High School: Played four sports... ran cross country as a senior, played three years of basketball and played football and lacrosse for one season... basketball team captain...
PERSONAL: born Ryan T. Jones April 18, 1996…Parents: Noreen and Gregory… Major: Physical Education… Brother: Kevin... Sister: Caitie... Residence: Willimantic, CT...
INDIVIDUAL CAREER HONORS:
2016: LEC Academic Honor Roll
RYAN...REVEALED
Your pre-game ritual: I think about my buddy Cole Haan who died in the middle east and all the people that are less fortunate than me. It makes me feel lucky to be standing where I am, I try to use the hour before a race to appreciate life as a whole and that to give anything less than my all is a disservice to myself and my team.
Personal goal for the season: Be a better teammate
Your most overused phrase: “ Run Forrest Run”
Favorite place to stop for food after a competition: Chipotle
Pet peeve: Complaining, just don’t do it
If you could describe yourself in one word, it would be: Driven
Biggest waste of money: College…
Biggest adjustment to college life: Overuse of my liver
If you were to choose a superpower what would it be: Super speed
If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go: Colorado
Biggest crisis facing the world: Greed
Your spirit animal: Honey badger
One thing you would like to do before you died: Run across the United States
The automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money: 1998 Honda Civic DX
Dream job: Run/operate my own charity for disabled veterans
Longest time you have watched a Netflix series: 1 day
Number of hours watching the 2016 Olympics: 8 minutes
Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Men’s Track and field
Greatest story to come out of the 2016 Olympics: Ryan Lochte not getting robbed
Greatest Olympian of all time: Sam Kendricks
Trump or Hillary: Not a fan of either but for the sake of the world Hillary
What was the best/worst place Pokemon Go has brought you: Don’t play Pokémon
Favorite Instagram filter: #nofilter
Greatest sports dynasty of all-time: Yankees from the late 90s
If you could meet anyone (living or dead), who would it be: Scott Jurek
If your life could be made into a movie, the title would be: Average: The adventures of the most average person in the world
Patriots’ record in first four games without Tom Brady will be: 0-4
Favorite aspect about Eastern: Getting to know all my professors
One thing you would change about Eastern: Combining tuition and fees.
