Ryan Kuphall
Ryan Kuphall

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
LaGrange, Ill.
High School:
Lyons Township
Position:
Distance

2008-09: Finished fifth in the 10,000m (31:25.22) and 11th in the 5,000m (15:32.58) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships...finished sixth at the League Cross Country Championsips, turning in a time of 25:32...took third in the 5,000m at the Ted Haydon Invitational with a time of 15:35.89...earned fifth place in the 5,000m (15:16.10) at the Chicagoland Championships...took fourth at the Crusader Invitational 6K, finishing in 19:39...finished fifth at the DePaul Opener, completing the four-mile race in 21:14...led the team at the Cross Country NCAA Midwest Region V Meet, taking 37th place and finishing in 32:16.

2007-08: Placed 24th (22:27) in the four-mile race at the UIC Home Opener...finished second on the team and 82nd overall (26:09) at the NCAA Pre-National Meet...selected to the All-League Second Team after placing 12th (26:40) at the Horizon League Cross Country Championships...recorded a personal-best indoor mile time of 4:42 at the Panther Tune-up and a personal-best indoor-3000m time of 9:28.33 at the Indiana Relays.

2006-07: Ranks third on Loyola's all-time list in the 4x1600m relay with a time of 16:56.37.

2005-06: Earned Horizon League Cross Country Newcomer of the Year honors after placing 12th at the League Championships with a time of 25.40...captured All-Horizon League Second Team honors...ran in the Ramblers' top five at the Midwest Region V Championships, helping lead Loyola to its first-ever NCAA Championship appearance as a team...finished 243rd at the NCAA Championships...placed 10th in the 1500m run at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships...recorded a personal-best 1500m time of 4:01.51 at the Indy Relays.

High School: Two-time all-state honoree in cross country...helped team to an IHSA Class AA runner-up finish as a junior...captured an eighth-place finish in his senior season...posted a personal-best time of 14:40 in the 3k...member of the 4x800m relay team that finished second at the 2004 IHSA Class AA state track meet...finished fifth in state in the 1600m in his senior year...earned the Diamond Achievement Award from Chevron.