Fairfield University Athletics

8K Personal Best: 26:06.1
10K Personal Best: 33:16.0

2013: MAAC All-Academic Team ... MAAC Academic Honor Roll ... Ran a 27:39.70 at the Fordham Fiasco ... Ran a 27:21.30 at the Leeber Invitational ... Posted a time of 26:53 at the New England Championships ... Clocked a 5K time of 15:39.03 at the CCSU Mini Meet ... Had a time of 27:43.11 at the MAAC Championships ... Ran a personal best in the 10K at the NCAA Regionals (33:16.0) ... Ran fastest 5K of the year at the IC4A Championships (26:52.6).

2012: MAAC All-Academic Team ... MAAC Academic Honor Roll ... Missed four meets due to injury ... Made season debut at the New England Championships, recording a time of 27:12.88 ... Ran a 26:51 at the O'Neil Invitational ... Posted a tie of 26:33.76 at the MAAC Championships ... Helped the Stags to an IC4A University Championship by posting a 26:58.5.

2011: MAAC Academic Honor Roll ... Consistently a top five finisher for the Stags ... Placed 15th overall to medal at the MAAC Championship posting a 26:06.1, the fastest time ever by a Stag at VanCortlandt Park ... Opened the year at the Marist Mini Meet, running a 17:19 ... Clocked a time of 27:03.95 at the Iona Meet of Champions ... Notched a time of 27:25.11 at the Leeber Invitational to help the Stags to a team title ... Ran a time of 27:15 at the Paul Short Invitational ... Posted a time of 26:48 at the O'Neil Invitational to help the Stags capture the team title ... Ran a time of 34:39.8 at the NCAA Regionals ... Closed out the season at the IC4A Championships, running a 26:27 to help Fairfield to a third place finish.

High School: Earned 11 varsity letters for cross country, indoor and outdoor track ... Helped the Panthers to a Somerset County Championship in 2008 ... Three-time First Team All-Somerset County and three-time Second Team All-Area selection ... Earned Third Team All-State accolades as well ... Also earned All-County accolades in both indoor and outdoor ... Holds the Bridgewater-Raritan records for 1600m (4:15.83) and the 3200m (9:14.21) ... Member of the Spanish Club ... Special Olympics volunteer ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of John and Patricia Ruskan ... Has a sister ... Volunteered with the Special Olympics ... Member of WVOF, the student radio station ... Co-President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... Named to the University's Dean's List ... Magis Scholar ... Member of Beta Alpha Psi, the Accounting Honor Society ... Major is accounting.