Former Mansfield University cross country and track and field standout Ryan Clifford ‘19 ran across the entirety of Long Island in under 24 hours to help children in need on behalf of the John Theissen Chidren’s Foundation on Monday–Tuesday, July 7–8.
Clifford ran 131 miles in under 24 hours, starting his journey in Montauk Point and finished on the far side of the Brooklyn Bridge. Proceeds generated from sponsors and donors directly went to benefit the John Theissen Children’s Foundation.
Clifford shattered his original goal of raising $5,000 and as of Thursday went just over $11,000.
Clifford ran 131 miles in under 24 hours, starting his journey in Montauk Point and finished on the far side of the Brooklyn Bridge. Proceeds generated from sponsors and donors directly went to benefit the John Theissen Children’s Foundation.
Clifford shattered his original goal of raising $5,000 and as of Thursday went just over $11,000.
The foundation’s mission is to provide hospitals and child-care facilities with therapeutic and recreational equipment, support families with financial assistance to defray medical expenses, offer sick and needy children toys throughout the holiday season, fulfill patient’s (ages birth to 18 years old) wish-list’s throughout the year, and assist sick and underprivileged children.
You can check out all of the details of the event on Ryan’s website by visiting https://www.ryanontherun.com/event-details/montauk-to-brooklyn-solo-run and you can get involved in the cause by visiting http://www.jtcf.org.
One of the top runners in Mountaineer student-athlete history, Clifford claimed All-PSAC honors during all three days of competition at the 2019 PSAC Outdoor Championships. He finished third in the 10K on Thursday, was PSAC Champion in the 3K steeplechase on Friday, and took third in the 5K on Saturday. He picked up three more All-Region nods with the second fastest steeplechase at 9:25, the third fastest 5K at 14:38.13, and the fifth fastest 10K at 31:05 in the region. During the cross country season, Clifford never finished lower than 6th until November, including a second place finish at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships and a fourth place finish at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals.
Clifford was named Mansfield’s Fall and Winter Athlete of the Year three times, as well as the Scholar Athlete of the Year two years in a row.
Clifford capped off an outstanding academic career by earning the prestigious PSAC Spring Top-10 honor and Google Cloud CoSIDA All-District track and field as a senior after maintaining a 3.85 GPA and earing Dean’s List as a criminal justice major.
Upon graduation, Clifford was named to the cross country and track and field coaching staff as a graduate assistant at Division II Minor State in North Dakota.
You can check out all of the details of the event on Ryan’s website by visiting https://www.ryanontherun.com/event-details/montauk-to-brooklyn-solo-run and you can get involved in the cause by visiting http://www.jtcf.org.
One of the top runners in Mountaineer student-athlete history, Clifford claimed All-PSAC honors during all three days of competition at the 2019 PSAC Outdoor Championships. He finished third in the 10K on Thursday, was PSAC Champion in the 3K steeplechase on Friday, and took third in the 5K on Saturday. He picked up three more All-Region nods with the second fastest steeplechase at 9:25, the third fastest 5K at 14:38.13, and the fifth fastest 10K at 31:05 in the region. During the cross country season, Clifford never finished lower than 6th until November, including a second place finish at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships and a fourth place finish at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals.
Clifford was named Mansfield’s Fall and Winter Athlete of the Year three times, as well as the Scholar Athlete of the Year two years in a row.
Clifford capped off an outstanding academic career by earning the prestigious PSAC Spring Top-10 honor and Google Cloud CoSIDA All-District track and field as a senior after maintaining a 3.85 GPA and earing Dean’s List as a criminal justice major.
Upon graduation, Clifford was named to the cross country and track and field coaching staff as a graduate assistant at Division II Minor State in North Dakota.