2022 Cross Country Roster

Ryan Raff

  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Lehi, Utah
  • High School Lehi High School
  • Major Psychology

Biography

2022: Member of the National Championship team...Competed in six meets this season…Placed third at the George Kyte Classic with a 4.5 mile time of 22:24.3…Finished 19th at the Cowboy Jamboree, running an 8K time of 23:45.4…Ran a time of 23:42.3 at the Nuttycombe Invitational, finishing 45th…Placed ninth at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a time of 23:43.3, earning All-Conference honors…Competed at the Mountain Regional, finishing ninth with a 10K time of 28:09.7 to earn All-Region honors…Finished 88th at the NCAA National Championships with a time of 30:08.6.

2021: Member of the National Championship team...Placed 162nd at NCAA Championships (30:41.4)...Finished 13th at Mountain Regionals (30:13.3)...Placed 56th at FSU Invite/Pre-Nat (23:53.8)...Finished 16th at Cowboy Jamboree (24:07.4)...George Kyte Classic Individual Champion (23:37.1).

2020-21 (COVID-19 Season): Member of the National Championship team...Finished 150th at NCAA Championships (32:11.5)...Placed fourth at Big Sky Championships (24:02.7)...Finished 44th at Battle Born Collegiate Challenge (24:19.2)...Placed 14th at Silver State Collegiate Challenge (23:37.1)...Finished 14th at Oklahoma State Invitational (24:14.4).

2019: Finished ninth at Mountain Regionals (30:44.1)...Placed sixth at Big Sky Championships (27:06.2)...Finished 56th at Nuttycombe Invitational (24:20.8)...Placed 13th at John McNichols Invitational (24:26.1)...George Kyte Classic Individual Champion (21:52.0).

2018: Placed 151st as a true freshman at NCAA Championships (31:03.0)...Finished 11th at Big Sky Conference Championships (24:13.9).

High School: Ran a personal best time of 1:57 in the 800-meter...Had a personal best time of 4:15 in the 1,600-meter...Ran a personal best 2 mile time of 8:51...Had a personal best 5K time of 14:50.

TF/XC Accomplishments: 2017 XC State Champion...2018 1600/3200 State Champion...Placed 25th at NXN Qualifier in 2017...Placed 3rd in 2 Mile at Brooks PR Invitational in 2018.

Why did you choose NAU?

I chose NAU because of the belief the coaches had in me. I was also attracted to the success of the cross country team and the variety of mountains and trails in Flagstaff.

Academic: Majoring in Psychology.

Personal: Son of Dayne and Sally...Brother to Jessica, Dallan, Tyson, Travis, and Savannah...Birthday is October 12...Married to Sarah.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore

  • 2020Senior

  • 2021Senior

  • 2022Fifth Year