| Ryan Lay |
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 | Class: Junior
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 | Hometown: McHenry, Ill.
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 | High School: McHenry
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 | Birthdate: 01/25/1987
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2007: Recorded best 8K time (27:18) at the Bradley Classic ... finished in 34th place at the Saluki Invitational with a time of 28:05.05 ...placed 111th at the Illinois Intercollegiate 8K with at time of 27:31.02.
2006: Competed in five races ...recorded his best 8K time (27:54) at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational on Oct. 28 ... finished in 27th place (27:56) at the Illini Challenge 8K ... placed 66th at the Illini Open 6K with a time of 20:43.73.
2005-06: Ran a indoor season best 9:24 in the 3,000-meters and finished in sixth-place at the Redbird Open ... turned in his fastest time in the 5,000-meters (16:44) at Eastern Illinois ... finished in eighth-place in the 5,000-meters at Western Illinois
At McHenry East: Named team captain in cross country and track his senior year ... recognized as the MVP of his team ... received the Hardest Worker Award his junior year.
Personal: Born 1/25/87 ... son of Steve Lay ... majoring in history and political science.