Former 10 time Notre Dame all-american,and NCAA 10,000 meter champion Ryan Shay choose Ray Flynn as his agent, Joe Vigil as his coach, and signed a four year contract with Nike. His first pro race will be Sept 2 at the Rock and Roll half Marathon at Virgina Beach followed by the Chicago Marathon in October. He is a member of Team USA California along with fellow runners Meb Keflezighi, Abdi Abdirahman,Billy Herman, Matt Dowin, Deena Drossin and Amy Rudolf. The 23 year old Shay in currently training at Mammoth Lakes California and will also train at the San Diego Olympic Training Center. Shay plans on specializing in the 10,000 meters,cross country and marathon