Ryan Byrne Class: Junior Hometown: Georgetown, Ind. High School: North Harrison

2006 Cross Country: Finished the season as the Cards' fifth scorer, earning All-Region honors with a 25th-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional ... Finished 27th at the BIG EAST Championships ... Was third at the season-opening Indiana Community 5K.

2005 Cross Country: Started his collegiate career by showing great improvement with each race during the fall ... Competed in five events for the Cards with his best finish of 31st coming at the BIG EAST Championships where he helped push the Cards to a fourth-place finish ... Finished 54th at the NCAA Southeast Regional meet and 76th at the prestigious Notre Dame Invitational.

High School: Was a standout performer at North Harrison High School where he was the runner-up at the 2004 Indiana State Cross Country Championships in Indianapolis ... Was named Division 3A-4A Cross Country Runner of the Year ... Ranked 30th nationally in the mile run with a personal best time of 4:14 ... Personal best mark in the two-mile run is 9:22.

Personal: Son of Gary and Angie Byrne ... Has two brothers ... Majoring in engineering.