2019 Men's Cross Country Roster
Ryan Paradise
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Emmaus, Pa.
- High School:
- Emmaus
- Major:
- Mechanical Engineering
2019 CROSS COUNTRY: Academic Honor Roll... Finished 19th overall at the Lehigh Invitational (19:42.42)... First Lehigh finisher and 50th overall at the Harry Lang Invitational (21:55.80)... Came in 278th and was seventh on the team at the Paul Short Run (25:35.80)... Finished 94th overall at the Penn State National Open (27:41.10)... Ninth on team and 64th overall at the Patriot League Championships (27:24.20).
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2018 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished third on the team and sixth overall at the Bucknell Tune Up (19:57.00)… Finished 103rd overall in the Paul Short Run, earning a personal record (26:57.3)… Finished 18th overall at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet (27:28.03)… Finished fourth on the team and 35th overall at the Bison Open in the 6K, earning a personal record (19:46.6)… Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
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BEFORE LEHIGH: Finished 12th in the mile run at the 2016 PIAA Indoor State Championships…Ten-time PIAA District XI medalist in track and field…First Team All-Conference selection in cross country as a senior…Three-time all-conference honorable mention honoree in track and field…Emmaus High School record holder in the 4x800m relay (8:01)…Also played soccer and earned First Team All-Conference honors as a junior and senior…Named the 2016 Emmaus High School Boys Athlete of the Year.
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PERSONAL: Son of Robin and Robert…Has three siblings, Meghan, Emma and Liam.
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GETTING TO KNOW RYAN
Nickname: Paradise, RPP
Why did you choose Lehigh?: Strength of the engineering program and the cross country and track team’s atmospheres
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh?: The campus
Thoughts on Lehigh Coaching Staff: Knowledgeable and supportive, Coach Matt is the jokester
Major and Why: Mechanical Engineering because it fascinates me to understand how something functions
Favorite Place on Campus: Goodman
Favorite Food: Salmon
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Coldplay, Twenty One Pilots (can’t decide)
Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
Favorite TV Show: House of Cards
Favorite Website: pa.milesplit.com
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Martin Tyler and Alan Smith
Favorite Pro Team: Liverpool
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Steven Gerrard
Favorite place to study: Library
Favorite thing to do on a rainy day: Find new music
Hobbies: Listening to music, researching anything about running, hiking
Most admired person and why: Eileen Shovlin, my high school track coach, because of her inspirational spirit and constant positive attitude that helped me become the runner I am.
Biggest sports accomplishment: Winning the 2015 District XI Boys Soccer Championship Game senior year with my team after losing the two previous years
Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Runner’s World
Place I’d Like To Visit: Santiago, Chile
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Play the piano
Dream Job: National Park Ranger
One unique thing no one knows about me: Let’s keep it that way
If I Didn’t Run Track and Field, I Would Play: Soccer
If I Had $1 Million, I Would: Well, I’d buy you a fur coat…But not a real fur coat, that’s cruel
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2018 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished third on the team and sixth overall at the Bucknell Tune Up (19:57.00)… Finished 103rd overall in the Paul Short Run, earning a personal record (26:57.3)… Finished 18th overall at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet (27:28.03)… Finished fourth on the team and 35th overall at the Bison Open in the 6K, earning a personal record (19:46.6)… Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
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BEFORE LEHIGH: Finished 12th in the mile run at the 2016 PIAA Indoor State Championships…Ten-time PIAA District XI medalist in track and field…First Team All-Conference selection in cross country as a senior…Three-time all-conference honorable mention honoree in track and field…Emmaus High School record holder in the 4x800m relay (8:01)…Also played soccer and earned First Team All-Conference honors as a junior and senior…Named the 2016 Emmaus High School Boys Athlete of the Year.
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PERSONAL: Son of Robin and Robert…Has three siblings, Meghan, Emma and Liam.
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GETTING TO KNOW RYAN
Nickname: Paradise, RPP
Why did you choose Lehigh?: Strength of the engineering program and the cross country and track team’s atmospheres
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh?: The campus
Thoughts on Lehigh Coaching Staff: Knowledgeable and supportive, Coach Matt is the jokester
Major and Why: Mechanical Engineering because it fascinates me to understand how something functions
Favorite Place on Campus: Goodman
Favorite Food: Salmon
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Coldplay, Twenty One Pilots (can’t decide)
Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
Favorite TV Show: House of Cards
Favorite Website: pa.milesplit.com
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Martin Tyler and Alan Smith
Favorite Pro Team: Liverpool
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Steven Gerrard
Favorite place to study: Library
Favorite thing to do on a rainy day: Find new music
Hobbies: Listening to music, researching anything about running, hiking
Most admired person and why: Eileen Shovlin, my high school track coach, because of her inspirational spirit and constant positive attitude that helped me become the runner I am.
Biggest sports accomplishment: Winning the 2015 District XI Boys Soccer Championship Game senior year with my team after losing the two previous years
Magazine Cover I’d Like To Be On: Runner’s World
Place I’d Like To Visit: Santiago, Chile
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Play the piano
Dream Job: National Park Ranger
One unique thing no one knows about me: Let’s keep it that way
If I Didn’t Run Track and Field, I Would Play: Soccer
If I Had $1 Million, I Would: Well, I’d buy you a fur coat…But not a real fur coat, that’s cruel
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