2024-25 Men's Track and Field Roster

Chris Ryan

Evan Novak

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Jacksonville, Fla.
  • High School:
    Providence
  • Major:
    Physics

Summary

Biography

2024-25: 
  • W&L Scholar Athlete (Fall)
  • Outdoor Third Team All-ODAC (Hammer Throw)
2023-24:
  • W&L Scholar Athlete (Fall)
  • Academic All-ODAC
  • Place fifth in the Discus at the Outdoor ODAC Championships
  • Placed fourth in the Weight Throw at the Indoor ODAC Championships
2022-23:
  • Placed eighth in ODAC Outdoor Championships Discus
  • Placed fourth in ODAC Outdoor Championships Hammer
  • W&L Scholar Athlete (Fall)
  • Academic All-ODAC
2021-22:
  • Placed seventh in ODAC Outdoor Championships Javelin
  • Placed eighth in ODAC Outdoor Championships Discus
  • All-Region Discus
  • W&L Scholar Athlete (Fall and Winter)
  • Academic All-ODAC
  • President's List

High School: Earned four letters in football, four in track & field, two in basketball and one in weightlifting at Providence School ... also played lacrosse for one season ... helped lead the football team to a division championship in 2019 and the track & field team to a district runner-up finish in 2021 ... named the Providence School Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior ... served as a football team captain as a senior when he was named the team's Defensive MVP ... two-time winner of the Iron Man Award for taking the most snaps as a junior and senior ... was MVP of the track & field team as a senior ... placed fifth in the discus at the state championship as a senior ... holds the school record in the discus (42.7m).

Personal: Cousin, Jessica Handler, was a cheerleader at the University of South Florida ... another cousin, Jodi Handler, played softball at Georgia Southern and the University of Tampa ... also a member of the W&L football team... Williams Investment Society... Good Nabors Cohort... 24... Rocketry club... RUF servant team... Engineering Community Development Outreach Team...Summer Camp Counselor...Group Head in the Williams Investment Society

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    6'3"

  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Throws
    6'3"

  • 2023-24Junior

    Throws
    6'3"

  • 2024-25Senior

    Throws
    6'3"