David Ryan

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
6-3
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Darien, Conn.
High School:
Darien

General: Captain of the 2007 Tar Heels with Ben Mark, Fletcher Gregory and Mike Munnelly...will run in one of the top three offensive midfield units as a senior...three-time letterman who has seen his playing time increase each year at Carolina...has the potential to be a great player...extremely hard worker...one of the most athletic players on the team...active in Carolina Leadership Academy.
2006 Season: Played in all 14 games as a junior as both an offensive middie and a short stick defensive midfielder...took 10 shots and had three ground balls on the season.
2005 Season: Saw his playing time increase as he played in 12 of UNC's 13 games...had four ground balls and took one shot.
2004 Season: Played in two games for the Tar Heels his freshman year ... took one shot and picked up one ground ball during the season ... saw action against UMBC and Limestone.
Prep: Graduated from Darien High School on June 16, 2003...was a tremendous athlete in several sports there...played midfield on the lacrosse team for four years...was a wide receiver, free safety and punt returner on the football team for four years and was a sprinter on the indoor track team for four years...was captain of all three sports teams...as a football player at Darien, he was named first-team All-Conference as a wide receiver and second-team All-Conference as a defensive back...earned three varsity letters in football and four each in track and lacrosse...as a senior, he was a high school All-America lacrosse player and the Connecticut Player-of-the-Year...led his lacrosse team to conference championships his freshman through junior years...also played on a lacrosse team which won the state title in lacrosse as a freshman...was named the Most Valuable Player of the conference championship game as a junior.
Given Name...David Godwin Ryan
Parents...John and Cindy Ryan
Siblings...One brother (Jack, 20), one sister (Anne, 18)
College Major...Communications
Biggest Sports Thrill...Winning the conference title for the third year in a row during my junior year at Darien
Athlete I Most Admire...My father
Favorite Book...Catcher In The Rye
Movie I've Most Enjoyed...Boondock Saints
Favorite TV Show...Nip/Tuck
Birthdate and Birthplace...April 27, 1985 in Norwalk, Conn.