Ryan Fritz

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Macungie, Pa.
Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-9
Weight:
175
High School:
Emmaus
Major:
Political Science

AT DELAWARE:
Third-year member of the squad as a walk-on wide receiver • redshirt sophomore who will add depth to the receiver corps

2019 SEASON:
Did not see any game action

2018 SEASON:
Did not see any game action

2017 SEASON:
Did not see any game action in his first season as a Blue Hen and retained freshman eligibility

HIGH SCHOOL:
Football and lacrosse standout at Emmaus High School • three-year starter in football for head coaches Randy Cuthbert and Harold Fairclough • team captain and starter at wide receiver and safety as a senior in 2016 for team that went 10-2 and captured the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference title • team was ranked as high as No. 8 in the state at one point • starter at safety for team that went 7-5 and won the EPC title in 2015 • starter at safety and a kick and punt returner for 2014 team that finished as EPC runners-up • played quarterback for his freshman team in 2013 • 2017 Lehigh Valley Football McDonald's All-Star Classic captain • earned All-Lehigh Valley honors as a senior • recorded 41 tackles, nine pass deflections, and three interceptions and caught 18 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns as a senior • had career totals of 100 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and 20 pass breakups for his career • three-year starting midfielder and faceoff specialist in lacrosse for head coach Scott Ketcham • led team to District 11 title in 2015 and a district runner-up finish in 2017 • National Honor Society student

PERSONAL:
Ryan Andrew Fritz • born Jan. 27, 1999 in Essex, N.J. • son of Scott and Stacy Fritz • oldest of three children • father is managing director of finance at KPMG and mother works for the East Penn School District • political science major at Delaware with a minor in business • aspires to a career in government and would like to run for Congress someday • enjoys listening to and finding new music, playing lacrosse and wiffleball, and exploring the outdoors in his spare time • fan of the New York Yankees (MLB), Denver Nuggets (NBA), and Clemson University