoor Track & Field
3,000m: 9:05.58 at BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker (12/2/16)
5,000m: 17:33.21 at Emory CrossPlex Invitational (1/24/16)
Mile: 4:29.82 at South Alabama Jaguar Invitational (2/5/17)
4x800 Relay: 8:41.72 at Sewanee Indoor Invitational (2/20/16)
Distance Medley Relay: 11:06.34 at Dunamis Super Meet (2/9/18)
 
Outdoor Track & Field
800m: 2:00.09 at Emory Invitational (3/18/17)
1,500m: 4:06.28 at Shorter Invitational (3/26/16)
5,000: 16:06.61 at Peach Belt Conference Championships (4/21/18)
4x400 Relay: 3:23.61 at Emory Invitational (3/22-23/19)
Distance Medley Relay: 10:31.01 at Emory Invitational (3/18/17)

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Historical Player Information

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    2015-16Freshman

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    2016-17Sophomore

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    2017-18Junior

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    2018-19Senior

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