Ryan Drew

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Virginia Beach, Va.
Prev School:
Floyd E. Kellam High School (VMI)

Cross Country Personal Bests (at Liberty)

8K: 24:02.1

Oct. 15, 2021 - Pre-Nationals

Tallahassee, Fla.

10K: 30:37.9

Nov. 12, 2021 - NCAA Southeast Regional Championship

Louisville, Ky.

ASUN Cross Country Championship (8K)

2019 (Fort Myers, Fla.): 4th place, 24:45.2 (1st Team All-Conference)

Spring 2021 (Macon, Ga.): 5th place, 25:20.4 (1st Team All-Conference)

Fall 2021 (Orlando, Fla.): 9th place, 24:27.8 (2nd Team All-Conference)

NCAA Southeast Regional Championship (10K)

2019 (Earlysville, Va.): 58th place, 31:26.0

Fall 2021 (Louisville, Ky.): 46th place, 30:37.9

Top Track Times at Liberty

1,000: 2:28.36

1,500: 3:43.05

Mile: 4:08.21

3K: 8:13.56

5K: 13:53.30

Fall 2021 Cross Country (R-Sr.)

• Closed out his collegiate cross country career in impressive fashion, clocking a 10K personal-best 30:37.9 at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championship for 46^th place overall and first among the Flames

• Earned all-conference honors at the ASUN Championship for the third consecutive season, thanks to a ninth-place finish

• Lowered his 8K personal best to 24:02.1 at the FSU XC Invite/Pre-Nationals for 71^st place

• ASUN Runner of the Week on Sept. 28 following a 21^st-place finish (No. 1 on the team) in his season opener, the Roy Griak Invitational

2021 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)

• Enjoyed a successful season of racing at the 5K distance, finished off by a 19^th-place finish at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet in 13:55.46

• ASUN 5K champion in a meet-record 14:17.67

• Clocked an ASUN 5K all-time record 13:53.30 at the Virginia Grand Prix

• Also fared well at the 1,500 distance, including a program-record 3:43.05 clocking at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier and a victory at the Sound Running College Invite in California

• VaSID Second Team All-State honoree (distance)

2021 Indoor Track & Field (R-Sr.)

• Successfully defended his ASUN 3K title in a personal-best 8:13.56 while placing third in the mile

• Top collegiate finisher in the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational mile, where he crossed the line fourth overall

• VaSID Second Team All-State honoree (distance)

Spring 2021 Cross Country (R-Sr.)

• Liberty's No. 1 runner during all three races, capped off by a fifth-place ASUN finish for first team All-ASUN honors

• Also placed third at the season-opening CSU Buccaneer Invitational (in an 8K personal-best 24:23.1) and 72^nd at the FSU Winter XC Classic

2020 Outdoor Track & Field

• Season was cancelled due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 virus

2020 Indoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)

• Swept the ASUN mile (personal-best 4:08.21) and 3K (season-best 8:14.39) titles, becoming the first Flame to win those two events at the same conference meet since 2010 (Sam Chelanga – Big South)

• Also posted first-place finishes in the Liberty Kickoff mile and Doc Hale VT Elite Meet 3K

• Clocked 2:28.36 for 1,000 meters in his Liberty track debut at the Virginia Tech Invitational, joining Liberty's all-time top 10 list for the event

2019 Cross Country (R-Jr.)

• Excelled during his first season as a Flame, earning first team All-ASUN honors with a fourth-place conference finish

• Served as Liberty's No. 2 runner all season, including at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships where he came in 58^th overall

• Posted three top-10 finishes on the year, also including a runner-up showing at the FGCU Invitational and a fourth-place effort at the Liberty Challenge

• Clocked an 8K season-best time of 24:30.3 at the Pre-National Invitational

Previous School

• Competed for VMI during the 2016-17 athletic year

• Made the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team after placing 22^nd at the 2016 SoCon Cross Country Championships

• Took 77^th place in the 2016 NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Cross Country Championships

• Best times at VMI were 3:59.42 (1,500), 8:44.24 (3K), 14:56.59 (5K), 25:02.5 (cross country 8K) and 31:17.2 (cross country 10K)

• Competing unattached, clocked 4:12.34 for the mile at the 2019 Liberty Kickoff and won the event at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational two weeks later

Prep

• Graduated from Floyd E. Kellam High School

• As a senior, placed fourth in the Virginia 6A outdoor state meet in the 1,600 and 3,200 and ninth in the 6A state cross country meet

• During his junior season, was the Virginia 5A outdoor state runner-up in the 1,600, took third in the 5A indoor 3,200 and placed fourth in 5A cross country

• Top times included 4:15.19 in the 1,600, 9:12.85 in the 3,200 and 15:49 in the cross country 5K

Personal

• Son of Terry and Amy Drew

• Birthday is Dec. 17

• Graduated in 2021 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice

• Currently working toward a master's degree in sport management