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2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster

Ryder Fitch

Ryder Fitch

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Canterbury
  • High School:
    Norwich Free Academy '17
  • Event:
    Javelin

Summary

Biography

2018-19: LEC Academic Honor Roll for outdoor...

High School: Competed in track & field for two years and played football for two... in track, participated primarily in the hurdles and sprints... recipient of Leadership Award as a senior in track, when he was named a team captain... member of two conference championship teams outdoors in track and one conference football title team... 

PERSONAL: Born Ryder M. Fitch March 15, 1999… Parents: Jennifer and Michael… Brother: Gavin… Majors: Biology and Education… Career Plans: High School Teacher… Residence: Canterbury, CT...

RYDER... REVEALED

Among your friends, what are you best known for? Always going to the gym

If animals could talk, which would be the rudest? Definitely a wasp

What is something that is really popular now, but in 5 years everyone will look back on and be embarrassed by? I won’t, but the people who juul certainly will be embarrassed

If you were in a life or death situation and told that if you didn’t impress them with your dance moves you would be killed, what dance moves would you bust out?

A rendition of Napoleon Dynamite’s iconic dance scene

If there was an Olympics for everyday activities, what activity would you have a good chance at winning a medal in?

The tool-man and I are taking first in an Olympic egg toss. Everyone else will be fighting for second

What TV Series do you keep coming back to and re-watching? Rick and Morty

Best and worst flavors of ice cream. Best: Black raspberry w/ chocolate chunks; Worst: Cotton candy

What odd talent do you have? I can throw a metal spear farther than most people

If you unexpectedly won $10,000, what would you spend it on?  Lots and lots of 99 cent Arizona Ice teas

Name 5 things to take with you during a zombie apocalypse. A car, a gun, extra ammo, first aid kid, and a good book

What is your favorite type of exercise? Bicep curls

A man walks up to you and says he is going to transform you into the animal of your choice and there’s nothing you can do about it. Which animal do you choose and why? Possum, cause why not?

If you had the World’s attention for 30 seconds, what would you say?

“The fitness gram pacer test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The 20 meter pacer test will begin in 30 seconds. Line up at the start. The running speed starts slowly…”

If you had to work but didn’t need the money, what would you choose to do? Probably drive around 18 wheelers so I can unintendedly travel the U.S.

If you could be a member of any TV-Sitcom Family, which would it be? The Forman’s from That 70’s Show

What product would you stockpile if you found out they were going out of stock and never be sold again? Chocolate twinkies

What chore do you absolutely hate doing? The dishes…

Date       Meet             Mark            Finish            
INDOOR
55m
2020/21
March    6 Coast Guard 7.10# Ex./4th (6)
2019/20
February       7 Coast Guard 7.14 Prelims
60m
2019/20
December    7 Smith 7.78 Prelims
January      18 Utica 7.95 Prelims
January      25 Springfield 7.80 Prelims
February      1 Wesleyan 7.72# Prelims
February     15 MIT 7.75 18th (23)
200m
2020/21
March    6 Coast Guard 25.29 Ex./3rd (6)
2019/20
December    7 Smith 25.26 Prelims
January      18 Utica 25.24# 35th (51)
January      25 Springfield 25.38 25th (33)
February      1 Wesleyan 25.40 24th (36)
February      7 Coast Guard 25.60 17th (21)
#-Personal best
OUTDOOR       
JAVELIN
2021
March      27 ECSU-1 131-0 3rd (4) / 3rd (5)
April         10 Coast Guard 149-11# 1st (4) / 1st (5)
April         15 ECSU-2 123-2 4th (5) / 5th (7)
April         23 ECSU-3 149-10 2nd (4)
May          2 LEC -- --
2019
March      23 Ursinus 124-9 14th (23)
March      30 UMass Dart 143-4 13th (44)
April         6 Coast Guard 130-10 11th (13)
April         13 SNHU 135-4 22nd (52)
April         19 ECSU 132-6 9th (20)
April         27 NE Alliance/LEC 118-8 20th (21)/9th (9)
2018
March     30                        Warrior Invite         137-9         3rd (15)
April         7 Coast Guard 117-1 9th (13)
April       14 Mt. Holyoke 136-4 5th (19)
April       20 ECSU 131-7 7th (16)
100m
2021
March    27 ECSU-1 12.15# Ex. / 7th (12)
April      10 Coast Guard 12.54 Ex. / 6th (9)
200m
2021
March    27 ECSU-1 24.75# Ex. / 8th (14)
April      10 Coast Guard 25.14     Ex. / 8th (12)
April       15 ECSU-2 25.58 Ex. / 11th (12)
POLE VAULT
2021
April      15 ECSU-2 --     --
#-Personal best     

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First Year

    5'10" 175 lbs
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'10" 175 lbs
  • 2019-20Junior

    Throws/Sprints
    5'10" 175 lbs
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    2020-21Senior

    Throws/Sprints
    5'10" 180 lbs
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