Ryan Ioanidis

Photo by: Chris Floyd

Photo by: Justin Tafoya, NCAA Photos

Class:
Senior
Events:
1500m / 5000m
Hometown:
Sacramento, Calif.
Height:
5-7
High School:
Mira Loma
Squadron:
27 Thunderbirds

JUNIOR YEAR | 2020-21: Competed in the 5000-meter run at Championships at the Peak during the indoor season, winning the race with a time of 14:27.30 (adjusted for altitude)…earned the team’s Track Athlete of the Week award following that meet…academic all-conference selection.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2019-20: Scored for Air Force in the 3000-meter and 5000-meter events at the Mountain West Indoor Championships...posted career-best times to finish sixth (8:15.10, adjusted for altitude) and eighth (14:23.00a), respectively, at that meet...both marks were ranked among the Falcons’ top three in 2020...won the 5000-meter run at the Colorado Invitational with a (then-best) time of 14:37.11a...earned runner-up honors in the 3000-meter race at the Air Force Invitational (8:28.35a debut)...competed in the mile at the Potts Invitational, posting a time of 4:22.46a...academic all-conference selection.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2018-19: Did not compete.

MAJOR CROSS COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTS: Falcons’ top finisher at the 2020 NCAA Cross Country Championships…clocked a 10K debut of 31:15.1 to finish 77th out of 251 runners…all-region selection as a senior…two-time all-conference honoree…earned first-team honors as a senior after placing third…claimed second-team status as a junior (11th)…helped the men to a pair of conference titles…named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for the 2020-21 season.

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.