Ryan Hurd Class: Junior Hometown: Germantown, TN High School: White Station Height: 6-1 Event: Sprints Birthdate: 12/12/1981

AS A SOPHOMORE: Continued to work hard and develop into one of the best sprinters on the Irish roster ... began the indoor season with a fifth-place finish in the 200 meters (22.79) at the Purdue Open ... ended up with two top-five finishes in the Tri Meet against Michigan State and Ball State, taking fourth in the 60 meters (7.12) and third in the 200 meters (22.11) ... earned his first collegiate victory against Michigan State, finishing first in the 200 meters (22.18) ... also finished fourth in the 60 meters against MSU ... posted a fourth-place finish in the 200 meters at the Meyo Invitational (21.97) ... competed in the 60 meters at the Windsor Invitational ... finished eighth in the preliminaries and eighth in the finals of the 200 meters at the 2002 BIG EAST Indoor Championship (running 22.04 in the prelims) ... also ran the 200 meters in the Alex Wilson Invitational (21.70) ... began the outdoor season at the Arizona State Invitational, competing in the 200 meters (22.43) ... was in the 200-meter field at the Purdue Invitational ... finished fourth in the 100 (11.21) and 200 (22.04) meters at the Spring Opener ... stepped up at the Tom Botts Invitational, winning the 200 meters (21.78) and taking second in the 100 meters (11.21) ... shaved more time off his career-best in the 200 meters at the Butler Invitational, finishing third in 22.03 ... ended the outdoor season at the BIG EAST outdoor meet, finishing 10th in the 200 meters.

AS A FRESHMAN: An unknown on the Irish track and field team who qualified for the 2001 BIG EAST Outdoor Championship ... finished fifth in the 200 meters vs. Michigan State to begin the indoor season ... placed eighth in the 200 meters at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... competed in both the 200 and 400 meters during the outdoor season, steadily improving his times ... finished third in the 200 meters at the Tom Botts Invitational ... continued to impress with a fourth-place finish in the 200 meters at the Woodland Mortgage Relays ... took third place in heat three of the 200 meters at the BIG EAST outdoor meet.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A three-year letterwinner in track and field at White Station High School in Memphis, Tenn. ... competed in the city championships while at White Station ... son of former Irish track great William Hurd ... member of the National Honor Society ... born Dec. 12, 1981 in Memphis, Tenn. ... enrolled in the College of Engineering.