Christopher Newport University

2024-25 - Sophomore Season: Chipped in with four top-10 finishes at the C2C Outdoor Championships ... Established new PRs while coming in fourth in the 400 (49.21) and eighth in the 200 (22.31) during the spring meet ... Also starred on the relays, helping lead the 4x100-crew to a third-place mark (42.30) and the 4x400-foursome to a fourth-place showing (3:24.77) ... Scored in the DMR during the indoor championships as well after guiding the relay to a fourth-place finish (10:49.85) ... Threw down his top clocking of the year in the indoor 200 (23.41) at the Betty S. Rogers Invitational ... Completed the 400 in 54.47 during the prestigious Camel City Invitational in February ... Came in third in the 200 during his first outing of the year at the Captains Invitational ... Led the 4x400-relay to a victory at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic in 3:22.96 ... Had eight total top-five finishes during the year.

2023-24 - Freshman Season: Registered a pair of top-10 finishes at the C2C Championships during his first collegiate campaign ... Wrapped up his debut season with a ninth-place showing in the 400 at the outdoor league meet after crossing in 52.49 ... Finished seventh in the indoor 200 with a 23.64 clocking ... Posted a PR in that event at the Richard Drake Invitational after completing the race in 23.42 ... Also added a personal-best in the 60 at the Oceanfront Invitational with a 7.58 mark ... Completed the 100 in 11.97 at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic, which marked his top time of the year ... Came in third in the 4x400-relay and seventh in the 400 at the CNU Qualifier in February ... Had eight total top-10 finishes during his first year with the Captains.

At Independence - Excelled in track & field during his time with the Tigers ... Was a three-time state qualifier ... Helped guide the program to a regional championship and a pair of district titles ... Served as a team captain.

Personal - Matthew Edward Ryan is the son of Matt and Heather Ryan ... Has a younger sister, Lauren ... Aaron Rodgers is his favorite athlete, and Tory Lanez is his favorite musician ... His dream vacation would be a trip to the Bahamas ... Steak is his favorite food, and "Narcos" is his favorite TV show ... George Washington is the person in history he would most like to meet, and Evan Jager is the most impressive person he has met ... Majoring in business.