Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

In the 2013 Cross Country Season:
All-Region selection…All-Northeast-10 Conference selection…Placed 17th in the 5K Franklin Pierce Bruce Kirsh Cross Country Cup with a time of 18:23.8 on 9/14…Finished 12th in the 8K Father Leeber Invitational with a time of 27:15.0 on 9/21…Competed in the 8K NEICAAA New England Championship with a time of 26:23.9 on 10/12…Placed 14th in the 8K Connecticut College Cross Country Invitational with a time of 25:59.0 on 10/19/13…Finished ninth in the 8K Northeast-10 Cross Country Championship with a time of 25:52.0 on 10/27...Placed 24th in the 10K NCAA Division II East Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 32:51.5 on 11/9.

As a Sophomore in 2010-11:
Competed in the 3000 meters and finished third with a time of 8:49.02 at the Albany Great Dane Classic on 1/21…Placed 11th in the 3000 meters at the Northeast-10 Indoor Championships, recording a time of 9:10.91.

In the 2010 Cross Country season:
Competed at the Central Connecticut Invitational...Competed at the New England Championships...Finished the Connecticut College Invitational with a time of 27.28...Competed at the Division II Cross Country Challenge with a time of 26:29...Placed 14th at the Northeast-10 Championships with a time of 25:37.8...Finished 14th with a time of 31:59 at the NCAA Division II Regionals

As a Freshman in the 2009-10 season:
At the Lidlifter Invitational, placed ninth in the 5000 meter run with a time of 16:28.81…Earned seventh place in the mile run with a time of 4:44.07 at the Southern Connecticut State Alumni Meet…Took sixteenth place at the Metropolitan Championship in the 3000 meter run with a time of 9:13.57Placed forty-fifth in the 3000 meter run with a time of 9:12.03 at the Giegengack Invitational …Finished sixteenth place at the Northeast-10 Indoor Championships in the 5000 meter run with a time of 16:14.

In the 2009 Cross Country season:
Placed 18th in the Bryant Invitational with a time of 17:16…Ran at the Central Connecticut Invitational for the Owls…Competed in the Connecticut College Invitational…Participated in the New England Championships…Competed in the Northeast-10 Conference Championships…Was a top performer for the Owls at the NCAA East Regional Championships.

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
All-Conference selection at Bristol Central (Conn.) High School…Helped cross country team win the CCC South Cross Country Championships two years in a row…Helped outdoor track team win the CCC South Outdoor Championship five years in a row and helped the indoor track team win the CCC South Indoor Championship as a senior…Team captain as a senior.

Personal:
Son of Rosemary and Raymond Ryskowski… Born in Bristol, Conn…Plans to major in secondary education-English.