Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics

2008
Cross Country- Started his rookie campaign with a sixth-place finish at the Texas A&M-CC Relays with a time of 41:48.00...crossed the finish line in fourth at the Texas State Invitational with a time of 26:21.11...at the National Independent Championship, Ramirez finished in 12th (26:00.69) earning him a berth in the NCAA South Central Regional Championships...Indoor- finished third in the 5,000-meter run at the Houston Indoor Invitational with a time of 15:39.50...grabbed a fifth-place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the Bayou Classic with a time of 15:28.94...Outdoor- Ramirez placed 11th in the 1,500-meter run at the Texas Twilight with a time of 4:15.38...at the Texas Twilight, Ramirez ran 9:02.53 in the 3,000-meter placing him eighth...ran his best time in the 5,000-meter run at the Rice Twilight grabbing an eighth-place finish with a time of 15:22.02.

High School
Ramirez was a two-time Most Valuable Player for the Bulldogs during his cross country and track and field prep career... selected as team captain and top distance runner as a junior and senior... named most promising freshman in both sports... named newcomer of the year as a sophomore in track and field... earned district champion and regional qualifier laurels as a junior... 3200-meter district champion in track and field... placed fourth at regional[apos]s and was a state qualifier as a senior in cross country.

Off the Track
Ramirez is the son of Miguel and Consuelo Ramirez... has one brother... born on February 17, 1989.