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Ryan Guenthner Season 2020-21

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YearRedshirt Junior
HometownLouisville, Ky.
2019-20 SEASONS
2020 OTF (JR): No season was conducted because of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 ITF (SO*): Did not run.
2019 XC (JR): Raced five times on the year... finished in the Top 25 at the AAC Championships as he ran 25:04.3 to place 23rd overall... opened the year finishing ninth overall at the Queen City Invitational – the best finish on the team – as he ran a personal best 15:26.0... placed 160th at the NCAA Great Lakes Region meet. In 34:05.3.
 
2018-19 SEASONS
2019 OUT (SO): Raced twice on the year, once each in the two longest distances... opened the year running 15:20.86 in the 5,000m run at the Lyles/Wood Invitational... closed his campaign in the 10,000m run at the AAC Championships, placing 15th overall in 32:31.82.
2019 IN (FR*): Ran the 3,000m and 5,000m events during the season... posted a personal-best time of 8:38.64 to finish fifth in the 3,000m at the Gladstein Invitational... ran a personal-best of 14:53.50 in the 5,000m at the Music City Challenge.
2018 XC (SO): Lined up to race in six meets, finishing five competitions… placed a season-best 18th at the John McNichols Invitational… took 40.9 seconds off his PR in the 8,000m run at the Greater Louisville Classic, running 24:55.2 to finish 48th overall… placed 114th at the NCAA Great Lakes Region meet, running 33:10.6 to shave 30.1 seconds off his previous 10,000m best.
 
2017-18 SEASONS
2018 OUT (FR): Scored at the AAC Championships by finishing sixth in the 10,000m run… was the top rookie finisher in the race as well… ran a PR 31:35.09 in the 10,000m run at the season-opening Oliver Nikoloff Open (Cincinnati)… twice raced in the 5,000m run and twice posted a PR… first ran 15:07.01 at the Tennessee Relays before coming back at the Lyle/Woods Invitational (Louisville) to run 14:57.73 to lower his time… earned AAC All-Academic honors.
2018 IN (FR): Redshirted.
2017 XC (FR): Had a strong rookie season, racing four times and placing among the Top 3 on the team in all four… was the top finisher for the Bearcats at the AAC Championships, placing 40th overall… placed third on the team and 128th overall in his first 10,000m race at the NCAA Great Lakes Region meet… was second on the team in his other two races, the Butler Opener and the NCAA Pre-National meet… named the team’s MVP for the 2017 season at the end of year banquet.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2017 graduate of St. Xavier High School (Louisville, Ky.)… competed in cross country and track & field… three-time cross country state qualifier and two-time all-state honoree… placed 15th at the state meet as a sophomore before taking eight as a junior and fourth as a senior… helped his team to back-to-back Kentucky AA State Championships in cross country as a junior and senior with his senior year team being ranked #13 nationally… on the track, twice earned all-state accolades in the 3,200m run and finished fifth at the state meet as a senior… also as a senior, anchored the 4x800m relay team to a runner-up finish at the state meet.
 
PERSONAL BEST MARKS
Cross Country
5,000m • 15:26.0 (Queen City Invitational • 8/31/19)
6,000m • 19:18.9 (Butler Opener • 9/1/17)
8,000m • 24:55.2 (Greater Louisville Classic • 24:55.2)
10,000m • 33:10.6 (NCAA Great Lakes Region • 11/9/18)
 
Indoor Track & Field
Mile • 4:25.20 (HS)
3,000m • 8:38.64 (Gladstein Invitational • 1/18/19)
5,000m • 14:53.50 (Music City Challenge • 2/9/19)
 
Outdoor Track & Field
1,600m • 4:30.54 (HS)
3,200m • 9:31.01 (HS)
5,000m • 14:57.73 (Lyles/Wood Invitational • 4/28/18)
10,000m • 31:35.09 (Oliver Nikoloff Open • 3/30/18)
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Redshirt Sophomore
2019-20

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Redshirt Freshman
2018-19

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Freshman
2017-18

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