Ryan Johnston
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- Hometown:
- Defiance, Ohio
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Ayersville
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- Events:
- Pole Vault/Sprints
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- Major:
- Business Administration
Bio
2012 at Defiance: Took part in 11 events during both the indoor and outdoor seasons … Placed fourth in the pole vault at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships with a height of 3.85 meters… Part of the outdoor 4x400-meter relay team that notched a season-best time of 3:27.05 at the All-Ohio Championships on April 14.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Ayersville High for head coach Doug Johnston …
Named First-Team Green Meadows Conference and regional qualifier in both cross country and track.
Personal: Son of Doug and Tammy Johnston … Majoring in business administration.
News mentions
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Senior Tom Postema and junior Joe Davis used the second day of action at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships to bolster their resumes as top athletes in the conference. Postema added a third first-place finish, while Davis earned his second win of the competition.
MANCHESTER, Ind. – Senior thrower Tom Postema put on a jaw-dropping spectacle on Friday, April 26 at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships. The Defiance, Ohio, native tossed a first-place distance of 65.80 meters (215.88 ft.) in the hammer throw that established the third-best mark in National Collegiate Athletic Association Div. III history.
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – It was an off week for most of the top competitors on the Purple and Gold men’s track and field team on Saturday, April 20. But some of the Yellow Jackets did continue on with the outdoor season action, as they competed at the Manchester Invitational.
DELAWARE, Ohio – The All-Ohio Championships brought out the best in many of the athletes on DC’s men’s track and field team on Saturday, April 13. Leading the way for the Purple and Gold were senior Tom Postema, junior Joe Davis and sophomore Troy Parrett.
ADRIAN, Mich. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team traveled north on Saturday, April 6 to get there last competition in before the big All-Ohio Outdoor Track and Field Championships next weekend. Senior Tom Postema and juniors Joe Davis and Anthony Nolfi were the top performers on the afternoon.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – In the 18th Annual Dick Small Invitational, the Defiance College men’s track and field team notched a solid outing of eight first-place finishes on Friday, March 29. Senior Tom Postema paved the way with three individual top finishes on the afternoon.
CINCINNATI, Ohio – National Collegiate Athletic Association Div. III Indoor All-American Tom Postema picked up right where he left off, as he led DC to a second-place finish at the Mount St. Joseph Invitational on Friday, March 22. The senior thrower took first in the hammer, discus and shot put with marks that rank in the top-10 of the country.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Yellow Jacket men’s track and field team members Tom Postema and Joe Davis each recorded a pair of first-place finishes and set one conference record at the 2013 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday, February 16. Defiance also was able to set three new school records on the day.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – In the third home meet of the 2013 indoor season, the men’s track and field team competed in the Defiance College Open on Friday, February 8. A total of seven schools competed in the meet a day before the All-Ohio Championships.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket men’s track and field team took home a third-place finish at the DC Invitational on Saturday, January 26, after record-setting performances from multiple team members. Senior Tom Postema led the team with a record weight throw toss that ranks him number one in all of Div. III.
FINDLAY, Ohio – In the first meet of the 2013 calendar year for the Defiance College men’s track and field team, several athletes displayed strong outings at the Northwestern Ohio Invite on Friday, January 18. Overall, the squad took first place in two events, while notching second in three.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket men’s track and field team couldn’t have opened the 2012-2013 season better, as it churned out a dominant performance at the DC holiday meet on Saturday, December 1. All across the board, the squad had a successful day inside the George.