Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

CAREER STATS

Ryan Orchard is in his second season with the Yellow Jacket cross country program.....saw competition in four varsity cross country meets last fall.....fastest 8K was 27:22 at the Lewis Cross-Over.

High School - Four-year letter winner in cross country and track & field at Xenia High School.....Team MVP in cross country as a senior.....All-Greater Western Ohio Conference honoree his final season.....OHSAA all-district performer.....regional qualifier placing 21st overall in 16:32 for the 5K.....regional qualifier on the track in the 4 x 800 relay.....posted PR’s in the 800 (2:02); 1,600 (4:33); 3,200 (9:54); and 5,000 (16:21).....graduated with academic honors.....National Honor Society student.

Personal - Marketing major at Cedarville University.....born 8/9/98 in Dayton, OH.....son of Paul and Wendy Orchard.....father is CU’s head men’s cross country coach.....older brother, Brendan, is a junior at Cedarville and was a two-year distance runner with the Yellow Jackets.....has two other younger brothers.