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  Ryan Pezzulo

Ryan Pezzulo

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Ballston Spa

High School:
Burnt Hills

Height:
5-11

Personal Bests:
8,000 - 25:22 (10-18-08)
10,000 - 31:43 (11-9-08)

Honors and Awards: NCAA DII All-East Region, IC4A All-East Honoree, First Team All-ECC, USATFCCCA All-Academic Team, ECC Runner of the Week (10/21) (2008)...ECC Rookie of the Year, First Team All-Conference...ECC Rookie of the week (9/17, 9/25, 9/16) (2007).

2008: Ran in all seven races and led the Panthers for most of the year...placed in the top-20 in each race including a fourth place finish at the ECC Championships and ninth at IC4A's...set a personal best at the Albany Invitational (10/18) clocking in at 25:22...placed eighth at the regional meet (11/9) with a personal best of 31:43...dipped under the 26 minute barrier by a second at Van Courtland Park at IC4A's to garner a spot on the Adelphi All-Time Top-10 VCP list.

2007: Placed in the top-40 three times and in the top-45 four times...was the ECC's top freshman while finishing 3rd at the conference meet...Ran a personal best time of 26:22 at the Albany Invitational...placed 27th at the Regional meet with a time of 34:14.

At Burnt Hills High School: Earned a varsity letter in both his junior and senior years in cross country and indoor/outdoor track and field...qualified for the cross country state meet twice...outdoor track state qualifyer in the 1600 senior year...raced to a second place finish at the Section 2 class A cross country meet...3rd team xc all-state...NSIC All-American 4x8...part of the National Honor Society, Science Honor Society and Merit Diploma.

Personal: Son of John and Erin Pezzulo...has two younger siblings, Sean and Molly...enjoys playing mini golf with friends, running and going to the movies in his spare time.