Ryan Blankenship  -  
    Ryan Blankenship

    Class:
    Junior

    Hometown:
    Lancaster, Ohio

    High School:
    Bloom Carroll

    Event:
    Back/IM


    03/03/2013

    Viking Men Win Horizon League Championship

    This was Cleveland State's first League Championship title since the 2005-06 season

    07/17/2012

    CSU Has 65 Student-Athletes on Spring Horizon League Academic Honor Roll

    Group Honored For Academic Achievements

    02/26/2012

    Vikings Take Second at Horizon League Championships

    CSU Was Third in 2011

    02/24/2012

    Men In Third Place at Horizon League Meet

    Vikings Trail Milwaukee and UIC

    01/21/2012

    Depth Helps CSU Defeat Wright State

    Vikings Earn Second Win of the Weekend

    2011-12 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
    Swam his season best times in the 200 backstroke (1:51.95), 100 breaststroke (57.77) and the 400 IM (4:05.04) at the Horizon League Championships...Finished ninth at the Horizon League Championships in the 400 IM, 10th in the 100 breaststroke and seventh in the 200 backstroke...Also had the team's fifth best time in the 200 breaststroke (2:15.45) at the January regular season meet vs. Oakland and Xavier

    2010-11 - FRESHMAN SEASON
    Swam his best times in the 100 back (53.11), 200 back (1:52.86) and 400 IM (4:07.23) at the Horizon League Championships...fifth fastest time on the team in 100 back...fourth quickest Viking in the 200 back...also fourth on team in the 400 IM....finished 11th in the 200 back at the League Championships...12th to touch the wall in the 400 IM...placed 14th in the 100 back...swam his fastest 200 breast (2:19.17) against UIC to take fourth...took 10th in the 200 back (1:56.51) at Northwestern TYR Invitational...swam his second-best 200 breast (2:23.71) at Northwestern to finish 15th.

    HIGH SCHOOL
    YMCA National finalist...state finalist in the 100 back and 200 IM for Bloom Carroll High.

    PERSONAL
    Born May 8, 1992 in Columbus, Ohio...son of Ronald and Stacie Blankenship...has two sisters, Renee and Rylie...physical therapy major.