Oklahoma State University Athletics
Ryan Vail
September 28, 2007 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track
Personal Bests
800 meters 1:54.64
1500 meters 3:49.44
Mile 4:12.37
3000 meters 8:03.51
5000 meters 13:52.16
2007 Outdoors (R-Sophomore Year): Selected to the USTFCCCA Men's All-Academic Track and Field Team ... First-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Was one of two Cowboys to run at the NCAA National Preliminaries where he ran 5000 meters in 14:00.70 ... Also ran 5000 meter at the NCAA Regionals and finished sixth with a time of 14:05.81 ... His best 5000-meter time was at the Stanford Invitational where clocked in at 13:52.16 ... Competed at the Big 12 Preliminaries where he ran 1500 meters with a time of 3:53.77 ... Posted a personal best 1500-meter time of 3:49.44 at the John McDonnell.
2007 Indoors (Junior Year): Competed in two events his junior year ... Finished fourth at the 5000-meter Big 12 Championships with a time of 14:09.71 ... Ran a 4:19.71 mile at the Razorback Invitational.
2006 Cross Country (R-Sophomore Year): First team Academic All-Big 12 honoree for the second year in a row ... Competed in two events as a sophomore ... His times in both events set career bests ... At the four-mile Golden Hurricane Festival he placed 15th with 20:59 ... He finished first among Cowboys at the 8000-meter Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 24:24 placing him fourth at the event.
2006 Outdoors (R-Freshman Year): Set what was at the time a personal best in the 5000 meters with a 14:00.65 at the Stanford Invitational ... Took fourth place in the 5000 meters at the NCAA Regional Championships with a 14:23.51 ... His 3:52.51 in the 1500 meters at the Big 12 Championships was a personal best at the time.
2006 Indoors (Sophomore Year): Ran in five races, clocking a personal-best 8:03.51 in the 3000 meters at the Washington Husky Invitational ... Ran the mile in 4:19.64 at the Kansas State Wildcat Invitational ... Ran the 1200 meter leg of the distance medley relay at the Big 12 Championships, helping Oklahoma State to a second-place finish in that event ... His 8:20.33 in the 3000 meters at the Big 12 Championships placed him 14th.
2005 Cross Country (R-Freshman Year): Academic All-Big 12 honoree for his success in the classroom ... Competed in six events his freshman year ... Ran his season best 10000-meter time 30:56 at the NCAA Championships where he finished 67th, third among Cowboys ... Placed sixth at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a time of 31:03 to help the Cowboys to a first place finish ... He finished in the top 20 at the Big 12 Championships where he ran a 24:31 ... Ran a four-mile time of 21:42 at the Golden Hurricane Festival where the Cowboys took fourth place.
2005 Outdoors (Redshirt Year): Redshirted.
2005 Indoors (Freshman Year): Set a personal best in the mile by clocking a 4:12.37 at the Big 12 Championships ... Won the mile at the Kansas State Wildcat Invitational with a 4:18.99.
2004 Cross Country (Redshirt Year): Redshirted ... Did compete with the Junior National Cross Country Team at the World Championships in Lyon, France becoming the first Cowboy to ever qualify.
High School: Achieved personal best times of 1:54.26 in the 800 meter run, 3:53.64 in the 1500 meters, and 8:30.68 in the 3000 meters.
Personal: Son of Brian and Laurie Vail ... Has two siblings, Matthew and Kayla ... Also wrestled and played football in high school ... Enjoys playing guitar ... Plans to major in Spanish/International Relations.
800 meters 1:54.64
1500 meters 3:49.44
Mile 4:12.37
3000 meters 8:03.51
5000 meters 13:52.16
2007 Outdoors (R-Sophomore Year): Selected to the USTFCCCA Men's All-Academic Track and Field Team ... First-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Was one of two Cowboys to run at the NCAA National Preliminaries where he ran 5000 meters in 14:00.70 ... Also ran 5000 meter at the NCAA Regionals and finished sixth with a time of 14:05.81 ... His best 5000-meter time was at the Stanford Invitational where clocked in at 13:52.16 ... Competed at the Big 12 Preliminaries where he ran 1500 meters with a time of 3:53.77 ... Posted a personal best 1500-meter time of 3:49.44 at the John McDonnell.
2007 Indoors (Junior Year): Competed in two events his junior year ... Finished fourth at the 5000-meter Big 12 Championships with a time of 14:09.71 ... Ran a 4:19.71 mile at the Razorback Invitational.
2006 Cross Country (R-Sophomore Year): First team Academic All-Big 12 honoree for the second year in a row ... Competed in two events as a sophomore ... His times in both events set career bests ... At the four-mile Golden Hurricane Festival he placed 15th with 20:59 ... He finished first among Cowboys at the 8000-meter Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 24:24 placing him fourth at the event.
2006 Outdoors (R-Freshman Year): Set what was at the time a personal best in the 5000 meters with a 14:00.65 at the Stanford Invitational ... Took fourth place in the 5000 meters at the NCAA Regional Championships with a 14:23.51 ... His 3:52.51 in the 1500 meters at the Big 12 Championships was a personal best at the time.
2006 Indoors (Sophomore Year): Ran in five races, clocking a personal-best 8:03.51 in the 3000 meters at the Washington Husky Invitational ... Ran the mile in 4:19.64 at the Kansas State Wildcat Invitational ... Ran the 1200 meter leg of the distance medley relay at the Big 12 Championships, helping Oklahoma State to a second-place finish in that event ... His 8:20.33 in the 3000 meters at the Big 12 Championships placed him 14th.
2005 Cross Country (R-Freshman Year): Academic All-Big 12 honoree for his success in the classroom ... Competed in six events his freshman year ... Ran his season best 10000-meter time 30:56 at the NCAA Championships where he finished 67th, third among Cowboys ... Placed sixth at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a time of 31:03 to help the Cowboys to a first place finish ... He finished in the top 20 at the Big 12 Championships where he ran a 24:31 ... Ran a four-mile time of 21:42 at the Golden Hurricane Festival where the Cowboys took fourth place.
2005 Outdoors (Redshirt Year): Redshirted.
2005 Indoors (Freshman Year): Set a personal best in the mile by clocking a 4:12.37 at the Big 12 Championships ... Won the mile at the Kansas State Wildcat Invitational with a 4:18.99.
2004 Cross Country (Redshirt Year): Redshirted ... Did compete with the Junior National Cross Country Team at the World Championships in Lyon, France becoming the first Cowboy to ever qualify.
High School: Achieved personal best times of 1:54.26 in the 800 meter run, 3:53.64 in the 1500 meters, and 8:30.68 in the 3000 meters.
Personal: Son of Brian and Laurie Vail ... Has two siblings, Matthew and Kayla ... Also wrestled and played football in high school ... Enjoys playing guitar ... Plans to major in Spanish/International Relations.
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