Ryan Witt

  • Ryan
  • Witt

  • Event
    Distance
  • Class
    r-Senior
  • High School/Other
    Sherando
  • Hometown
    Winchester, Va.

2012 Indoor: Won his second career indoor 800 meter title at the ACC Championship in a school record 1:48.76 in his final season for the Hokies ... Set the school record in the 600 meters at the SPIRE Division I Collegiate Invitational with a winning time of 1:19.24 ... Won the VT Challenge’s 1000 meters in a personal best 2:23.70 … Led the team in the 600 meters, 800 meters and 1000 meters … Runner-up in the 800 meters at the VT Elite Meet (1:51.63) … Ran a season best 4:15.26 in the mile at the Hokie Invitational.

2012 Indoor: Won his second career indoor 800 meter title at the ACC Championship in a school record 1:48.76 ... Set the school record in the 600 meters at the SPIRE Division I Collegiate Invitational (1:19.24).

2011 Outdoor: Anchored the school record 4x800-meter relay (7:21.28) and the team-leading 1,600-meter relay (3:13.34) … Set a PR in the 400 meters at the Mesa Classic (50.17).

2011 Indoor: Earned team points for the Hokies at the ACC Championships placing fourth in the 800 meter finals (1:51.52) … His conference championship prelim time of 1:51.33 was a season-best … Also competed in the 600 meters (1:20.23), 1,000 meters (2:37.90) and mile run (4:15.95) throughout the season.

2010 Cross Country: Competed in the Alumni Invite 7.6k (26:17.82) and Charlotte Invite 8k (27:47.8).

2010 Outdoor: Had a personal-best performance in the 800 meters at the Aggie Classic, finishing third at 1:50.06 … Finished fifth at the ACC Championships in the 800-meters (1:51.36) … Ran third leg in 1,600-meter relay at ACC Outdoor Championships (3:14.92) … Competed in the 1,500-meters at the Colonial Relays (3:58.97).

2010 Indoor: Redshirted.

2009 Cross Country: Ran in four meets on the season ... Best finish came at the Virginia Tech Relays, where he combined with Eddie Judge to take second place.

2009 Outdoor: Won the ACC Championship in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:50.93 … Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 800-meters, where he finished 26th, clocking 1:51.87 … Crossed the finish line in a personal-best 3:46.78 at the Stanford Invitational’s 1,500-meters, placing third … Took fourth in the 1,500-meters at the Colonial Relays with a time of 3:49.82.

2009 Indoor: Captured his first ACC title in the 800-meters with a season-best time of 1:50.74 … Ran 4:05.00 in the mile … Took first in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:20.16 at the VT Challenge … Finished runner-up in the 800-meters at the VT Elite Meet, running 1:52.23.

2008 Cross Country: Competed in five meets for the Hokies on the season … Recorded a 66th-place effort in the ACC Championships, clocking 26:22.8 … Won the Hokie Open, covering the 6k course in 19:42 … Placed 18th at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 25:01 … Crossed the line in 64th place with a time of 31:24 at the Chile Pepper Invitational.

2008 Outdoor: Clocked season-best 1:52.98 in the 800-meter run at the Liberty Twilight for fifth place … Ran 3:48.60 in the 1,500-meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational for 12th place … Finalist at the USA Junior Nationals in the 1,500-meters.

2008 Indoor: Ran 4:16.16 in the mile run at the Virginia Tech Challenge for 16th place … Placed 27th at the ACC Championships’ mile run with a time of 4:22.50 … Claimed fourth in the mile with a time of 4:19.35 at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet.

High School: Member of All-Area and All-District first team three times … Voted second-team All-Area for sophomore season … Earned All-State cross country honors and All-District and All-Region II recognition in 3,200-meters as a junior … Five-time All-State and nine-time All-Region honoree … Captured two district titles in the 800- and 1,600-meters … Named Northern Virginia Daily Track Athlete of the Year for junior season … Member of district’s first-team all-academic squad.

Personal: Born April 3, 1989 in Winchester, Va. … Son of Tom and Sarah Witt … Consumer studies major.

Witt's Collegiate Track & Field Bests
Indoor Outdoor
600m: 1:19.24-SR 400m: 50.17
800m: 1:48.76-SR 800m: 1:50.06
1000m: 2:23.70 1500m: 3:46.78
Mile: 4:05.00