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Lakewood High we're proud of thee;
All allied in loyalty;
May thy counsels ever be
Within thy memory.

Honors then to Lakewood High
May thy fame reach to the sky,
May we always heed her cry
To bravely do or die.

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Hail to thee! O Lakewood High
Thy dear name uphold;
We shall ne'er forget
The purple and the gold.

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Fight on, Lakewood High
Ev'rybody's rooting for you,
Smash right thru that line,
Take that ball right down the field,
Rah, rah, rah.

Roll on toward that goal
Fighting, fighting all the time
We're all for Lakewood High
And we will win this game.

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Ryan Rustad ‘96
Honorary Captain for September 4, 2009

The Lakewood Alumni Foundation, together with the Lakewood Athletic Department, was pleased to welcome Ryan Rustad, LHS Class of 1996, to be honorary captain for the September 4th varsity football game between the Lakewood Rangers and North Ridgeville Rangers.

Ryan Rustad is a 1996 graduate of Lakewood High School and
Hall of Fame athlete.

Rated as one of the finest athletes to compete for the purple and gold, Ryan excelled in three sports during his LHS career. He was twice named the LHS Athlete of the Year.

Among his many honors, Ryan was named All-Ohio, Plain Dealer All-Scholastic Ohio, and was a 1st Team LEL player.  He was the recipient of the prestigious Lou Groza Award and was Team MVP and Team Captain for the Rangers under Coach Kevin Fell.

Ryan set a number of LHS records including season and career marks for Most Points, Most Touchdowns, Rushing Yards and Rushing Touchdowns, as well as career records for Receiving Yards, Receiving Touchdowns, and Total Offense.

He was also selected for 1st Team LEL honors in Baseball under Coach Ken Ciolek, and Basketball with Coach Bob Patton.

Ryan played two years of varsity football at Miami University of Ohio where he earned a degree in Finance & Management.  He is currently employed by Key Bank Capital Markets.

Ryan comes from a long line of distinguished Lakewood Ranger Athletes! His grandfather – Alex Verdova, Sr. – was a graduate of the class of 1945 and was a standout athlete.  Elected in 2001, Ryan joined his grandfather in the Lakewood Alumni Foundation’s Sports Hall of Fame.

PHOTO:  Ryan Rustad ’96 and his fiance Katie Slife ’01 on the Lakewood Stadium turf.