- 2022 Spotlight
Personal Statement
My name is Ryan Cichocki and I am a senior at Union Catholic Regional High School in Scotch Plains, NJ running Cross Country & Track.
This sport has taught me the value of hard work, both physically and mentally. I have been blessed with amazing teammates and we learned how to trust each other and work together to break school records and get recognized in our home state (currently #2 team in NJ) and get nationally ranked (LY #4, TY #19). We won the State Group Championship and Meet of Champions in New Jersey for the first time ever in 2021 and I am proud to have been a scoring runner in all of those meets. At the Runninglane Nationals in Huntsville, AL, our team came in 4th and broke the NJ 5K team record time with a 15:02 average- I scored in this race with a 15:37 PR which was a great way to end the season.
In my first full outdoor track season I had a PR in almost every race- 3200M PR is 9:23 and Mile PR is 4:26. I started this XC season by winning our first 5K (15:45) and my goals are to continue to be successful in my academics (honor roll), leadership (student ambassador) and running during senior year. I would love to run in college and be a strong contributor to a college program while I further my education.
