Ryan Shay was an American professional long-distance runner who won several USA championships titles.
12 Facts About Ryan Shay
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Ryan Shay was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and attended the University of Notre Dame.
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Ryan Shay was married to Alicia Craig, an American distance runner.
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Ryan Shay attended Central Lake High School in Central Lake, Michigan, home of the Trojans, from 1993 to 1997.
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Ryan Shay won every cross country meet he competed following the third meet of his freshman year, including four consecutive Class-D MHSAA Lower Peninsula state cross country meets from 1993 to 1996.
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Ryan Shay was a three-time consecutive Class D MHSAA LP state champion in the 1600-meter and 3200-meter runs from his sophomore through senior track seasons, and won the Class-D MHSAA LP state title in the 800-meter run as a sophomore.
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Ryan Shay was a 9-time All-American while competing at Notre Dame.
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Ryan Shay was the first Notre Dame runner to win an NCAA individual title, winning the 10,000-meter run at the 2001 NCAA outdoor meet in a time of 29:05.44.
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Ryan Shay graduated as the school record holder in both the indoor and outdoor 5,000-meter runs, as well as the 10,000-meter run.
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Ryan Shay competed during the 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, finishing 15th in the men's individual race.
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Ryan Shay finished in 23rd place in the 2004 Men's Olympic Marathon Trials.
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In 2005 Ryan Shay came in second place in the USA Running Circuit Championships standings, third in 2006 and 10th in 2007.