Ryan Short

Position:
Freestlye
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Athens, GA.
High School:
Mattawan

BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES
200 Free: 1:40.94
500 Free: 4:32.96
1650 Free: 16:04.92

Highlights
5 Appearances in Top 10 Times in Ball State S&D History

2021-22: Named to the Academic All-MAC Team…member of the 800 freestyle relay (6:43.36) that finished fourth overall at the MAC Championships and now ranks fourth in program history… qualified for the B Final at the MAC Championships in the 500 freestyle (4:37.43) finishing 14^th overall…placed 17^th overall at the MAC Championships in the 200 freestyle (1:41.50)…captured the win in the 1000 freestyle (10:12.20) versus Eastern Illinois…finished second in the 500 freestyle (4:53.45) versus Bellarmine.

2020-21: Named to the Academic All-MAC Team…qualified for the A Final at the MAC Championships in the 1650 freestyle (16:07.39) placing fifth overall…qualified for the B Final at the MAC Championships in the 500 freestyle (4:33.34) finishing 10^thoverall…placed 17^th overall at the MAC Championships in the 200 freestyle (1:40.94)

2019-20: Took eighth in the 1650 free at the MAC Championships with a time of 16:04.92 which ranks as the fifth-fastest individual time in program history ... competed in B Finals and finished 14^th in the 200 free (1:41.92) and 13^th in the 500 free (4:35.61) at the MAC Championships … his 500 free time of 4:35.61 i the race stands at the eighth-fastest individual effort in program history ... placed third in the 500 free at Eastern Illinois … finished third in the 500 free (4:50.08) against Grand Valley State … placed third in the 500 free (4:51.68) at the Butler Invitational … named to the Academic All-MAC Team.

2018-19: Finished second in the 200 free (1:47.37) against Eastern Illinois and helped the Cardinals finish second in the 200 free relay ... earned second in the 800 free relay at Grand Valley State.

High School: Attended Mattawan High School… named Second Team All-State as a junior and First Team All-State as a senior… team captain as a senior… named team MVP his sophomore, junior and senior years… personal records of 21.69 and 46.94 in the 50 and 100-meter freestyle… career best of 53.30 in the 100-meter butterfly… also competed on the cross country and track and field teams.

Personal: Full name is Ryan Andrew Short… born in Sandusky, Ohio… majoring in Accounting… parents are Elizabeth and Andrew Short… has two sisters- Katie and Mandie.