Player Bio: Ryan Ahern - BUCKNELL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Ryan Ahern

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Palos Heights, Ill.
	High School: St. Laurence

	Height / Weight: 5-11 / 180
	Position: Quarterback

Veteran quarterback with starting experience who is trying to work his way back into playing shape after missing all of last season with an injury ... good athlete with a solid understanding of the spread option offense ... if healthy would likely open the season as a reserve in Bucknell's deep stable of signal callers ... 2006 (Junior): Did not play due to injury ... 2005 (Sophomore): Pressed into duty due to a rash of injuries at the quarterback position ... played in seven varsity games, including starts against Cornell and Marist ... rushed for 131 yards on 43 carries ... completed 6 of 14 passes for 49 yards, including a 37-yard TD pass to Daniel Zvara in the Cornell game ... rushed 16 times for 73 yards at Stony Brook ... 2004 (Freshman): Game action was limited to the three junior varsity contests ... rushed 21 times for 53 yards and completed 2 of 4 passes for 12 yards, including an 8-yard TD pass in a 29-19 win over Stevens Tech ... ST. LAURENCE HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport athlete ... earned three varsity letters in football and two each in baseball and track ... captained football squad and was team MVP as a junior and senior ... 2003 Chicago Catholic League MVP ... First Team All-Chicago ... two-time Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Week ... Prep Sports TV First-Team Chicago ... rushed for 206 yards in a game ... also captained the baseball squad ... PERSONAL: Full name is Ryan Matthew Ahern ... born June 2, 1986 in Oaklawn, Ill. ... parents are Mike and Therese Ahern ... youngest of four children (older brother Kevin and sisters Katie and Jenny) ... political science major.

AHERN'S CAREER RUSHING STATS Year G/GS Att. Yds. TD Lg. 2004 0/0 0 0 0 -- 2005 7/2 43 131 0 15 2006 0/0 0 0 0 -- Totals 7/2 43 131 0 15

AHERN'S CAREER PASSING STATS Year G/GS Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yds. TD Lg. 2004 0/0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 -- 2005 7/2 14 6 1 42.9 49 1 23 2006 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 7/2 14 6 1 42.9 49 1 23