Ryan Tolson

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
6-2
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lutherville, Md.
High School:
Loyola

General: Three-time returning letterman in the midfield unit...missed fall ball 2005 while recovering from ankle surgery...an excellent offensive threat from the midfield.
2005 Season: Played in 12 games for the Tar Heels...took nine shots and had two ground balls.
2004 Season: Finished the season with one goal, one assist and six ground balls... played in all 15 games for the Tar Heels... had an assist and picked up two ground balls in the road win against Notre Dame... scored one goal in the game against UMBC...also scooped up a pair of ground balls in the regular-season win over Ohio State.
2003 Season: Saw action in nine games for the Tar Heels as a freshman...had one ground ball.
Prep: Graduated in 2002 from the Loyola Blakefield School in Towson, Md....played three years of varsity lacrosse there as a midfielder...also played a year of junior varsity lacrosse...played two years of varsity and two years of junior varsity soccer as well...played as a sweeper on the pitch...as a lacrosse player, he was twice named a Top 205 All-Star...member of the Bay State team championship squad...two-time Loch Raven All-Star...captain of the Loyola lacrosse team as a senior...was also the captain and most valuable player of the soccer team as a senior...three-year starter in lacrosse and two-year starter in soccer.

Personality Chart
Given Name...John Ryan Tolson
Parents' Names...John and Mary Tolson
Siblings...one brother
College Major...Communications
Post-School Ambition...Undecided
Hobbies...going to the beach, playing golf
People Who Have Had the Greatest Influence on My Athletic Career...My parents
Athletes I Most Admire...My grandfather, a four-time lacrosse All-America at Johns Hopkins
Best Book I've Ever Read...Tuesdays With Morrie
Movie I've Most Enjoyed...Step Into Liquid
Favorite Food...Steak
Birthdate and Birthplace...April 4, 1984 in Baltimore, Md.

Ryan Tolson's Stat Lines

Year	GP/GS	SH	G	A	PTS	GB

2003 9/0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 15/0 12 1 1 2 6
2005 12/0 9 0 0 0 2
Total 36/0 21 1 1 2 9
Career Highs: Ground Balls--2 vs. Notre Dame, 3-14-2004, and vs. Ohio State, 5-8-2004.