Career Note: Started 26 games over his final three seasons.
2009: Voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... started the final 10 games at right tackle ... served as a team captain ... did not play versus Mercyhurst ... key contributor to an offense that ranked second in the GLIAC and ninth nationally in rushing yards per game (233.7) ... shared (with offensive line and Joique Bell) WSU's Offensive Player of the Week award for the Findlay game ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2008: Selected to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team ... started all 11 games at right tackle ... helped WSU rush for over 170 yards a game ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2007: Made first collegiate start (at left tackle) against Michigan Tech in the season opener ... started the first five games at left tackle before suffering a season-ending injury vs. Grand Valley ... was a C
oSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... key contributor in WSU rushing for nearly 220 yards per game ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2006: Played in the final 10 games of the season ... saw playing time at left tackle and on PAT team against Saint Joseph's ... played on PAT team the last nine games ... also played tackle versus Gannon, Indianapolis, Northwood, Ashland and Ferris State ... Game-By-Game Stats.
High School: A 2006 graduate of Plymouth Canton ... helped lead PCHS to an 11-2 record and the state finals in 2005 ... key offensive lineman for the Chiefs rushing attack that averaged about 300 yards and more than 35 points each game ... also saw time as a defensive end for coach Tim Baechler ... played on the East squad in the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-Star game in 2006 ... named to the Ann Arbor News and Observer and Eccentric First Team Offense ... voted to the All-Western Lakes Athletic Association First Team ... served as a team captain ... also competed in track and field as discus and shot put thrower ... named to the academic honor roll every year at PCHS.
Personal: Full name--Ryan M. Jonik ... born May 23, 1988, in Pontiac ... son of Thomas and D'Arcy Jonik ... has a younger brother, Adam, and an older sister, Alicia ... is majoring in pre-med ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2006, Winter 2007 and Fall 2007 ... career ambition is to be an anesthesiologist ... last name is pronounced JOHN-ick.
