2009 Men's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Ryan Dezso
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Copley, Ohio
- High School:
- Copley
2008-09: Cross Country -- Competed in all seven races, running one as an open competition ... finished 18th at the MAC Championships (fourth on the team) in career-best 8K time of 25:10 ... placed a season-best 17th at the Tennessee Invitational Sep. 19 in 25:52.07 ... was seventh on the team at the Regional (10K) in 34:34.9 (130th overall). Track and Field -- Honorable Mention Academic All-MAC ... ran a season-best 1,500-meter time of 4:00.04 at the Miami Invitational ... clocked a season-best time of 9:23.90 in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Southern Ohio Cup ... was the second-fastest performer in the steeplechase for Miami during the season... finished fifth in the 3,000m steeplechase at the MAC Championships in 9:24.18 ... indoors, claimed second in the 3,000 meters in 8:48.39 at the Capital Rick Meindl Last Chance Qualifier. 2007-08: Cross Country -- Competed in four of Miami[apos]s six races, including the George Mason Invitational and the MAC Championship ... clocked in sixth on the team and sixth overall at the Great American Legends Race at Purdue University ... competed in the MAC Championship ... clocked in ninth on the team and 28th overall at the Dayton Flyer 5K Challenge ... turned in season-best 8K time at the Great American Legends Race at Purdue University (26:19). Track and Field -- Took home fourth place in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the MAC Championships in a career-best time of 9:18.27 ... won the 5,000 meters at the Southern Ohio Cup in a career-best time of 14:42.01 ... recorded a fourth-place finish with a career-best 3:59.22 at the Billy Hayes Invitational ... placed fifth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the All-Ohio Championships ... ran a 9:12.09 to win the 3,000 meters at the Capital Last Call meet during the indoor season. 2006-07: Cross Country -- Competed in four of Miami[apos]s seven races, including the first three meets of the season ... top team finish of the season was sixth at the Miami Invitational ... top overall finish was eighth at the Miami Invitational ... clocked in with season-best 8K time at the Miami Invitational (26:26). Track and Field -- In his first career MAC Championships, scored in the steeplechase with an eighth-place time of 9:40.45 ... ran season-best steeplechase time (9:31.14) at the Billy Hayes Invitational ... turned in season-best 3,000-meter time (8:54.67) at the Wake Forest Open ... also competed in the 1,500 meters, running a season-best time (4:13.01) at the Miami Invitational ... won the steeplechase at the Billy Hayes Invitational. 2005-06: Cross Country -- Redshirted. Track and Field -- Redshirted. High School: Three-time all-state selection at Copley High School ... four-time state-qualifier, twice in cross country and twice in track and field ... member of the 4x800m relay that qualified for the national meet in 2004 ... won three league championships in cross country and two in track and field ... 10-time First-Team All-Suburban League selection ... four-year letterwinner in cross country and track and field ... team captain of both squads for two seasons ... ran top times in the 5K (16.20), 800m (1:53), 1600m (4:25) and 3200m (9:35) ... named Academic All-Ohio. Personal: Son of Diana and Robert Dezso ... born August 12, 1986 ... majoring in finance ... father, Robert, played basketball and tennis at Ambassador College in California.
