Bio

As a junior: Competed in all seven races for the Bulldogs in 2016 ... Posted his best time of the season at the New England Championships (27:35.7) ... Ran to a 43rd-place finish at the NEC Championships ... Posted a time of 35:38.81 at the NCAA Regionals.

As a sophomore: Competed in the final five races for the Bulldogs in 2015 ... Finished 37th at the NEC Championships with a time of 27:24.4 ... Finished with a time of 27:30.3 at the New England Championships ... Posted a time of 36:13 at the NCAA Regionals.

As a freshman: Competed in five of the seven races for the Bulldogs in 2014 … Ran a season best 27:30.90 at the Rothenberg Invitational (44^th) … Finished 51^st at the Ted Owen Invitational (29:06.46) … Finished 88^th at the CCSU Mini-Meet (16:26.27) … Finished 35^th at the NEC Championships (28:26.66) … Finished 248^th at the NCAA Regionals (35:36.34).

Before Bryant: A two-year varsity letterwinner in cross country for head coach Robert L'Homme at Bishop Feehan ... Helped his team to back-to-back Eastern Athletic Conference championships in 2012 and 2013 ... Team was runner up in Division III state meet in 2013 ... Also competed in three years of indoor and outdoor track ... Named a Eastern Athletic Conference All-Star in 2014 ... Won the mile at the All-Catholic Meet ... Helped the 4x400 relay team win the Division III state title.

Personal: The son of Ann O'Connor-Poholek and Constant Poholek, Ryan Poholek was born on March 27, 1996.