Ryan Cox

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Raleigh, NC
Prev School:
Indian River CC

Junior: As a junior, Ryan had a strong showing at the Purdue Invitational. He finished in 58:00 in the 100-breast and in 2:06.74 in the 200-breast. Ryan also finished fourth against Indiana in the 100-breast with a time of 58.32. He did a lifetime best time of 56.71 in the 100-breast at the Last Chance Meet at the University of Tennessee.

Prior to U of L: Ryan transferred to U of L from Indian River JC where he helped his team to two straight NJCAA National Championships. He competed at the NJCAA Championships in the 100- and 200-breast and was an All-American in the 200-breast.

Prep: He was All-State all four years at Enloe High School and helped the 200-medley relay team win state as both a junior and senior which made him a High School All- American.. He was All-Conference all four years and earned All-State honors as a junior and senior. He swam for RSA (Raleigh Swim Association) for Kit Raulerson and went to Junior Nationals as a sophomore, junior and senior. RSA won Junior Nationals when he was a sophomore.

Personal: Son of Tom and Gwen Cox. Born Sept. 18, 1989. He plans on majoring in sports administration. His brother Allan swam for Savannah College of Art&Design.

Cardinal Highlight: Ryan helped Indian River to two national championships during his tenure there.