2022 Track & Field Roster
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Ryan Renken
- Position:
- Distances
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Claremont, Calif.
- High School:
- Claremont
- Prev School:
- Penn
Bio
Earned his Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, concentrating in Finance and Real Estate โฆ at Washington, will pursue his Masterโs of Science in Real Estate.
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2021-22 (Track): Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 1,500m and 5,000m, placing 13th overall in the 1,500m in 3:44.91 and 25th in the 5k in 14:29.51 โฆ at the Bryan Clay Invitational, ran a season-best 5k in 13:54.03 โฆ fourth in the 1,500m at the UW-WSU Dual in 3:49.15 โฆ opened season at the Raleigh Relays with a 5k run of 14:02.01 โฆ only paced one race during the indoor season ...ย (Cross Country): Raced three times on the season in his first fall with the Huskies โฆ at the Pac-12 Championships, placed 44th overall and ninth on the team โฆ at the Wisconsin Invitational, finished 139th overall, the sixth Husky across the line, in 24:45 โฆ part of a 1-6 Husky sweep at the season-opening Charles Bowles Invite, placing fifth in 23:48.
2020-21 (Track At Penn): Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 5,000-meters, placing 33rd overall in 14:12.15 โฆ got a win at the Penn Twilight meet in the mile, running 4:00.68 โฆ second at the Temple Invitational in a 1,500m PR of 3:44.45, third-fastest in school history โฆ set a 5k PR of 13:52.78 at the Penn Challenge in a victory, going to No. 3 in school history โฆ fall and winter seasons canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.
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2019-20 (Track At Penn): Indoors, was third at the Ivy League Championships in the 5,000m in 14:22.75 โฆ went 14:09.30 at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite, breaking the indoor school record โฆ set an indoor 3,000m best of 8:10.24 at the Villanova Invitational โฆ outdoor season was canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic โฆ (Cross Country At Penn): Finished 14th at the 2019 Ivy League XC Championships, third on the team, helping Penn to the team title โฆ was 62nd overall at Mid-Atlantic Regionals โฆ 23rd at the Lehigh Paul Short Run โฆ placed 35th at the Battle in Beantown.
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2018-19 (Track At Penn): Competed just three times outdoors, with a season-best 1,500m time of 3:56.81 at the Rider Invitational โฆ did not race indoors (Cross Country At Penn): Raced three times in the fall, taking 20th at the Ed Joyce Memorial meet and 15th at the Main Line Invitational โฆ opened the season third at the Bison Open.
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2017-18 (Track At Penn): Did not compete during the outdoor season โฆ indoors, ran the 1k at the Ivy League Indoor meet, taking second in his prelim heat in 2:31.47 โฆ ran the mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, crossing in 4:09.00 โฆ a 3k time of 8:31.22 at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge โฆ (Cross Country At Penn): In his freshman fall, was 57th at the Ivy League XC Championships โฆ placed 196th overall at the Wisconsin Invitational โฆ placed seventh at the Main Line Invitational.
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High School and Personal: Born in Claremont, California โฆ parents are John and Kelly Renken โฆ has a twin brother, Sean, and an older sister, Megan โฆ Megan played soccer at Washington University in St. Louis and won a D-III national championship in 2016 โฆ placed third at the 2017 CIF state championships in the 1,600-meters โฆ helped Claremont win the 2016 California Div. 2 state cross country title with a ninth-place individual finish โฆ second overall at the 2016 Mt. SAC XC Invitational โฆ won the 2017 Southern Section Masters Meet in a PR of 4:10.95 โฆ as a junior was 13th at the state championships at 3,200-meters
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Major Meets
2017 Ivy League XC โ 57th (10th Penn)
2018 Ivy League Indoors โ 10th, 1000m
2019 Ivy League XC โ 14th (3rd Penn)
2019 Regional XC โ 62nd (7th Penn)
2020 Ivy League Indoors โ 3rd, 5000m
2021 NCAA Prelims TF โ 33rd, 5000m
2021 Pac-12 XC - 44th (9th UW)
2022 Pac-12 TF - 13th, 1500m | 25th, 5000m
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Outdoor Bests
Mileโฆโฆ.4:00.68
3000mโฆโฆ.7:59.55
5000mโฆโฆ.13:52.78
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Academic Honors
2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Two-time Academic All-Ivy League
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2021-22 (Track): Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 1,500m and 5,000m, placing 13th overall in the 1,500m in 3:44.91 and 25th in the 5k in 14:29.51 โฆ at the Bryan Clay Invitational, ran a season-best 5k in 13:54.03 โฆ fourth in the 1,500m at the UW-WSU Dual in 3:49.15 โฆ opened season at the Raleigh Relays with a 5k run of 14:02.01 โฆ only paced one race during the indoor season ...ย (Cross Country): Raced three times on the season in his first fall with the Huskies โฆ at the Pac-12 Championships, placed 44th overall and ninth on the team โฆ at the Wisconsin Invitational, finished 139th overall, the sixth Husky across the line, in 24:45 โฆ part of a 1-6 Husky sweep at the season-opening Charles Bowles Invite, placing fifth in 23:48.
2020-21 (Track At Penn): Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the 5,000-meters, placing 33rd overall in 14:12.15 โฆ got a win at the Penn Twilight meet in the mile, running 4:00.68 โฆ second at the Temple Invitational in a 1,500m PR of 3:44.45, third-fastest in school history โฆ set a 5k PR of 13:52.78 at the Penn Challenge in a victory, going to No. 3 in school history โฆ fall and winter seasons canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.
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2019-20 (Track At Penn): Indoors, was third at the Ivy League Championships in the 5,000m in 14:22.75 โฆ went 14:09.30 at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite, breaking the indoor school record โฆ set an indoor 3,000m best of 8:10.24 at the Villanova Invitational โฆ outdoor season was canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic โฆ (Cross Country At Penn): Finished 14th at the 2019 Ivy League XC Championships, third on the team, helping Penn to the team title โฆ was 62nd overall at Mid-Atlantic Regionals โฆ 23rd at the Lehigh Paul Short Run โฆ placed 35th at the Battle in Beantown.
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2018-19 (Track At Penn): Competed just three times outdoors, with a season-best 1,500m time of 3:56.81 at the Rider Invitational โฆ did not race indoors (Cross Country At Penn): Raced three times in the fall, taking 20th at the Ed Joyce Memorial meet and 15th at the Main Line Invitational โฆ opened the season third at the Bison Open.
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2017-18 (Track At Penn): Did not compete during the outdoor season โฆ indoors, ran the 1k at the Ivy League Indoor meet, taking second in his prelim heat in 2:31.47 โฆ ran the mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, crossing in 4:09.00 โฆ a 3k time of 8:31.22 at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge โฆ (Cross Country At Penn): In his freshman fall, was 57th at the Ivy League XC Championships โฆ placed 196th overall at the Wisconsin Invitational โฆ placed seventh at the Main Line Invitational.
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High School and Personal: Born in Claremont, California โฆ parents are John and Kelly Renken โฆ has a twin brother, Sean, and an older sister, Megan โฆ Megan played soccer at Washington University in St. Louis and won a D-III national championship in 2016 โฆ placed third at the 2017 CIF state championships in the 1,600-meters โฆ helped Claremont win the 2016 California Div. 2 state cross country title with a ninth-place individual finish โฆ second overall at the 2016 Mt. SAC XC Invitational โฆ won the 2017 Southern Section Masters Meet in a PR of 4:10.95 โฆ as a junior was 13th at the state championships at 3,200-meters
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Major Meets
2017 Ivy League XC โ 57th (10th Penn)
2018 Ivy League Indoors โ 10th, 1000m
2019 Ivy League XC โ 14th (3rd Penn)
2019 Regional XC โ 62nd (7th Penn)
2020 Ivy League Indoors โ 3rd, 5000m
2021 NCAA Prelims TF โ 33rd, 5000m
2021 Pac-12 XC - 44th (9th UW)
2022 Pac-12 TF - 13th, 1500m | 25th, 5000m
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Outdoor Bests
Mileโฆโฆ.4:00.68
3000mโฆโฆ.7:59.55
5000mโฆโฆ.13:52.78
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Academic Honors
2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Two-time Academic All-Ivy League
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13