Ryan Brooks

Height:
6-2
Weight:
null
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Dedham, Mass.
High School:
Xaverian Brothers

2009-10 (Sophomore): Took second in the 500 free (4:46.62) and fourth in the 100 free (48.27) against Fordham (1/30) ... Finished 14th in the 200 freestyle at the Terrier Invitational with a season-best time of 1:45.78, while also finishing 22nd in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:53.56 (11/21) ... Finished fifth in the 200 free (1:50.10) vs. Binghamton (11/7) ... Had a pair of third-place finishes in the 100 free (50.16) and 200 free (1:48.86) against Stony Brook (10/31). 2008-09 (Freshman): Finished 13th in the 200 free (1:43.32) at the A-10 Championships (2/18-21) ... Placed fifth in the 50 free (22.63) while also helping the 200 free relay team to a first-place finish at Fordham (1/31) ... Finished third in the 100 free (48.90) and fourth in the 50 free (22.27) in the win over Colgate (1/25) ... Placed third in the 200 free (1:44.61) at home against Boston College (1/24) ... Notched a third-place finish in the 200 free (1:47.32) and a fifth-place finish in the 100 free (49.35) at the Rhode Island Invitational (1/16-17) ... Finished seventh in the 200 free (1:45.79) and was also a member of the second-place 800 free relay team at the Terrier Invitational (11/23-21) ... Placed fourth in the 200 free (1:47.43) and fifth in the 50 free (23.30) at Binghamton (11/8) ... Finished fourth in the 100 breast (1:04.14) and fifth in the 50 free (23.43) against Stony Brook (11/1) ... Notched third-place in the 100 free (50.92) as the Minutemen took down Army (10/25) ... Finished sixth in the 200 free (1:48.64) while also helping the 400 free relay team to a second-place finish in his first career meet against Boston University (10/18). Before UMass: A 2008 graduate of Xaverian High School ... Placed second in the 200 free at States as a junior and won the event as a senior ... Recorded times of 47.76 in the 100 free and 1:43.81 in the 200 free in his senior year. Personal: Ryan Wesley Brooks ... Born Dec. 19, 1989 in Boston Mass. ... Son of Wesley and Louise Brooks ... Has one brother, Justin, who is also a member of the UMass Men[apos]s swim team ... Studying Biology with a pre-med focus at UMass.