Ryan Ioanidis

Photo by: Melina Myers

Photo by: Dennis Hubbard

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Sacramento, Calif.
Squadron:
04 Fightin' Fourth
High School:
Mira Loma

- ALL-CONFERENCE CROSS COUNTRY, SECOND-TEAM | 2020

JUNIOR YEAR | 2020: Earned second-team all-conference honors after finishing 11th at the Mountain West Championships…clocked a career-best 8K time of 24:01.6 at that meet…Falcons’ top finisher at the NCAA Championships…posted a 10K debut of 31:15.1 to finish 77th in the 251-runner field and lead Air Force to a 19th-place finish in the team standings…academic all-conference selection…named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2019: Competed in three meets...recorded a season-best 8K time of 26:29.1 to finish within the top half of the season at the UCCS Open (58th)...added a time of 27:20.3 at the Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational (120th)...opened the season with a four-mile time of 21:36.6 to finish 19th at the Air Force Open...academic all-conference selection.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2018: Competed in three meets...opened the season with 5K time of 16:41.7 at the Wyoming Invitational (53rd)...posted a career-best 8K time of 26:11.8 to finish 13th out of 175 runners in the Black Race at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open...added a time of 26:18.0 to finish 39th at the Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational...academic all-conference selection.

HIGH SCHOOL: Mira Loma High School...two-time all-league selection in cross country...earned all-league honors in track as a senior...member of the all-city cross country team...Division 2 section champion at 3200 meters...two-time Junior Olympic All-American in cross country...three-time individual qualifier to the state meet...earned Scholar-Athlete honors in cross country and track all four years...recognized by the California State Assembly and Senate as the 2016 Youth Volunteer of the Year in Sacramento...class salutatorian.

PERSONAL: Full name is Ryan Gabriel Edward Ioanidis...nickname is “Dobby”...son of Paul Ioanidis and Kim Owen...has two older step-siblings...majoring in political science and foreign area studies...future plans include becoming a pilot for relief operations...serving as Communications Officer for squadron…named to the Superintendent’s List for excellence in military, academic and athletic excellence in the fall of 2020…member of the Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s List every other semester…avid Harry Potter movie quote enthusiast...has his private pilot’s certificate...played in several jazz bands during high school and went to the Next Gen Jazz Festival in Monterey...completed a Cadet Summer Research Program (CSRP) with Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory over the summer…also worked as cadre during Interpersonal Leadership Training (ILT)...member of Cadet Squadron 27.