2026 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Ryle Mellinger

  • Class Senior
  • Position Distance
  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Hometown Glen Mills, Pa.
  • Highschool PA Virtual Charter School

Biography

College
2026:
Earned All-Metro Region Honors in the 3000 Steeplechase ... Competed in 12 meets during his senior season ... Earned All-MAC First Team Honors in the DMR and Third Team Honors in the Mile Run at the 2026 MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships ... Part of the DMR team that ran a program record 10:14.98 at the MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships ... Broke his own program record in the Mile Run with a time of 4:15.96 at the Haverford Keogh Invitational on Feb. 13 ... Ran a PR time of 1:57.31 in the 800 Meter Run at the Haverford Keogh Invitational on Feb. 20 ... Set a new PR in the 5000 Meter Run with a time of 14:54.20, the second-fastest time in program history, at the Danny Curran Invitational on March 27 ... MAC Champion in the 3000m Steeplechase with a then-record and fastest Metro Region time of 9:32.57 ... Earned All-MAC Second Team honors in the 1500m, breaking his own program record with a time of 3:57.71 ... Also earned Second Team honors in the 4x800m Relay with a time of 7:50.28, the third-fastest time in program history ... Broke his own program record in the 3000 Meter Steeplechase with a time of 9:12.60 at the Widener Final Qualifier on May 11. 

2025: Competed in 14 meets in his junior campaign … Earned All-MAC Third Team Honors as part of the 4x800 Meter Relay team that holds the program record 7:46.43 seconds at the MAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 1 ... Broke the program record in the Mile with a 4:21.05 time at the Widener Indoor Classic on Feb 15 … Broke the program record for the 1500 Meter Run with a 3:59.92 time at the Bison Outdoor Classic on April 14 … Placed third in the program records with a 1:57.81 time in the indoor 800 Meter Run at the Keogh Invitational on Feb 22 … Set the third in the program records in the 5000 Meter Run with a 15:20.00 time at the Danny Curran Invitational on March 28 … Placed third in the program records for the 3000 Steeplechase with a time of 9:42.21 seconds at the MAC Outdoor track and Field Championships on May 2 … Set the fourth best time in the program for the 3000 Meter Run (8:58.12) at the Seamus McElligott Invitational on Feb 1.

2024: Competed in 13 meets in his sophomore campaign … Ran a personal best time in the Mile (4:34.18) at the Penn State Tune-Up on Feb. 16 … Collected personal records in the 1500 Meter (4:06.62) and the 3000 Meter Steeplechase (10:03.36) at the 2024 MAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 3 … Has the third-best time in the program for the 3000 Meter Steeplechase … Ran a career-best time 1:56.63 in the 800 Meter at the 2024 Widener Final Qualifier on May 13 … Placed third in the 1500 Meter (4:35.52) at the Oscar Moore Invitational on March 23.

2023: Competed in 11 meets during the indoor and outdoor seasons in his first year ... Ran a season-best time of 54.68 in the 400 Meter at the Blue & White Invitational on Feb. 18 ... Ran a season-best time of 4:50.91 in the Mile at the SU Tune Up on Feb. 18 ... Ran a season-best time of 2:01.46 in the 800 Meter at the 2023 MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 24-25 ... Placed third in the 4x400 (3:49.01) at the King's College Monarch Invitational on March 18 ... Placed second in the 4x400 (3:36.93) and third in the 800 (2:03.80) at the Ursinus College Outdoor Invitational on March 25 ... Finished fourth in the 3000 Meter Steeplechase (10:24.44) at the Bill Butler Invitational on April 15. 

High School: Competed in both cross country and track and field under Head Coaches Terrence Townsend and Andrew Etter ... Ran the 5k in cross country and competed in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m in track and field ... Captain of both the cross country and track and field teams in his senior season ... Made the Honor Roll multiple times. 

Personal: From Glen Mills, Pa. ... Mother, Meghan, ran both cross country and track at Millersville University ... Currently studying English.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023First Year

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  • 2024Sophomore

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  • 2025Junior

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  • 2026Senior

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