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Here is a very expansive update on '90s decathlete Ryan Werner from his hometown fishwrap in Portland, ME:

Still competing, still earning kudos
Ryan Werner, a former Scarborough track star, is being inducted into the Big South Hall of Fame.

By TOM CHARD, Staff Writer May 21, 2007


John Patriquin/Staff Photographer
Ryan Werner, a three-time All-American decathlete for Liberty University in the 1990s, has found a new outlet for his competitive urges. Now a fireman in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Werner is the reigning state champion in a grueling competition called the Firefighters’ Challenge.


Former Scarborough High track star and Liberty University All-American Ryan Werner hasn't strayed far from his roots or from what he likes to do.

Werner grew up on the ocean lobstering with his father and brother. Werner now lives in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and for a hobby, runs a charter fishing boat business.

Werner was a volunteer for the Scarborough Fire Department as a youth. These days, Werner, 34, is a full-time fireman in Myrtle Beach.

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And he's now in the Big South Hall of Fame ...

Werner Formally Inducted Into Big South Hall of Fame

June 1, 2007
Charlotte, N.C.


Big South Commissioner Kyle B. Kallander (left) and Liberty Executive Vice President/CEO Dr. Ronald Godwin (right) pose with new Big South Hall of Fame inductee Ryan Werner.

Former Liberty track and field student-athlete Ryan Werner (1992-96) has become the first Flames performer to be enshrined into the Big South Conference Hall of Fame. He and four others were officially inducted last evening during a special ceremony as part of the conference’s annual spring meetings, at the Sea Pines Resort in Hilton Head, S.C.

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