Ryan Van Diest Class: Senior Hometown: Lynden, WA High School: Lynden Height / Weight: 6-1 / 190 Position: WR Age: 22

COLLEGE: Played in six games last season, making five starts … Missed four games because of groin injury … Caught 12 passes for 189 yards … Started 10 games in 2001, missing Fort Lewis contest because of injury … Caught 31 passes for 539 yards (17.4 average per catch) and 5 touchdowns with long of 47 … Had career highs of 9 receptions for 141 yards against UC Davis, and caught 4 passes for 125 yards versus Humboldt State … Played in all 10 games in 2000 … Caught two passes for 43 yards, with long of 36 … Redshirt in 1999 … Three letters.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team Washington State Sportswriters Association, Washington Prep Football Report, and Seattle P-I 3A all-State selection as senior at Lynden High School … Also first-team Bellingham Herald all-County and all-Northwest League both ways … Participated in East-West all-star game … Set school career records for receptions (137), receiving yards (2,350) and tackles (198) … Had 72 catches for 1,300 yards and 11 touchdowns as senior … Also had 75 tackles, 7 pass interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries and 3 forced fumbles … Captain's award winner and team all-academic pick … Helped Lions to 11-2 record and semifinals of Class 3A state playoffs … All-county and all-league as junior and sophomore, playing on teams that finished 9-2 and reached second round of the state playoffs … Honorable mention all-league as freshman … Started and lettered four years … Also lettered four years in basketball and three in track.

PERSONAL: Major is general studies … His father, Bill, played football at Western in 1979.