Ryan Fan
Ryan Fan
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Stony Brook, NY
High School: Ward Melville

Senior (2018):
Ran in one event, finishing fifth on the team and sixth overall out of 51 competitors at the Watermelon Run (27:14).

Junior (2017):
Scored in two of the five races he competed in ... Helped the Eagles to a first-place finish at the Berry Invitational, finishing second on the team and eighth out of 200 competitors with a personal-best 8K mark of 27:04 ... Recorded a 27:08 a the JSU Foothills Invitational, with that effort 18th in the 183-runner field as well as his second-top 8K time ... Squad's No. 5 runner and sixth out of 69 contestants at the North Georgia Invitational (27:49). 

Sophomore (2016):
Did not see any race action.

Freshman (2015):
Ran in five meets ... Scored for Emory as its No. 3 runner and finished 34th overall out of 154 entries with a season-best 8K performance of 27:39 at the Berry Invitational ... Second-best 8K outing came at the JSU Foothills Invitational, registering a 27:57 that ranked 18th out of 47 runners ... Also raced at the Furman Classic (28:01), the Charlotte Invitational (28:07) and the four-mile Emory-Berry Watermelon Run.

High School
:
Four-year member of the cross country and track and field teams at Ward Melville High School ... Was coached by Gregg Cantwell ... Top time in the 1,600 meters came his senior year when he clocked a 4:36 ... Personal-best 5K effort was a 16:36 ... Captured country and league honors in cross country ... Helped his team to a first-place tie in the State Qualifiers Meet in 2014.

Personal:
Son of Gaoteng Fan and Lihua Zhu ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... National Merit Scholarship Commended Student. 

Quote:
"I chose Emory because it offers the combination of a liberal arts education with a large research university, as well as a diverse community." 

Ryan Fan's Top 8K Times

Year Event Time
2017 Berry Invitational 27:04
2017 JSU Foothills Invit. 27:08
2018 Watermelon Run 27:14
2017 Furman Classic 27:14