Name: Ryan Blanford
Year: 4th
Age: 22
Major: Electrical Engineering
Hometown: Xenia, OH
Relationship status: Engaged!
Her Campus: What’s your favorite thing about UC?
Ryan Blanford: I love that it’s a big sports school. There’s just a great energy from the students. People want to be here.
HC: Do you have your Halloween costume?!
RB: Sully from Monsters Inc!
HC: What made you want to join the cheerleading team?
RB: Two of my buddies from my high school football team were on the cheer team and convinced me to join. I got hooked to the team atmosphere that I missed from high school and keeping up my strength in college. It’s been a great experience so far.
HC: How did you propose to your fiancée?
RB: My family goes on awesome backpacking trips and I always wanted to take Liz along. I finally planned a trip with her this past May when we drove to Dolly Sods, West Virginia, where we planned to do a three-day hike. On the first day, we hiked six miles up to one of the tallest points in the mountains. It was a hard first day but we ended up getting to the top of the mountain near sunset. I set up my GoPro camera to take pictures. Little did she know, I set it to interval mode where it took a picture every five seconds. After we posed for a few pictures, that’s when I got down on one knee and popped the question. She said yes!
HC: Favorite TV show?
RB: I’d have to say Seinfeld!
HC: Do you have a celebrity crush?
RB: Probably Jennifer Lawrence—I love me some Katniss! And let’s be honest, Elsa is pretty hot when she sings Let It Go.
HC: Do you have any specific plans after college?
RB: I love the co-op that I’ve been at and I hope to stay with the company full time after I graduate. I also would be interested in looking into getting my MBA.
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