Charles Ryan (South Carolina)

Charles Ryan Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Richmond, Calif.

High School:
McClymonds

Last College:
UCLA

Height:
6-2

Event:
Hurdles

Major:
Sociology





OUTLOOK: Looks to improve after fighting through injuries during first season at USC ... Has potential to be a key contributor on the SEC and NCAA level in the 110m hurdles and possibly in the intermediate hurdles.

2003: Indoors, finished fourth in 60m hurdles at George Mason Early Invitational ... Won 60m hurdles heat and finished sixth in event final at Virginia Tech Invitational ... Placed sixth in 60m hurdles at SEC Four-Way Meet ... Was ninth in 400m with time of 49.75 at UNC Invitational ... Finished as runner-up in the 55m hurdles with season-best time of 7.35 at USC Invitational ... Outdoors, finished third in the 110m hurdles and fourth in the 400m hurdles at SEC Quad Meet ... Won the 110m hurdles at the South Carolina State Championships ... At the Sea Ray Relays, finished fourth in the 110m hurdles and 12th in the 400m hurdles ... Finished 23rd in the 400m hurdles and sixth in the 110m hurdles at the Penn Relays ... Placed fourth in the 110m hurdles at the Orange & Purple Classic ... At the SEC Championships, finished third in his heat of the 110m hurdles with a season best time of 13.78 and set a season best time in the 400m hurdles with a time of 42.69, finishing fifth in his heat ... In the finals of the 110m hurdles, finished seventh at the SEC Championships ... Placed fifth in his heat of the 110m hurdles at the NCAA East Regional ... Qualified for NCAA Outdoor Championships, but did not reach finals ... Qualified for U.S. Outdoor Championships.

UCLA: In 2002, named Pac-10 Athlete of the Week in April for winning the 110m hurdles at the Califorina-Arizona Challenge in Tuscon ... Ran a 13.69 in the 110m hurdles, sixth-best in UCLA history ... In 2001, scored at the Pac-10 meet as a redshirt freshman, placing fifth in the 110m hurdles ... Redshirted freshman year with a hamstring injury ... At the U.S. Junior meet, placed fifth in the 110m hurdles.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended McClymonds High School ... Three-year track letter winner ... In 1999, league champion and record holder in the 110m hurdles ... Section champion in the 110m hurdles, 300m hurdles and 4x400m relay ... At the 1999 California State meet, placed second in the 110m hurdles, fourth in the 300m hurdles and third in the 4x400m relay ... Placed sixth in the 110m hurdles at the 1999 National Scholastic Outdoor meet ... Received 1998 and 1999 All-America prep honors ... Personal best of 13.73 (13.66w) ranks him eighth in the nation.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Sociology ... Full name is Charles William Ryan ... Nicknamed Chucki ... Born Feb. 10, 1981.

Top Times- 400m H: 52.69; 110m H: 13.66



Courtesy South Carolina Men's Track