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Ryan Shay

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Nationality
  
American

Weight
  
70 kg

Highest world ranking
  
No. 9

Spouse
  
Alicia Craig (m. ?–2007)


Name
  
Ryan Shay

Height
  
1.78 m

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Born
  
May 4, 1979 (
1979-05-04
)
Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA

Sport
  
Track, Long-distance running

Event(s)
  
5000 meters, 10,000 meters, Marathon

Personal best(s)
  
5000 meters: 13:35.00 10,000 meters: 28:03.44 Marathon: 2:14:08

Died
  
November 3, 2007, New York City, New York, United States

Education
  
University of Notre Dame

College team
  
Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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Ryan Shay (May 4, 1979 – November 3, 2007) was an American professional long-distance runner. He was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and attended the University of Notre Dame. He was married to Alicia Craig, also an American distance runner. Shay is survived by his wife Alicia, parents Joe and Susan, and his seven siblings: Jodie, Casey, Sarah, Amie, and younger brothers Nate (who also was a distance runner at Notre Dame), Elliott and Stephan.

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He won several USA championships titles.

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High school

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Ryan Shay attended Central Lake High School in Central Lake, Michigan, home of the Trojans, from 1993 to 1997. He won every cross country meet he competed in following the third meet of his freshman year (1993), including four consecutive Class-D MHSAA Lower Peninsula (LP) state cross country meets from 1993 to 1996. He was a three-time consecutive Class D MHSAA LP state champion in the 1600-meter and 3200-meter runs from his sophomore through senior track seasons (1995 through 1997), and also won the Class-D MHSAA LP state title in the 800-meter run as a sophomore. He was also his class valedictorian.

Collegiate

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Shay continued running as a student-athlete at the University of Notre Dame in the fall of 1997, majoring in economics and competing in both cross country and track. He was a 9-time All-American while competing at Notre Dame. Shay was the first Notre Dame runner to win a NCAA individual title, winning the 10,000-meter run at the 2001 NCAA outdoor meet in a time of 29:05.44. Shay graduated as the school record holder in both the indoor and outdoor 5,000-meter runs, as well as the 10,000-meter run. He graduated in the top of his class.

Post-collegiate/professional

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Following college, Shay ran professionally, winning races at various distances, including marathon, half-marathon, 20 km and 15 km. Shay also competed during the 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, finishing 15th in the men's individual race. Shay finished in 23rd place in the 2004 Men's Olympic Marathon Trials.

USA Running Circuit

Shay was a five time road national champion in the 15 km, 20 km, marathon and twice in the half marathon. In 2003 after winning both the USA Half Marathon Championships and the USA Marathon Championships as well as well as placing third in the USA 25 km Championships and the USA 5 km Championships Shay was named the 2003 USA Running Circuit Champion. Shay repeated as the USA Running Circuit Champion in 2004 after winning both the USA Half Marathon Championships and the USA 20 km Championships as well as finishing second in the USA 25 km Championships and USA 5 km Championships and placing third at the USA 10 Mile Championships. In 2005 Shay came in second place in the USA Running Circuit Championships standings, third in 2006 and 10th in 2007.

Death

On November 3, 2007, during the US Olympic marathon trials in New York City, Shay collapsed approximately 5 12 miles (8.9 km) into the race at 8:06 a.m. He was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:46 a.m. Doctors at the hospital who examined him reported that he died of heart failure due to cardiac arrhythmia, due to a pre–existing enlarged heart condition. Autopsy results were initially inconclusive, leading to speculation over other possibilities for his death. On March 18, 2008, Ellen Borakove, the Director of Public Affairs of the New York Chief Medical Examiner's Office released the following statement to Joe Shay, Ryan's father, regarding his final autopsy results: "Cardiac arrhythmia due to cardiac hypertrophy with patchy fibrosis of undetermined etiology. Natural causes."

Achievements

  • 2005 USATF 15 km Champion
  • 2004 USATF 20 km Champion
  • 2004 USATF Half-Marathon Champion
  • 2003 USATF Half-Marathon Champion
  • 2003 USATF Marathon Champion
  • 2001 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Champion (10000-meter run)
  • 2001 Big East Conference Outdoor Track & Field Champion (10000-meter run)
  • 2001 Big East Conference Indoor Track & Field Champion (5000-meter run)
  • 2000 Big East Conference Outdoor Track & Field Champion (5000-meter & 10000-meter runs)
  • 1999 Big East Conference Cross Country Champion
  • 1999 Big East Conference Indoor Track & Field Champion (3000-meter run)
  • References

    Ryan Shay Wikipedia