Eastern Illinois University Athletics

EIU CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all meets during the 2012 cross country season... named OVC runner of the week one time... placed 5th at the OVC Championships to earn first team All-OVC honors with a time of 24:37.43 (time ranked 20th on EIU career list)... placed 42nd at NCAA Regional with a 10K time of 31:23.95 which ranks 18th best at EIU...

EIU TRACK: Competed in 2013 indoor and outdoor track... ran distance events during the indoor season as a member of the OVC Indoor Championship team... first team All-OVC in the 5K winning the event with a time of 14:45.14... season best was 14:24.75 at the NCAA Last Chance which ranks sixth on EIU career list... best 3K time was 8:24.61 at the OVC Championships where he placed third... during outdoor season ran the 5K and 10K as part of the OVC Outdoor Championship squad... first team OVC in the 10K with a first place time of 30:52.05... season best in the 10K was 29:50.56 at the Mt. SAC Relays which ranks fourth on EIU career list... started 10K at NCAA Regional but resulted in a DNF... best 5K time was 14:51.99 at the Miami Invite.

HARPER JC: Competed the past two years at Harper Junior College earning NJCAA Division III All-American honors this past season in cross country... placed fourth in the NJCAA National Championships with a time of 26:02.53 as the school won the National Championship.. on the track Ramirez was named the men's track athlete of the 2012 NJCAA Division III meet with two individuals national titles in the 5K and 10K... winning time in the 5K set a new national championship record at  15:04.42.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed at Conant High School in cross country and track distance running... as a senior in 2009 he was part of the 4x800 relay team that advanced to the IHSA Class 3A state championships.. helped his team place ninth at the IHSA Class 3A state championships in cross country in 2008 as he was 95th with a time of 15:36.