Vanguard University

The Athlete: Ryan comes to Vanguard via Chaffey High School in Ontario, California?graduated from CHS in 2009?played for Head Coach Jeff Brown in the Mount Baldy league?high school teammate of current Vanguard teammates John Caparelli, Poonsak Zithisakthanakul, and Joseph Sanders?played tennis, water polo, and wrestled while at Chaffey?named most inspirational for his high school team?has been swimming for three years.

The Person: Ryan William was born on June 24, 1991, to parents Roger Baird and Rebecca Hastings?was born in Montclair, California?plans on majoring in kinesiology while at VU?favorite movie is "Butterfly Effect"?likes the colors blue and green?prefers the number four?enjoys vanilla ice cream and Fridays?believes honesty is a crucial character trait for someone to have?has learned that you only get stronger in life?swimming has taught him to do his best and be a good sport?career goal is to be a firefighter.

His Thoughts: I chose Vanguard because of the small class sizes and the community.