Ryan Walling

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cary, N.C.
High School:
North Carolina

BEFORE OLE MISS: Four-year member of the North Carolina track & field and cross country teams ... in his UNC career, he was a two-time NCAA XC Championships competitor, two-time XC All-Region performer and three-time All-ACC performer ... college personal bests of 3:45.71 in the outdoor 1,500 meters, 4:11.85 in the indoor mile, 8:06.79 at 3,000, 14:01.49 at 5,000, 23:32.7 at 8K (XC) and 29:06.0 at 10K (XC) ... 2015 NCAA East Preliminary qualifier in the 1,500 ... ran a personal-best 3:45.71 in the 1,500 at the Virginia Challenge ... led the Tar Heels in every XC race but one in 2014 ... led the team to a 12th-place finish at the 2014 NCAA XC meet, where he placed 48th individually (31:04.1 10 K) ... earned All-Region honors with a ninth-place result at the NCAA Southeast Regional ... placed 10th at the 2014 ACC Cross Country Championships (23:32.7 8K) to earn All-ACC honors ... did not run outdoors in 2014 ... finished third in the 5,000 at the 2014 ACC Indoor Championships (14:05.94) ... placed 64th at the 2013 NCAA XC Championships after earning All-Region honors with an eighth-place showing there (29:06.0 10K) ... earned All-ACC honors and led the team with his sixth-place finish at the 2013 ACC XC Championships ... placed 16th at the 2012 ACC XC Championships as a redshirt-freshman ... as a high schooler, earned All-Conference and All-Region honors all four years in cross country, as well as All-State honors as a senior ... tam captain as a junior and senior ... helped lead team to 2010 state cross country title.

PERSONAL: Born Dec. 10, 1992 ... son of Jim and Marigail Walling ... sister, Megan, ran for East Carolina ... a Gap Year and CREED mentor in the Carolina Leadership Academy ... interned with the Durham Bulls in 2013 ... would like to pursue a career as a track coach.