Ryan Birkmeier

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
Distance
Hometown:
Downers Grove, Ill.
High School:
Downers Grove North

Accolades:
All-Mountain West, All-Conference (2023 OTF, 2023 ITF, 2022 OTF, 2022 OTF, 2020 ITF)
NCAA Regional Preliminary Round Individual (2022 OTF)
Individual Conference Champion (2022 OTF)
Men’s Track and Field Letterwinner (2019-23)

Collegiate-Best Marks

Birkmeier at NCAA Regionals:
(OTF)
2022 - 800m - 26th - 1:49.41

Birkmeier at Mountain West Championships:
(ITF)
2023 - 800m - 2nd - 1:51.11
2023 - 800m - 3rd - 1:53.48
2022 - 800m - 4th - 1:51.47
2022 - 800m - 4th - 1:52.44
2020 - 800m - 6th - 1:56.15
2020 - 800m - 7th - 1:53.68

(OTF)
2023 - 800m - 2nd - 1:49.47
2023 - 800m - 8th - 1:55.39
2022 - 800m - 1st- 1:49.32
2022 - 800m - 5th - 1:50.72
2022 - 4x400 - 2nd - 3:12.01
2021 - 800m - 5th - 1:52.48
2021 - 800m - 3rd - 1:51.62
2021 - 4x400 - 4th - 3:20.24

Birkmeier’s Top 20 Appearances:
(ITF)
2022 - 800m - 7th - 1:50.80

(OTF)
2022 - 1,500m - 15th - 3:47.54
2022 - 800m - 5th - 1:49.10

Year-By-Year:
(2022-23): Competed in four indoor meets… top 800m time was 1:51.11… top mile time was 4:10.95… Competed in five outdoor meets… top 800m time was 1:49.47… top top 1500m time was 3:47.54…
(2021-22): Competed in three indoor meets… top 800m time was 1:50.80… Competed in six outdoor meets… top 800m time was 1:49.10… top 1500m time was 3:50.84…
(2020-21): Competed in one indoor meet… top mile time was 4:31.45… Competed in five outdoor meets… top 1500m time was 3:54.81… top 800m time was 1:51.62…
(2019-20): Competed in four indoor meets… top mile time was 4:14.38… top 800m time was 1:53.68
(2018-19): Competed in three indoor meets… top mile time was 4:17.24… top 800m time was 1:54.43… Competed in four outdoor meets… top 1500m time was 4:04.92… top 800m time was 1:55.09…

Personal/High School:
Attended Downers Grove North HS... Finished 10th in the 1,600 meters at the 2017 3A IHSA State Championships... Helped Downers Grove North HS win the 2017 3A IHSA State Cross Country Championship... Graduated with his bachelor's in civil engineering in Spring 2023.