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Ryan Bridgeman Class: Senior Hometown: Louisville, Ky. High School: Male Height / Weight: 6-2 / 180 Event: Sprints Birthdate: 07/13/1982

Member of record-setting 4x400m and sprint medley relay teams ... Ran third leg of five of the fastest 10 4x400m relay teams in school history.

2003: Competed one time before injuries sidelined him for the spring ... Selected by the NCAA to represent U of L at the 2003 Leadership Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. ... Honored by Black Issues in Higher Education and the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Awards Second Team ... Named to Conference USA Commissioner's and Fall and Spring Athletic Director's Honor Rolls ... Red & Black Scholar.

2002: Recorded personal-best times in 100m (11.12) and 200m (22.30) at Miami Invitational ... Placed third in 200m at Miami ... Finished fifth in 400m at Bearcat Classic and Cardinal Challenge ... Ran third leg of school's record-breaking 4x400m relay team at Conference USA Championship ... Named to C-USA Commissioner's and Fall and Spring AD Honor Rolls ... Red & Black Scholar.

2001: Placed second in 400m with personal-best time of 49.52 at Cardinal Open ... Anchored 4x400m relay team that finished seventh at C-USA Championship ... Named to C-USA Commissioner's and Fall and Spring AD Honor Rolls.

High School: Lettered three years in basketball and two in track at Male High School ... Member of 4x800m state championship relay team ... State qualifier in 400m.

Personal: Born Ryan Daniel Bridgeman on July 13, 1982 in Milwaukee, Wis. ... Son of Ulysses "Junior" and Doris Bridgeman ... Majoring in finance ... Person with greatest influence on his athletic career is his father ... Favorite athlete is Michael Johnson ... Favorite movie is The Matrix ... Favorite foods are french toast and hamburgers ... Father was an All-America basketball player at U of L from 1972-75 and played 10 seasons in the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers.