| Woolley's Top Performances |
| 400m | 55.71 |
| 800m | 2:22.44 |
| 400h | 1:00.33 |
As a Senior (2013-14)Woolley concluded her Big Red career with another strong season on the track. She was a fixture on the 4x4 relay team that took Top-3 finishes at several indoor and outdoor meets, including top finishes at: the Cornell Southern Tier Collegiate Open, Cornell Upstate Challenge, and the Deneault Memorial. She posted a personal best 800 of 2:22.44 to finish 3
rd at the Cornell Southern Tier Collegiate Open. Outdoors, Woolley focused exclusively in the 400 hurdles. She finished 7
th in the event at the Heps, while she marked a season best time of 1:01.03 to finish 14
th at the ECAC’s.
As a Junior (2012-13)Wooley kept busy during her junior season as an integral part of the Big Red's roster in the long sprints and relays. She was on the Big Red's first-place 4x440-yard relay team at the Indoor Heps while also taking fourth in the 400 as an individual. In the Indoor ECACs, she was seventh in the 500 to score two points for the Big Red. Outdoors at the Penn Relays, she was third in her finals heat in the 400 hurdles Championship section. The next week at the Outdoor Heps, Woolley ran on the Big Red's 4x400 relay team that took second and also placed fifth in the 400 hurdles to score two points. She ended her year with a fifth-place performance on the 4x400 relay for the Big Red at the Outdoor ECAC Championship and 13th place in the 400 hurdles.
As a Sophomore (2011-12)Woolley took seventh place in the 400-meter dash at the Indoor Heptagonal Championships, running in a time of 57.43 to just miss scoring for Cornell. She then placed seventh at the ECAC Indoors in the 400, running two seconds a faster at 55.78 to score for the Big Red and earn an All-East First Team bid. At the Penn Relays, Woolley took 36th in the championship 400 hurdles and helped the 4x400 team take third in the Heps event. At the Outdoor Heps, Woolley was fourth in the 400 hurdles, scoring four points for Cornell, and she finished the ECAC Outdoors in 18th at the 400 hurdles. Her 400-meter time of 55.78 at the ECAC Indoors is the ninth-fastest time in school history. Outdoors, her 1:00.50 in the 400 hurdles is the fourth-best time ever at Cornell.
As a Freshman (2010-11)Woolley had a great start to her Cornell track career. She was an ECAC qualifier in the indoor season, running on the 4x400m relay team. She continued to improve into the outdoor season and scored in two events at the outdoor Heps. She placed sixth in the 400m hurdles and also placed in the 4x400m relay as the leadoff leg. She qualified for the outdoor ECACs where she competed in the 400m hurdles. Her college-best time of 61.89 in the 400m hurdles places her as No. 8 all-time at Cornell.
Before CornellWoolley was a two-time 400m hurdles CHSAA champion and two-time medal finisher in the New York state championship with a personal best of 61.39. She achieved All-American honors as the 400 leg of her school’s DMR at the indoor Nike Nationals. She was the outdoor MVP of her high school team and recorded eight school records throughout her four years.
PersonalRyan Michelle Woolley is the daughter of Karen and Steven Woolley and has an older sister who also attends Cornell. Ryan is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
