Towson University Athletics

2010 Fall: Played in one event, the opener at the Navy Fall Classic ... tied for 74^th in the field of 89 with a score of 160 (81-79).

2009-10: Saw limited action ... played in one event, the Fireline Towson Invitational, as an individual ... finished 77^th with a 240 ... low round was a 79 on the second 18 of the tournament.

2008-09: Played in six events, all in the spring ... top finish was a 27^th in the Princeton Invitational when he tied his collegiate career low of 77 which he had set in the previous tournament, the Towson Invitational ... recorded his 36 hole best of 155 at Princeton as well ... his 54 hole best of 237 was posted at the Towson Invitational.

2007-08: Played in two events after arriving on campus ... shot a 78 in the head-to-head match with Long Island ... carded a two-day total of 161 with an opening round 83 followed by a collegiate career tying 78 in the Lacrosse Homes Invitational at Prospect Bay ... that tied him for 65th place.

At Parkside: A first team All-Bayside Conference selection all four years ... the league's Player of the Year in 2005 ... helped the Rams win a state championship in 2004 ... led the league in his senior year with a conference record lowest scoring average of 37.1 ... once captured a 9-hole match by six shots clear of second place with a 33 ... holds the Bayside league and Parkside school record for most rounds (9-holes) under par in a single season ... low 18-hole round was a 70 in his senior year ... also played four years of baseball for the Rams ... holds the school record for most strikeouts (78) in a season ... allowed 4 earned runs in seven games on the mound for the Rams in his senior year to set the school's E.R.A. record at 0.33 ... posted a 6-0 record with one no decision in those seven games ... a member of the school's honor roll each term, graduating cum laude.

Background/Personal: Full name is Ryan Charles Thiele ... ambition is to pursue a career in golf ... swung his first club when he was 14-years-old after picking one up in his grandfather's garage ... has played under the radar screen because of a lack of appearances in big youth tournaments ... most memorable experience to date was shooting 65 two years in a row to capture the Salisbury Sunrise Rotary championship at Nutters Crossing Golf Club ... hobbies include fishing, wiffle ball, snowboarding and surfing ... involved in building a baseball field in his neighborhood funded from revenue earned by collecting aluminum cans over a period of time ... favorite athlete is Paul O'Neil ... favorite actor is Sean Connery ... favorite meal is chicken and potatoes ... the person he most admires is his dad ... has worked during the summer as a bag drop employee for Lighthouse Sound & Glen Riddle golf courses ... favorite musician is Carlos Santana ... his dad is a graduate of Purdue ... his mother attended Southwest Missouri State ... Ryan is carrying a 3.527 GPA as a Sports Management major ... son of Pete and Marcy Thiele.

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