2014 Men's Cross Country Roster
Ryan Mahalsky
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Political Science
- Hometown:
- Hillsborough, N.J.
- High School:
- Hillsborough High School
2014 First Team All-Patriot League
2013 First Team All-Patriot League
PERSONAL BESTS
6K: 18:35.00 (2012 Lehigh Invitational)
8K: 24:12 (2014 Patriot League Championships)
SENIOR SEASON (2014)
Became Lehigh’s highest-ever finisher at the NCAA Cross Country Championships with a 46th place finish (31:03)…finished fifth at NCAA Regionals (30:21) to advance to the national championship race…crossed the line in sixth place at the Patriot League Championships to earn first team All-League status (24:12)…finished 13th at Pre-Nationals (24:26) and 11th in the Paul Short Gold Race (23:58.5)…won the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (25:12) and Main Line Invitational (19:25) to earn Patriot League Runner of the Week recognition.
JUNIOR SEASON (2013)
Finished sixteenth at Regionals (30:19), narrowly missing a shot at Nationals...Finished in third place at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 24:58.08 to be named first team All-Patriot League...Placed 15th the Princeton Invitational with a new personal best time of 24:16...Finished in 49th place at the 40th Annual Paul Short Run Men's Gold Race with a time of 24:49...Finished second at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (25:32.60) en route to Lehigh's 15th consecutive win over the Leopards...Named Patriot League Male Runner of the Week for August 26-September 1 after finishing in first place at the Lehigh Invitational with a time of 18:46.75.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012)
Named team’s Athlete of the Year at annual end-of-the-year banquet...Placed fourth at the 6K Lehigh Invitational, finishing in 18:35.00…Finished third in the first 8K race of the season, crossing the line in 25:06 at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet…Was Lehigh’s second finisher at the 39th Paul Short Run, finishing in 36th place (24:48)…Placed 106th at Pre-Nationals, crossing the line in 24:32.5…Finished fifth at the Patriot League Championships (25:42.8), helping Lehigh to its first ever Patriot League title…Was Lehigh’s top performer at the Mid-Atlantic Qualifiers, finishing the 10K course in 31:31 for 45th place.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)
Placed ninth in first college race, the 6K Lehigh Invitational… was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week as Lehigh’s top freshman finisher… finished eighth overall in Lafayette dual meet with time of 26:59.2… competed in men’s 8K gold race at Paul Short Run… led Lehigh men at Lafayette Invitational, placing tenth with personal best time of 26:49.5… ran 27:03.5 at Patriot League Championships.
2013 First Team All-Patriot League
PERSONAL BESTS
6K: 18:35.00 (2012 Lehigh Invitational)
8K: 24:12 (2014 Patriot League Championships)
SENIOR SEASON (2014)
Became Lehigh’s highest-ever finisher at the NCAA Cross Country Championships with a 46th place finish (31:03)…finished fifth at NCAA Regionals (30:21) to advance to the national championship race…crossed the line in sixth place at the Patriot League Championships to earn first team All-League status (24:12)…finished 13th at Pre-Nationals (24:26) and 11th in the Paul Short Gold Race (23:58.5)…won the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (25:12) and Main Line Invitational (19:25) to earn Patriot League Runner of the Week recognition.
JUNIOR SEASON (2013)
Finished sixteenth at Regionals (30:19), narrowly missing a shot at Nationals...Finished in third place at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 24:58.08 to be named first team All-Patriot League...Placed 15th the Princeton Invitational with a new personal best time of 24:16...Finished in 49th place at the 40th Annual Paul Short Run Men's Gold Race with a time of 24:49...Finished second at the Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet (25:32.60) en route to Lehigh's 15th consecutive win over the Leopards...Named Patriot League Male Runner of the Week for August 26-September 1 after finishing in first place at the Lehigh Invitational with a time of 18:46.75.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012)
Named team’s Athlete of the Year at annual end-of-the-year banquet...Placed fourth at the 6K Lehigh Invitational, finishing in 18:35.00…Finished third in the first 8K race of the season, crossing the line in 25:06 at the Lehigh-Lafayette Dual Meet…Was Lehigh’s second finisher at the 39th Paul Short Run, finishing in 36th place (24:48)…Placed 106th at Pre-Nationals, crossing the line in 24:32.5…Finished fifth at the Patriot League Championships (25:42.8), helping Lehigh to its first ever Patriot League title…Was Lehigh’s top performer at the Mid-Atlantic Qualifiers, finishing the 10K course in 31:31 for 45th place.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2011)
Placed ninth in first college race, the 6K Lehigh Invitational… was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week as Lehigh’s top freshman finisher… finished eighth overall in Lafayette dual meet with time of 26:59.2… competed in men’s 8K gold race at Paul Short Run… led Lehigh men at Lafayette Invitational, placing tenth with personal best time of 26:49.5… ran 27:03.5 at Patriot League Championships.
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