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Ryan Harrington
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Great Falls, MT
- High School:
- Great Falls HS
Harrington's Performance History and Personal Bests
2025-26 Season
Cross Country (Redshirt Freshman): Scored in all five meets for the Bobcats in 2025…Earned Big Sky Freshman of the Year honors as the top-placing freshman at the Big Sky Championship, clocking an 8k time of 24:47.7 to finish 15th overall and third among Bobcats…Crossed the finish line second among Bobcats and 54th overall at the NCAA Mountain Regional with a 10k time of 31:59.3…Placed sixth overall and fifth among scorers at the MSU Bobcat Twilight, clocking a 5k time of 15:12.80 to help the Bobcats earn a perfect 15 points to open the season…Scored for the second-straight meet at the Gans Creek Classic, clocking an 8k time of 24:26.9 to finish 184th overall and third among Bobcats…Posted MSU’s fifth scoring score with an 8k time of 24:47.6 to place 105th at the Pre-National Invitational.
Indoor (Sophomore): Ran the anchor leg on the Bobcat’s Big Sky bronze medal-winning distance medley relay at the Big Sky Indoor Championships, clocking a time of 9:55.63 (altitude-converted 9:47.74) to move to eighth in program history and earn All-Big Sky honors…Made his season debut at the Bobcat Challenge, finishing seventh in the mile with a 4:12.29…Improved his time of 4:08.82 to win the mile at the Carignan Classic…Clocked personal bests in the mile (4:04.06) and 3,000-meter run (8:15.55) at the Husky Classic…Won the mile at the Big Sky Tuner with a time of 4:08.81…Placed ninth in the mile (4:14.69) and 16th in the 3,000m (8:42.76) at the Big Sky Indoor Championships…Big Sky All-Academic honoree.
Outdoor (Redshirt Freshman): Scored in the 10,000-meter run and the 5,000m with a pair of personal-best times at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, placing fifth in the 10,000m with a time of 30:01.10 and eighth in the 5,000m with a 14:11.67 to compile five points for Montana State…Opened his season with a time of 9:27.81 for seventh place in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Cat-Griz Dual/Al Manuel Invitational…Clocked a 5,000m time of 14:13.43 for 20th place at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic…Posted a personal-best 1,500m time of 3:49.33 and a 5,000m time of 14:17.11 at the Bryan Clay Invitational…Took second in the steeplechase at the Bengal Invitational with a 9:15.71…Finished sixth in the 1,500m at the Tom Gage Classic with a 3:54.02…Big Sky All-Academic honoree.
High School: Attended Great Falls High School in Great Falls, Montana ... Placed second at the Class AA state cross country championships to help the Bison win the team title ... Placed 23rd at NXR Northwest Regionals ... Was a team captain ... As a senior, won the Class AA state 800 meter title, also placing third in the 1600 and third in the 3200 ... Earned All-State honors ... Owns school records in the 800 and 3200 ... As a junior, placed second at the state track and field meet in the 1600 and third in the 3200 ... Went on to take 31st in the 1600 at Nike Nationals and 17th in the 3200 ... Three-time All-Conference selection in soccer ... Was the student body vice president and a school board student representative.
Personal: Son of Sandy and Jerry Harrington ... Has one sibling, Kylie ... Majoring in Computer Engineering.
2025-26 Season
Cross Country (Redshirt Freshman): Scored in all five meets for the Bobcats in 2025…Earned Big Sky Freshman of the Year honors as the top-placing freshman at the Big Sky Championship, clocking an 8k time of 24:47.7 to finish 15th overall and third among Bobcats…Crossed the finish line second among Bobcats and 54th overall at the NCAA Mountain Regional with a 10k time of 31:59.3…Placed sixth overall and fifth among scorers at the MSU Bobcat Twilight, clocking a 5k time of 15:12.80 to help the Bobcats earn a perfect 15 points to open the season…Scored for the second-straight meet at the Gans Creek Classic, clocking an 8k time of 24:26.9 to finish 184th overall and third among Bobcats…Posted MSU’s fifth scoring score with an 8k time of 24:47.6 to place 105th at the Pre-National Invitational.
Indoor (Sophomore): Ran the anchor leg on the Bobcat’s Big Sky bronze medal-winning distance medley relay at the Big Sky Indoor Championships, clocking a time of 9:55.63 (altitude-converted 9:47.74) to move to eighth in program history and earn All-Big Sky honors…Made his season debut at the Bobcat Challenge, finishing seventh in the mile with a 4:12.29…Improved his time of 4:08.82 to win the mile at the Carignan Classic…Clocked personal bests in the mile (4:04.06) and 3,000-meter run (8:15.55) at the Husky Classic…Won the mile at the Big Sky Tuner with a time of 4:08.81…Placed ninth in the mile (4:14.69) and 16th in the 3,000m (8:42.76) at the Big Sky Indoor Championships…Big Sky All-Academic honoree.
Outdoor (Redshirt Freshman): Scored in the 10,000-meter run and the 5,000m with a pair of personal-best times at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, placing fifth in the 10,000m with a time of 30:01.10 and eighth in the 5,000m with a 14:11.67 to compile five points for Montana State…Opened his season with a time of 9:27.81 for seventh place in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Cat-Griz Dual/Al Manuel Invitational…Clocked a 5,000m time of 14:13.43 for 20th place at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic…Posted a personal-best 1,500m time of 3:49.33 and a 5,000m time of 14:17.11 at the Bryan Clay Invitational…Took second in the steeplechase at the Bengal Invitational with a 9:15.71…Finished sixth in the 1,500m at the Tom Gage Classic with a 3:54.02…Big Sky All-Academic honoree.
High School: Attended Great Falls High School in Great Falls, Montana ... Placed second at the Class AA state cross country championships to help the Bison win the team title ... Placed 23rd at NXR Northwest Regionals ... Was a team captain ... As a senior, won the Class AA state 800 meter title, also placing third in the 1600 and third in the 3200 ... Earned All-State honors ... Owns school records in the 800 and 3200 ... As a junior, placed second at the state track and field meet in the 1600 and third in the 3200 ... Went on to take 31st in the 1600 at Nike Nationals and 17th in the 3200 ... Three-time All-Conference selection in soccer ... Was the student body vice president and a school board student representative.
Personal: Son of Sandy and Jerry Harrington ... Has one sibling, Kylie ... Majoring in Computer Engineering.
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