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2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Ryan Kutch

  • Position XC/Distance
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Holtsville, N.Y.
  • Highschool St. Anthony's

Biography

KutchVertical202019-20: Team Captain... Cross Country: Team MVP... Named to the NCAA Division I All-Region Team... Became first Ram to qualify for NCAA Championship since the 1970s, after finishing fourth in the NCAA Northeast Regional in 28:52.5 over the 10K course (11/15)... Ended up 241st overall at the NCAA Championship, clocking in at 34:48.2 (11/23)... Earned All-Atlantic 10 honors after finishing second at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 25:06.6 (11/2)... Took third at the Metropolitan Championship in 26:03.0 (10/11)... Placed 11th at the Paddy Doyle Invitational in 25:12.0 (9/20)... Finished fifth overall at the Princeton Invitational in 23:49.0 (10/19)... Selected as Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week once during the year... Named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team... Indoor: Scored fourth in the 5,000 meter run (14:41.97) at the Atlantic 10 Championship, while also placing 16th in the mile run (4:27.15) (3/1)... Grabbed third at the Metropolitan Championship in the 5,000 meters in 14:39.01 (2/1)... Won the mile run at the Elkin Invitational in 4:18.11 (1/10)... Took third in the mile run at the Penn 8 Select Meet in a personal-best time of 4:06.06 (1/18)... Finished 17th in the 3,000 meters (8:11.23) at the Terrier Classic (1/25)... Outdoor: Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

279252018-19: First runner in Atlantic 10 history to win the individual championship, as well as both distances events at the indoor and outdoor championships... Cross Country: Atlantic 10 individual champion in 24:36.4, earning All-Atlantic 10 honors (10/27)... Metropolitan champion in 25:24 (10/12)... Won the Stony Brook 6K Invitational in 18:13.70 (9/1)... Placed fourth at the Paddy Doyle Invitational in 25:15.7 (9/14)... Was 13th at the Paul Short Invitational in 24:43 (9/29)... Finished 57th at the NCAA Northeast Regional in 34:24.3 (11/9)... Took 93rd at the IC4A Championship in 24:59 (11/17)… Named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team... Indoor: Dual event champion at the Atlantic 10 Championship to earn First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors... Won the 3,000 meters event in 8:26.17, while taking first in the 5,000 meters for the second straight year in 14:41.44 (2/23-24)... Earned All-East honors at the IC4A Championship, taking fourth in the 5,000 meters in 14:13.04 (3/2-3)... Metropolitan champion in the 5,000 meter run in 15:24.11 (2/1)... Won the 5,000 meter race at the Brian Horowitz Invitational in 14:35.14 (1/11)... Was 14th overall in the mile run at the Penn 8 Select in 4:16.77 (1/19), while taking 13th in the 3,000 meters at the Terrier Classic in 8:15.22 (1/26)... Placed 15th in the 3,000 meters at the Valentine's Day Classic in a school record time of 8:07.91 (2/9)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team... Outdoor: Dual event champion at the Atlantic 10 Championship to earn First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors... Won the 10,000 meters in 30:03.60 as well as the 5,000 meters in 14:25.10... Placed 39th in the 10,000 meter run in 31:21.28 at the NCAA East Regional (5/24-25)... Metropolitan champion in the 10,000 meters (33:12.43), while grabbing third in the 5,000 meter run (15:06.26) (4/12-13)... Won the 5,000 meter event at the Colonial Relays in a school record time of 14:04.48 (4/5)... Broke his own school record in the 10,000 meter run in 29:20.25 at the Raleigh Relays, good for 20th overall (3/29)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll... Received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.

2017-18: Cross Country: Finished seventh in the 6K at the Stony Brook Invitational (9/2) in 18:37.90… Finished 11th at the Iona Meet of Champions (9/15) in 26:10.9… Placed 60th at the Paul Short Invitational (9/29) in 24:30… Finished second at the Metropolitan Championship (10/13) in 25:45.0… Finished ninth at the Atlantic 10 Championship (10/28) in 25:31.8… Finished ninth at the IC4A Championship (11/18) in 25.33.7… Indoor: Earned First Team All A-10 honors at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/18) after winning the 5,000 meters in an IC4A qualifying time of 14:49.11 and also finished fourth in the 3,000 meters in an IC4A qualifying time of 8:25.88… Metropolitan Champion in the 5,000 meters, winning the event in 14:31.76, while also placing fourth in the distance medley relay in 10:20.91 (2/3)… Finished third in the 5,000 meters at the IC4A Championship (3/4) in a season-best 14:17.49 and 21st in the 3,000 meters in a season-best 8:23.25… Finished fifth in the 3,000 meters at the Seahawk Invitational (1/5) in 8:40.11… Finished second in the 5,000 meters at the Mike Massone Invitational (1/12) in 14:50.65 and third in the distance medley relay in 10:38.06… Finished fifth in the mile run at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/19) in 4:18.03… Outdoor: Set the school record in the 10,000 meters, winning the event at the Penn Relays in 29:43.54… Earned First Team All A-10 honors at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/6) after winning the 10,000 meters for the second straight year in 30:39.80 and also finishing sixth in the 5,000 meters in a season-best 14:49.68… Metropolitan Champion in the 5,000 meters, winning the event in 15:02.17… Won the 3,000 meters at the Colonial Relays (4/7) in 8:26.94 while placing fourth in the distance medley relay in 10:18.24… Placed 40th in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Regionals in 30:58.52… Selected to the ECAC Academic Honor Roll... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll... Received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.

279262016-17: Cross Country: Finished fourth at the Fordham Fiasco (9/10) in 25:08.15… Placed 11th at the Metropolitan Championship (10/7) in 26:52.5… Finished 53rd at the Atlantic 10 Championship (10/29) in 26:02.3… Indoor: Finished second in the 3,000 meter run at the Metropolitan Championship (2/3) in a time of 8:35.90… Placed eighth in the 3,000 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/19) in 8:34.04… Also a member of the distance medley relay team that took ninth in 10:24.30… Finished 14th in the 3,000 meter run at the IC4A Championship (3/5) in 8:20.27… Placed seventh in the mile at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/20) in 4:22.59… Finished third in the 3,000 meter run at the Fordham Invitational (1/13) in 8:35.38… Placed 49th in the 3,000 meter run at the Terrier Classic (1/28) in 8:41.17… Outdoor: Named the Most Outstanding Rookie Performer and earned First-Team All A-10 honors at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/7) after winning the 10,000 meter run in a time of 31:04.68… Placed fourth at the IC4A Championship in a season-best time of 30:16.32… Finished second in the 5,000 meter run at the Metropolitan Championship (4/15) in 14:59.06… Member of the 4x800 relay that took second at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/25) in 8:25.89… Also finished fifth in the 1,500 meter run in 4:00.69… Placed second in the 1,500 meter run at the Wolfie Invitational (4/22) in 4:01.28… Placed 40th in the 5,000 meter run at the Colonial Relays (4/1) in 14:55.34.

Before Fordham: Member of the cross country and track teams at St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington, N.Y... Earned All-American status in the two-mile run and the 4 x mile relay in 2016... Two-time All-State performer for cross country in 2014 and 2015... Named All-Long Island for cross country (2014 & 2015) and track (2015-16)... Earned All-NSCHSAA and CHSAA status for cross country in 2014 and 2015, as well as in track for 2015 and 2016... Set school records in the indoor two-mile run, indoor 3200 meter run, 4 x mile indoor relay, outdoor 3200 meter run, and 4x mile outdoor relay... CHSAA champion in the 3200 meter run for both indoor and outdoor track and the outdoor 4x800 relay... Member of the National Honor Society (2014-16) and the Principal's list (2013-16)... Was on the St. Anthony's Leadership Team (2013-16).

Major: Finance.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES SCHOOL RECORDS
Cross Country (6K): 18:13.70 (2018) Indoor 3,000m: 8:07.91 (2019)
Cross Country (8K): 23:49 (2019) Outdoor 5,000m: 14:04.48 (2019)
Cross Country (10K): 28:52.5 (2019) Outdoor 10,000m: 29:20.25 (2019)
Indoor mile: 4:06.60 (2020)
Indoor 3,000m: 8:07.91 (2019)
Indoor 5,000m: 14:13.04 (2019)
Outdoor 1,500m: 4:00.69 (2017)
Outdoor 3,000m: 8:26.94 (2018)
Outdoor 5,000m: 14:04.48 (2019)
Outdoor 10,000m: 29:20.25 (2019)

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    XC/Distance
    5'7"
  • 2017Sophomore

    XC/Distance
    5'7"
  • 2018Junior

    XC/Distance
    5'7"
  • 2019Senior

    XC/Distance
    5'7"