Small's TFRRS Profile
Personal Best Marks
400m: 49.91
500m: 1:05.10
600m: 1:23.20
800m: 1:55.29
2014-15:
Outdoor
Season Bests
400m: 51.08
Small competed in only two meets during the outdoor season, his final as a Great Dane. At UAlbany’s Spring Classic, he placed 19th in the 400m in 51.08. In his final collegiate meet, the America East Outdoor Championships, Small placed 17th in the 400m in 51.44.
Indoor
Season Bests
500m: 1:05.10
Opening the season at Cornell’s Upstate Challenge, Small placed seventh in the 500m in 1:07.47. Small next competed in the 4x400m relay at the Armory Track Invitational, where he earned a 50.9 split en route to a 3:19.16 team finish. He placed 20th in the 500m at Boston University’s Valentine Invitational in a collegiate-best 1:05.10. At the America East Indoor Championships, Small placed 11th in the 500m in 1:05.97, and second as a member of the 4x400m relay, splitting 50.0 en route to a team finish of 3:15.34. His final meet was IC4A Indoor Championships, where he placed 22nd in the 500m in 1:05.31.
2013-14:
Outdoor
Season Bests
400m: 49.91
800m: 2:03.32
Small competed in four meets during the outdoor season. He opened at the Dogfight against Connecticut, running a season-best in the 800m of 2:03.32 to placed 11th overall. He placed fourth in the 400m at the Upstate Classic at RPI, crossing the line in 50.32. At UAlbany’s Spring Classic, Small placed eighth in the 400m in 51.72. His final meet of the season was the America East Outdoor Championships, where he placed 10th in the 400m in a season-best 49.91.
Indoor
Season Bests
500m: 1:05.59
Small opened the season at the Penn State Indoor Relays, where he placed 13th in the 500m in 1:06.56. He also ran on the fourth place 4x400 relay that finished in 3:19.43. Competing in the same events at the UAlbany Great Dane Classic, Small placed 13th again in the 500 in 1:06.27, and third as a member of the 4x400m relay in 3:16.92. After running on the 4x400m relay at Cornell’s Upstate Challenge, Small next competed at the America East Indoor Championships, where he placed ninth in the 500m in a season-best 1:05.59. His season ended at IC4A Indoor Championships, where he placed 11th as a member of the 4x400m relay team, earning a split of 49.1 en route to a 3:15.22 team finish.
2012-13:
Outdoor
Season Bests
400m: 50.06
Small competed in only three meets during the outdoor season. He opened at the Spring Break Classic in Puerto Rico, where he ran a season-best 400m of 50.06 to place 14th overall. He next raced at Princeton’s Larry Ellis Invitational, placing 26th in the 400m in 52.36. His season ended at IC4A Outdoor Championships, where he ran a leg on the 4x400m relay team that placed 13th overall in 3:15.29.
Indoor
Season Bests
500m: 1:05.37
Small competed in four meets during the indoor season. He opened at Boston University’s Terrier Classic, where he placed 33rd in the 500m in 1:06.00. He placed 20th in the 500m at the Armory Collegiate Invitational, finishing in 1:06.78. At the America East Indoor Championships, Small qualified for finals in the 500m in first place, running a season-best 1:05.37 in the preliminary round. He would go on to finish fifth overall in 1:06.39. He also ran a leg on the first-place 4x400m relay, that finished in 3:17.41. His season ended at IC4A Indoor Championships, where he ran on the 4x400m relay that placed fifth overall in 3:12.03.
2011-12:
Outdoor
Season Bests
800m: 1:55.29
Small opened the outdoor season at the Miami Hurricane Invitational, where he placed 12th overall in the 800m in 2:01.02. He placed seventh in the 800m in the Dogfight against Connecticut, finishing in a season-best 1:55.29. At the Capital District Classic, Small placed fourth in the 800m in 1:57.34. He placed fourth as a member of the men’s 4x800m relay team at the America East Outdoor Championships, helping his team finish in 7:40.56. Additionally, he placed 20th in the 800m in 1:57.46. Finally, his season ended at IC4A Outdoor Championships, where he ran as a member of the 4x800m relay that finished 15th in 7:42.60.
Indoor
Season Bests
500m: 1:05.30
600m: 1:23.20
Small placed eighth in the 500m at the America East Indoor Championships, setting a season-best mark of 1:05.30. He recorded a season-best 600m time of 1:23.20. At IC4A Indoor Championships, Small anchored the men’s 4x400m relay to a 3:17.68 finish.
High School:
Small was a three-year letter-winner at Benjamin Banneker, where he served as team captain in his senior year. He was named All-City in the 600m, and was honored as the 2011 U.S. Army Student-Athlete.
Personal:
Ryan Small is the son of Emmanuel Small. He has two brothers, Joel and Joshua, and two sisters, Sujes and Lashada. He intends to major in English.
