Ryan Perez
Ryan Perez
Height: 5-11
Weight: 140
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Koloa, HI
High School: Island School
Events: Distance

2016 (Track & Field)
Placed 23rd overall in the 800m with a time of 2:03.68 at the SCIAC Championships (Apr. 30)…ran a season-best time of 2:02.13 in the 800m at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational (Apr. 9). 

 

2015 (Cross Country)
Appeared in all six meets for the Kingsmen as a senior…career best 8K time came at the UC Riverside Invitational (Sep. 12) with a time of 27:22.0…finished 50th at the SCIAC Championships (Oct. 31) with a time of 28:02.99…ran an average time of 27:44.61 for the season…member of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team in 2015.

 

2015 (Track & Field)
Clocked a time of 4:15.70 in the 1500m at the SCIAC Championships (May 2) to place 17th overall in the preliminaries…ran a time of 8:54.38 in the 3000m at the Sunshine Open (Feb. 7) and now ranks second all-time in CLU history in the event…ran a season-best time of 4:08.44 in the 1500m at the Oxy Distance Carnival (Mar. 13). 

2014 (Cross Country)

Competed in all five cross country meets as a junior…fastest 8K came at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational (Oct. 4) with a time of 27:24.00…ran a SCIAC Championship (Nov. 1) time of 29:13.15.

 

2014 (Track & Field)
Was 21st in the 1500m run at the SCIAC Championships, clocking a time of 4:16.92 (May 3)…took eighth in the same event at the SCIAC No. 3 (Apr. 19)…ran best time of the year the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational, clocking a mark of 4:15.56 (Apr. 12).

2013 (Cross Country)
Ran a time of 28:25.91 at the NCAA West Regionals (Nov. 16)…also clocked a time of 29:41.05 at the SCIAC Championships (Nov. 2)…earned USTFCCCA All-Academic recognition.

Island School
Graduated from the Island School in Lihue, Hawaii in 2012…participated in five different sports for the Voyagers…ran four years of cross country and two years of track…played four years of both tennis and soccer…played two years of volleyball…three-time Kauai Interscholastic Federation (KIF) All-Star for cross country (2010-12)…three-time KIF All-Star for tennis (2010-2012)…KIF All-Star for both soccer (2012) and track and field (2012).

 

Personal
Full name: Ryan Keanu Perez…born on August 14, 1994 in Wailuku, Haw…son of Kymry and Henry Perez…step-mother is Simone…has an older brother Ashton…has a cat Lucky…family currently resides in Koloa, Haw…completed his first of six marathons at age 13…chose CLU because he was recruited to play soccer…majoring in communications…career aspirations are to be a sports writer or a broadcaster.

 

Favorites
Movies: Friends with Benefits
Music: Hoodie Allen
Food: Teriyaki Chicken
Sport (Other than what you play): Soccer 
Pro Teams: Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders
Pro Athletes: Clint Dempsey, Andy Irons
Color: Blue 
Number: 14
TV Shows: Breaking Bad, The Hills
Super Hero: Iron Man 
Video Game: FIFA
Quote: "Life is easier when you know how to do things.” – Guy Lynott