Ryan Freitas

Distance • Junior
Elk Grove, Ca. • Franklin Grove HS
Major: Legal Studies; Minor: English

Sophomore (2008-09)
Cross Country:
Finished 35th in the Northeast-10 Cross Country Championships with a time of 27:20.7 helping the Chargers finish the tournament in eighth place ... Placed 86th at the 2008 NCAA Division II East Regional with a time of 35:38 helping the Chargers finish 12th in the tournament.

Indoor Track:
Season-best time of 4:36.87 in the one mile run at the Boston Indoor Games on January 24 ... Also recorded a season-best time of 9:36.25 in the 3000m run at the Yale Invitational on January 10.

Freshman (2007-08)
Indoor Track:
Ran a season-best of 4:43.91 in the one mile run at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games on February 15, 2008 and a season-best of 9:35.00 at the Boston University Valentines Invitational on February 8-9, 2008.

Outdoor Track: 
Ran a season-best of 4:28.20 in the 1500 meter run at the Southern Connecticut State University Owl Invite on March 29, 2008 ...  Recorded a time of 10:35.85 in the two mile run at the UMass Lowell's George Davis Invite on April 12, 2008 and a season-best of 10:37.57 in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the Yale University Spring Track Classic on April 27, 2008.

High School: Delta Valley All-league selection … Team Captain … Also played basketball … Honor Roll student … Member of the Interact Club and Community Service Club.

Personal: Son of Carrie and Larry Freitas ... Has one brother, Garret … One sister, Madison. Career ambition is to receive a doctorate in law.