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Wayne State University Athletics

2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Libby Price - UIS Athletics
Libby Price - UIS Athletics
Marissa Krynak
Marissa Krynak
Marissa Krynak
Marissa Krynak
(C) Douglas Johnson

Ransom Allen

Ransom Allen

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    150
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Ithaca, Mich.
  • High School:
    Ithaca

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Became the first male runner at WSU to become a three-time All-American by the USTFCCCA (13th in 2023, 9th in 2022, and 25th in 2021), joining Hall of Fame inductee Rachelle Malette (2006-07-08) as the only cross country runners to be three-time All-Americans ... joined Elly Maleski (swimming) as WSU's only three-time CSC (CoSIDA) Academic All-American honorees in the 72-year history of the Academic All-America program (Second Team in 2021-22, and First Team in 2022-23 and 2023-24).

2023:  Voted to the CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-American First Team ... 2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... recipient of a GLIAC Commissioner's Award for academic and athletic excellence, for the second consecutive year ... received Academic All-District honors by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) ... recognized for the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... named Division II Men's Athlete of the Year by the USTFCCCA for the Midwest Region ... selected as the squad's Athlete of the Year ... was a USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete honoree by having a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and a finish in the top 30 percent at the regional championship ... garnered All-American accolades from the USTFCCCA following a 13th place showing at the NCAA Championships (11/18) with a time of 29:40.20 ... competed in six events and collected four overall victories ... won the 10K race at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/4) with a time of 30:38.00 ... garnered All-Region honors from the USTFCCCA for the meet ... was named GLIAC Runner of the Year following his overall win in the 8K race at the GLIAC Championships (10/21) ... became the first Warrior since 2003 to win either the conference or regional meet ... named First Team All-GLIAC for his winning performance (24:19.00) ... received the men's Division II M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week for the Week of 9/25 after his overall victory in the 8K Men's Maroon Race at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/22) ... his race-winning mark of 25:18.40 was just over 10 seconds faster than second place ... garnered GLIAC Athlete of the Week recognition twice (9/25 & 10/9) for his performances at the Griak in September and for his third-place finish at the Lewis Crossover Invite (10/7) where he posted a time of 23:55.80 ... also secured a victory at the Warrior Challenge (9/15) to open his campaign (24:59.30).

2022:  Selected to the College Sports communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-America First Team ... 2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Deans' Award recipient from the College of Engineering for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all student-athletes in that particular college ... recipient of a GLIAC Commissioner's Award for academic and athletic excellence ... received Academic All-District honors by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) ... collected All-American honors after placing ninth at the NCAA Championships (12/2) with a time of 30:04.3 … earned NCAA All-Midwest Region accolades with a sixth-place finish in a time of 30:54.63 ... garnered All-GLIAC First Team honors after finishing fourth with a time of 24:30.69 at the GLIAC Championships (11/4) ... named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete ... earned a spot on the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... selected WSU's men's cross country Athlete of the Year for the third consecutive season ... named GLIAC Athlete of the Week honors (10/24) after placing first at the Warrior Challenge (10/22) with a time of 24:53.9 ... competed in seven meets ... placed fourth at the Northwood Invitational (9/10) after crossing the finish line in a time of 18:48.7 ... tallied a sixth-place finish at the Lock Haven Invitational (9/24) with a season-best 8K time of 24:23.5 … nabbed second place at the Lucian Rosa Invite (10/8) after earning a time of 24:48.72.  OUTDOOR:  Selected to the USTFCCCA All-Region team for the 5K.

2021:  Voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Second Team after being an All-District First Team selection ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... helped lead the Warriors to a 15th-place team finish at the NCAA Championships ... earned USTFCCCA All-America honors after recording a 25th-place finish at the NCAA Championships (11/20) in a time of 31:07.0 ... garnered USTFCCCA All-Region honors after posting a season-best 10K time of 30:23.1 and finishing seventh at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/6) ... received First Team All-GLIAC recognition ... notched a fifth-place finish at the GLIAC Championships (8K) on Oct. 23, crossing the line in 25:11.4 ... earned the squad's Athlete of the Year honor ... ran in six meets ... placed in the top 25 in all six events ... earned GLIAC Athlete of the Week honors (9/14) after setting the course record and taking first place at the Warrior Challenge (8K) on Sept. 10 with a time of 24:52.6 ... finished second at the Roy Griak Invitational D2 race (8K) on Sept. 24, registering a time of 25:22.5 ... posted a fourth-place time of 24:39.7 at the Lewis Crossover (8K) on Oct. 9. 

2020-21:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... cross country season was not held due to COVID-19 ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award. 

2019:  Selected as the squad's Athlete of the Year ... awarded USTFCCCA All-Academic honors ... earned Second Team All-GLIAC honors after a 19th-place finish (25:02.9) at the GLIAC Championship 8K (10/26) ... competed in six meets as a true freshman ... finished third (20:44.0) in the Detroit Mercy Invite four mile (9/7) ... placed fifth (26:26.0) in the Second Annual Warrior Challenge 8K (9/21) ... completed the Greater Louisville Classic Gold 8K race (10/5) in a personal-best time of 24:58.7 ... led the Warriors in the Lewis Conference Crossover 8K (10/12) with a time of 26:19.9 ... set a 10K PR of 32:55.7 at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/9) with a 35th-place finish.

High School:  A 2019 graduate of Ithaca High School ... was a four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track at IHS ... finished fourth (16:14.2) at the 2018 MHSAA Division 3 state cross country meet helping IHS to a 12th-place team finish ... helped the Yellowjackets to the 2019 MHSAA Division 3 state track championship title by accumulating 18 of the 45 points ... won the 3200m race (9:19.70) and finished second in the 1600m race (4:15.63) ... also ran anchor on the 4x800m relay at the state meet for coach Jason Marcy ... ran cross country for coach Tim Lambrecht ... won the Emerging Elite mile run at the 2019 New Balance Nationals in a time of 4:15.73 ... helped IHS to a 14th-place finish at the 2017 MHSAA cross country meet by placing seventh individually (16:18.3) ... earned All-State recognition in track in 2018 by placing fifth in the 3200m race (9:31.78) ... also lettered in soccer and received the Most Improved Player award in 2017 ... served as a team captain in both cross country and track ... received New Balance Nationals Indoor All-American for 5000m in 2019 ... was the Class Salutatorian with a 4.23 GPA.

Personal:  Full name -- Ransom D. Allen ... born on April 26, 2001, in Carson City, Mich. ... son of Lester and Sandy Allen ... has a younger brother, Parks, and an older sister, Courtney... Courtney ran at Western Michigan from 2017 through 2021 ... Parks joined the WSU Cross Country squad in the fall of 2023 ... earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2023 ... currently pursuing a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2019 (4.00), Winter 2020 (4.00), Fall 2020 (4.00), Winter 2021 (4.00), Fall 2021 (4.00), Winter 2022 (4.00), Fall 2022, Winter 2023 (4.00) and Winter 2024 (4.00) ... is a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Leadership Council.

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

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  • 2020Sophomore

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  • 2021Redshirt Sophomore

    5'9" 148 lbs

  • 2022Redshirt Junior

    5'10" 148 lbs

  • 2023Graduate Student

    5'10" 150 lbs