Saint Francis University Athletics

Ryan Sheehan will go down as one of the most decorated athletes to don the red and black. He left Loretto as a three-time cross-country champion, six-time indoor track and field champion, five-time outdoor track and field champion, four NEC cross-country team titles, and five track and field team crowns (three indoor, two outdoor). On the cross-country course, Sheehan finished fifth in his first NEC Championship and was atop the podium in his final three seasons. He is the only three-time winner in NEC history, one of five runners to win back-to-back league cross country individual titles, and the last athlete to reach the feat. He also participated in the 2002 NCAA Championships and posted the second-best mark in Saint Francis history with his 54th-place finish. He also placed 82nd in 2003. The success in cross country translated onto the track with six indoor titles, which ranks fourth in NEC history. In addition, he won the 5000m all four years during the indoor season and took home the 3000m titles in his last two seasons. Highlighting his outdoor track and field career was being named an All-American after finishing sixth at the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and being named the Most Valuable Performer at the 2005 NEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. After being on the podium in his first season with a second-place finish in the 5,000m and a third-place standing in the 10,000m, he won the 5,000m in his final three seasons and the 10,000m in his final two campaigns.