Erin Ryan Hometown: Doylestown, Pa. High School: Gwynedd Mercy Academy Position: Middle Distance Birthdate: 04/03/1990 Experience: Sr./Sr.

On Ryan: Walked on to the team before the 2012 indoor season after a successful four-year career playing for the Villanova women's soccer team ... Has great potential in the middle distance events and is capable of helping the Wildcats immediately.

2012 Indoor: Notched her first postseason qualifying time at the Penn State National, where she ran the 800 meters in 2:16.57 to earn a spot at the BIG EAST Championships ... Placed 15th in the unseeded section of the event ... Came in second in the 800 meters in her first collegiate track meet, crossing the finish line in 2:20.92 at the season-opening Jack Pyrah Invitational ... Placed sixth in the 500 meters with a time of 1:17.44 at the Great Dane Classic and was 30th in the college section of the event at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (1:17.28) ... Ran the second leg of the 4x400 meter relay at the Great Dane Classic and helped the second Villanova relay squad come in second in its heat and 12th overall with a time of 4:02.21.

Gwynedd Mercy Academy: Earned four varsity letters in both soccer and track and received two letters in basketball ... As a track runner achieved all-state status three times and was a state champion in the 4x800 meter relay in both 2006 and 2008 ... Earned first team recognition in 2008 from the Philadelphia Inquirer ... Gwynedd Mercy won a state championship in 2006 ... Winner of five PIAA State Medals and nine PA District Medals ... Two-time team MVP and senior team captain ... Holds school records in the 200 meter dash (25.6 seconds, personal best) and 4x800 meter relay (9:04.35, personal best split of 2:13) ... Named to the all-state soccer team in 2006 and was a two-time league MVP in both 2006 and 2007 ... Four-time all-conference selection, three-time team MVP and two-time Philadelphia Inquirer first team honoree ... First team Southeastern Pennsylvania in 2006 and 2007 the 2008 Gwynedd Mercy Senior Athlete of the Year ... Led her team in scoring all four seasons and was a senior team captain ... Had single-season highs of 19 goals and 18 assists during her career and holds her school's all-time record with career marks of 59 goals and 74 assists ... In basketball was the MVP of the Lower Merion Classic in 2007 and was a team captain that year ... Earned `Academic Honors' in 2004 and 2005 and Accounting Honors in 2007.

Personal: Born 4/3/90 in Bryn Mawr, Pa. ... Youngest of four children of Michael and Andrea Ryan ... Siblings are Kieran (28), Terence (26) and Maura (22) ... Kieran played soccer at Mount St. Mary's from 2000-04 and was a midfielder ... Maura also played soccer and was a defender at Penn State, while also running on the cross country and track teams ... Majoring in Marketing.