Ryan Ballard

Ryan Ballard
Ryan Ballard
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Hometown:
    Norwalk, Conn.
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Norwalk
  • Major:
    Electromechanical Engineering
Bio
Before Wentworth:
  • Finished eighth in the state of Connecticut in the mile
  • Mile record holder at Norwalk High School
  • Team MVP in 2022
 
Why WIT?
  • Wentworth is a small school that values its students and has endless opportunities for all
 
Future Goals?
  • To run my own business in the environmental technology field
 
Favorite Food?
  • Pasta
 
Personal:
  • Son of Cynthia Ballard ... Has a sister, Chloe
News mentions
Blasko, Ballard Earn All-Region as Men's Cross Country Places Ninth at NCAA East Regional Meet
Blasko, Ballard Earn All-Region as Men's Cross Country Places Ninth at NCAA East Regional Meet

Ezra Blasko (19th) and Ryan Ballard (27th) earn all-region honors to help the Leopards to their best-ever finish at the NCAA regional meet

Ballard, Blasko Headline CNE Cross Country All-Conference Honors
Ballard, Blasko Headline CNE Cross Country All-Conference Honors

Ryan Ballard was named the Scholar Athlete of the Year and earned all-conference honors for the fourth consecutive year. Ezra Blasko joins Ballard on the All-CNE First Team and Teddy Doyle earned All-CNE Second Team honors. Evan McIntire was named to the CNE Community Service Team.

Men's Cross Country Takes Second at CNE Championships
Men's Cross Country Takes Second at CNE Championships

Paced by three runners in the top 10, the Leopards earned their best finish since the 2019 season

Photo Courtesy of Gordon College Athletics
Men's Cross Country Notches Second Place Finish at Western New England

Leopards head into championship season on a high note after placing a pair of runners among the top 15

Men's Cross Country has Strong Showing at Paul Short Invitational
Men's Cross Country has Strong Showing at Paul Short Invitational

Competing in the Green Race, the Leopards post a sixth-place finish with four runners among the top 100; Ryan Ballard (eighth) and Ezra Blasko (ninth) finish among the top 10

Men's Cross Country Captures Pop Crowell Invitational
Men's Cross Country Captures Pop Crowell Invitational

Leopards place three among the top 10 runners, including Ezra Blasko who finished third, to take home the trophy