2009 Men's Track & Field Roster
Hopkins, Ryan
Ryan Hopkins
- Position:
- Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Greenwich, Conn.
- High School:
- Brunswick
- Major:
- Undeclared
Bio
Cross Country
2011:Earned the highest finish ever for a Davidson runner at an NCAA?Regional meet, placing 12th in a Davidson 10K record 30:22 at the NCAA?Southeast Region Championships ... named to all-region team ... runner-up at the SoCon Cross Country Championships, setting a new school 8K record for the third time of the season ... named first-team All-Southern Conference ... USTF CCCA Cross Country All-Academic...opened the season with a 10th place finish in 26:23 in the USC Upstate Eye Opener Invitational, in which the Wildcats placed first as a team ... placed second in a Davidson 8K record time of 24:07 at the Clemson Invitational ... became the first Wildcat runner to complete an 8K cross country course in under 24 minutes, placing third in 23:56.28 to lead the Wildcats to a seventh-place at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic ... earned SoCon Runner of the Week honors after leading Davidson to victory at the Royal Cross Country Challenge in nearby McAlpine Park with a first place finish in 24:02 ... SoCon Runner of the Month for October ... owns the six fastest 8K times in Davidson history and eight of the top 10.
2010: First-team All-SoCon after placing third in 24:40.34 at the SoCon Championship … SoCon Runner of the Month for September after twice breaking the Davidson all-time 8K records … led Davidson to victory at the Clemson Invitational with a second-place finish in a school-record 24:19.02 to earn SoCon Runner of the Week honors … broke his own record at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic, finishing 18th in 24:07.48 … SoCon Runner of the Week after taking third in the season-opening 6400m Covered Bridge Open in 19:45 … placed fifth in the Royal Cross Country Challenge in 24:27 … led the ‘Cats at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a Davidson all-time top-10 10K time of 32:11 to place 56th.
2009: Second-team All-SoCon selection after placing eighth in 25:33 at the Southern Conference Championships … Performance helped lead Davidson to a program-best second-place finish … Was Davidson’s second-finisher in all but one meet … Ran second-fastest time in Davidson cross country history of 24:50 at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic … Helped lead Davidson to victory at the season opening USC Upstate Eye Opener Invitational with a third-place finish in 25:36 … Also placed third (25:15) as Davidson won the Winthrop Invitational … Placed sixth overall, second in scoring (25:14) as Davidson placed second at the Blue Ridge Mountain Open … Completed 10K course at NCAA Southeast Regionals in 32:23, finishing third on the team as Davidson earned a 12th place finish.
2008: Debuted with 21st place finish, fourth on team in 26:48 at the USC Upstate Invitational … Improved to 26:02, third on the team at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic … Placed third on the team at the outdoor SoCon Championships in 26:53 … Completed 10K course at NCAA Southeast Regionals in 35:16.
Track & Field
2011: Opened season by winning the 3000m at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational in 8:34.12 … turned in a pair of Davidson top-10 performances at the SoCon Indoor Championships, placing fourth in the 3000m in 8:26.62 and fifth in the 5000m in 14:46.89 … opened outdoor season by winning the 5000m at the 49er Classic in a Davidson top-10 best 14:35.86 ... set a new school record in the 10,000m of 30:14.87 to place fourth at the Raleigh Relays … completed the 5000m in 14:43.10 at the Duke Invitational … placed second in the 10,000m in a Davidson top-10 30:42.77 at the outdoor SoCon Championships to earn all-conference honors … also competed in the 5000m, placing eighth in 15:20.46.
2010: Placed sixth with Davidson all-time top-10 performances in the 3000m (8:28.83) and 5000m (14:49.09) at the indoor SoCon Championships … opened indoor season with sixth-place finish and Davidson top-10 performance (8:38.95) in the 3000m … turned in a Davidson top-10 all-time performance to place fourth in the 5000m (15:08.86) and placed seventh in the mile (4:26.10) at the Liberty Open … All-Southern Conference performer in the 10,000m, finishing second at the outdoor SoCon Championships in Davidson all-time top-10 time of 31:42.26 … also took fourth in the 5000m (15:05.56) … ran the fourth-fastest 5000m in Davidson history at the Raleigh Relays (14:47.95) … made outdoor season debut at the UNC Charlotte 49er Classic, cracking the Davidson top-10 performers list in the 3000m and placing fourth in 8:42.94.
2009: Made indoor debut at the UNC Invitational, completing the 3000m in 9:06.36 … Improved to 9:03.87 at the Clemson Tiger Invitational … Ran the 5000m in 15:51.99 at the indoor SoCon Championships … Made outdoor debut at the UNC Charlotte 49er Classic, completing the 5000m in 15:27.57 … improved to 15:26.78 at the Duke Invitational … Placed 4th in the 10,000m in 32:06.64 and seventh in the 5000m at the outdoor SoCon Championships in 15:28.56.
Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner at Brunswick ... two-time cross country All-FAA (2006, 2007) ... two-time All-New England (2006, 2007) ... Brunswick School Most Outstanding Runner (2006, 2007) ... in his senior season, finished second at the New England Championships ... high school record-holder in the 5K (16:02).
2011:Earned the highest finish ever for a Davidson runner at an NCAA?Regional meet, placing 12th in a Davidson 10K record 30:22 at the NCAA?Southeast Region Championships ... named to all-region team ... runner-up at the SoCon Cross Country Championships, setting a new school 8K record for the third time of the season ... named first-team All-Southern Conference ... USTF CCCA Cross Country All-Academic...opened the season with a 10th place finish in 26:23 in the USC Upstate Eye Opener Invitational, in which the Wildcats placed first as a team ... placed second in a Davidson 8K record time of 24:07 at the Clemson Invitational ... became the first Wildcat runner to complete an 8K cross country course in under 24 minutes, placing third in 23:56.28 to lead the Wildcats to a seventh-place at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic ... earned SoCon Runner of the Week honors after leading Davidson to victory at the Royal Cross Country Challenge in nearby McAlpine Park with a first place finish in 24:02 ... SoCon Runner of the Month for October ... owns the six fastest 8K times in Davidson history and eight of the top 10.
2010: First-team All-SoCon after placing third in 24:40.34 at the SoCon Championship … SoCon Runner of the Month for September after twice breaking the Davidson all-time 8K records … led Davidson to victory at the Clemson Invitational with a second-place finish in a school-record 24:19.02 to earn SoCon Runner of the Week honors … broke his own record at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic, finishing 18th in 24:07.48 … SoCon Runner of the Week after taking third in the season-opening 6400m Covered Bridge Open in 19:45 … placed fifth in the Royal Cross Country Challenge in 24:27 … led the ‘Cats at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a Davidson all-time top-10 10K time of 32:11 to place 56th.
2009: Second-team All-SoCon selection after placing eighth in 25:33 at the Southern Conference Championships … Performance helped lead Davidson to a program-best second-place finish … Was Davidson’s second-finisher in all but one meet … Ran second-fastest time in Davidson cross country history of 24:50 at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic … Helped lead Davidson to victory at the season opening USC Upstate Eye Opener Invitational with a third-place finish in 25:36 … Also placed third (25:15) as Davidson won the Winthrop Invitational … Placed sixth overall, second in scoring (25:14) as Davidson placed second at the Blue Ridge Mountain Open … Completed 10K course at NCAA Southeast Regionals in 32:23, finishing third on the team as Davidson earned a 12th place finish.
2008: Debuted with 21st place finish, fourth on team in 26:48 at the USC Upstate Invitational … Improved to 26:02, third on the team at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic … Placed third on the team at the outdoor SoCon Championships in 26:53 … Completed 10K course at NCAA Southeast Regionals in 35:16.
Track & Field
2011: Opened season by winning the 3000m at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational in 8:34.12 … turned in a pair of Davidson top-10 performances at the SoCon Indoor Championships, placing fourth in the 3000m in 8:26.62 and fifth in the 5000m in 14:46.89 … opened outdoor season by winning the 5000m at the 49er Classic in a Davidson top-10 best 14:35.86 ... set a new school record in the 10,000m of 30:14.87 to place fourth at the Raleigh Relays … completed the 5000m in 14:43.10 at the Duke Invitational … placed second in the 10,000m in a Davidson top-10 30:42.77 at the outdoor SoCon Championships to earn all-conference honors … also competed in the 5000m, placing eighth in 15:20.46.
2010: Placed sixth with Davidson all-time top-10 performances in the 3000m (8:28.83) and 5000m (14:49.09) at the indoor SoCon Championships … opened indoor season with sixth-place finish and Davidson top-10 performance (8:38.95) in the 3000m … turned in a Davidson top-10 all-time performance to place fourth in the 5000m (15:08.86) and placed seventh in the mile (4:26.10) at the Liberty Open … All-Southern Conference performer in the 10,000m, finishing second at the outdoor SoCon Championships in Davidson all-time top-10 time of 31:42.26 … also took fourth in the 5000m (15:05.56) … ran the fourth-fastest 5000m in Davidson history at the Raleigh Relays (14:47.95) … made outdoor season debut at the UNC Charlotte 49er Classic, cracking the Davidson top-10 performers list in the 3000m and placing fourth in 8:42.94.
2009: Made indoor debut at the UNC Invitational, completing the 3000m in 9:06.36 … Improved to 9:03.87 at the Clemson Tiger Invitational … Ran the 5000m in 15:51.99 at the indoor SoCon Championships … Made outdoor debut at the UNC Charlotte 49er Classic, completing the 5000m in 15:27.57 … improved to 15:26.78 at the Duke Invitational … Placed 4th in the 10,000m in 32:06.64 and seventh in the 5000m at the outdoor SoCon Championships in 15:28.56.
Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner at Brunswick ... two-time cross country All-FAA (2006, 2007) ... two-time All-New England (2006, 2007) ... Brunswick School Most Outstanding Runner (2006, 2007) ... in his senior season, finished second at the New England Championships ... high school record-holder in the 5K (16:02).
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