Ryan Wilkie

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Saline, Mich.
High School:
Saline
Position:
Distance

Last Updated: May 7, 2019

At Michigan
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award Winner (2015-17).

Redshirt Senior (2018-19)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 3:54.59 in the 1500 meter run for 6th at the Len Paddock Open (May 3)
• Ran 3:53.22 in the 1500 meter run for 6th at the Cardinal Classic (April 19-20) in section 3.

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:14.31 in the mile for 19th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23) and also ran a leg of the fourth place distance medley relay team.
• Ran 4:09.41 in the mile for 32nd at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 8-9)
• Ran 1:53.17 in the 800 meter run for 13th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2)
• Ran 4:10.29 in the mile for 19th at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 26)
• Ran 1:52.78 in the 800 meter run for 5th at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)

Cross Country
• Ran 15:53.0 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 21st at the Eastern Michigan Fall Classic (Oct. 19)
• Ran 26:21.76 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 52nd at the Pre-National Invitational (Oct. 13) in the unseeded Gray Race.
• Ran 25:28.0 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 43rd at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational (Sept. 28) in the open race.
• Ran 26:43.9 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 54th at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational (Sept. 14)
• Ran 15:41.3 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 7th at the Michigan Open (Aug. 31)

Senior (2017-18)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 3:59.85 in the 1500 meter run for the win at the Toledo Invitational (May 3-4)
• Ran 3:51.50 in the 1500 meter run to finish 17th at the National Relay Championships (April 27-28) and ran a leg of the 5th-place 4x800 relay.
• Ran 3:53.57 in the 1500 meter run to finish 9th at the Cardinal Classic (April 20-21)
• Ran 1:53.48 in the 800 meter run to finish 5th at the Battle of the Blues (April 6)
• Ran a career-best 3:51.26 in the 1500 meter run to finish 9th at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24)

Indoor
• Ran a leg of the team that clocked 9:50.08 in the Distance Medley Relay to finish 6th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Ran 1:52.75 in the 800 meter run to win the competition at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Ran 4:10.11 in the Mile to finish 12th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)
• Ran 4:17.29 in the Mile to finish 12th at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20)

Cross Country
• Running unattached he clocked 15:50.6 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 14th at the Eastern Michigan Fall Classic (Oct. 20)

Junior (2016-17)

Outdoor
• Ran 1:58.82 in the 800 meter run to finish 11th at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1)
• Ran 1:55.40 in the 800 meter run to finish 17th at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (Mar. 24-25)

Indoor
• Ran the 800-meter leg of the team that clocked 9:43.85 in the Distance Medley Relay to finish 6th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
• Ran 4:12.84 in the Mile to finish 10th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 10-11) in his invitational section.
• Ran a career-best 1:53.41 in the 800 meter run to finish 21st at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4)
• Ran a career-best 4:05.68 in the Mile to finish 12th at the Boston U. John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 28)
• Ran a career-best 4:09.22 in the Mile to finish 8th at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Ran 4:10.70 in the Mile to finish 13th at the Vanderbilt Commodore Invitational (Jan. 13-14). Also ran a leg of the winning distance medley relay team.

Cross Country
• Did not compete

Sophomore (2015-16)

Outdoor
• Won the 800-meter run in 1:52.18, a new PR at the Toledo Classic (May 7)
• Ran 1:53.30 to finish sixth in the 800 at Hillsdale's Gina Relays (April 30)
• Competed at the Long Beach Invitational (April 16), finishing seventh in his heat in a time of 3:59.17
• Finished ninth in the 800 meter run at the Battle of the Blues (March 31) in 1:54.36
• Made season debut at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invite (March 26), finishing 24th in the 1500 meter run in 3:55.96, and also competing in the 4x400 meter relay

Indoor
• Competed in the 800 meter run at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 20), finishing second in his heat in 1:54.34
• Ran the 800 meter run at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 13), finishing third in his heat in a personal best 1:53.56
• Competed in the mile run for U-M, finishing tenth in his heat with a new personal best time of 4:18.32 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 29-30)
• Set a new PR in the 800 meter race by placing eighth at the Notre Dame Invitational (January 23) with a time of 1:54.16
• Achieved a personal best time of 1:54.60 in the 800m event for seventh place as well as a first place finish in the 4x800m relay (7:30.46) at the Commodore Invitational (Jan. 15).

Cross Country
• Did not compete

Freshman (2014-15)

Outdoor
• Finished runner-up in the 800m run in a personal-best 1:54.27
• Ran 1:55.75 for a seventh-place finish in the open 800m race at Gina Relays (April 24)
• Clocked 1:55.69 in the 800m race at the CAL-UVA Tri Meet (April 3-4)
• Ran 1:56.15 in the 800m race at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (March 27-28), his Wolverine debut

Indoor
• Redshirted
• Competed unattached at U-M's Silverston Invitational (Feb. 21), finishing the mile in 4:20.12
• Finished fourth in the 800m run at the Doug Hansen Open (Jan. 23), competing unattached to finish 1:54.88
• Finished 10th in the 600m race at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 17), competing unattached to finish in 1:23.30.

Cross Country
• Competed unattached at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (2014), finishing 35th with a time of 16:45.8.

Prep

Graduated from Saline High School in 2014 ... Southeastern Conference Sportsmanship Award ... National Honor Society ... Track and Field ... National Champion in Distance Medley Relay ... Competed at New Balance Outdoor Nationals in 2013 and 2014, finishing first in Distance Medley Relay Championship and fourth and sixth in 4x800-meter Championship ... Multi-time All-American and State Champion in 4x800-meter (2013-14) ... All-State in 4x400-meter and 800-meter (2014) ... All-Region for 4x800-meter, 4x400-meter and 800-meter (2013-14), including four First-team honors ... Captain during senior season (2013-14).

Personal...Enrolled in College of Engineering ... Born on July 15, 1996 ... Son of David and Kelly Wilkie ... All-District and Team Captain with Varsity Soccer (2013-14).