Career Honors• All-Region (2012)
2013 Highlights• Placed in Clemson’s top three in all five meets in which he competed• Led the Tigers individually at the ACC Championships, he was 47th overall with an 8K time of 25:09.6• Also led Clemson individually at the Notre Dame Invitational; finished 16th in the gold division race• Missed the season opener at Furman, but debuted with a 12th-place showing and time of 25:32.23 at the Wake Forest Invitational
2012 Highlights• One of the most improved runners in the Atlantic Coast Conference• Led Clemson individually in all six meets, recording a win in the season opener and five top-25 finishes• Earned first career all-region acccolade by placing 21st at the Southeast Region Championships in Charlotte, NC on Nov. 9• Best 8K time of the season was 24:23.4 in a sixth-place finish at the Pre-Nationals in Louisville, Ky.• Top 10K time of career took place at the Southeast Regionals in Charlotte, where he ran 30:40.81, nearly 90 seconds ahead of his closest teammate
2011 Highlights• Scored in all six meets for the Tigers as a first-year competitor• Highest individual finish was sixth in Eye Opener to begin the season• Finished 32nd at the Clemson Invitational, No. 2 on the team; had a time of 25:03.3 on the Tigers’ home course at Musser Farms• Had nice improvement from ACC Championships to the Southeast Regionals, where he was again No. 2 on the team with a 70th-place finish and 10K time of 31:58.4
2010 Highlights• Redshirted
Woodmont High School Highlights• 2009 Gatorade Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year• Runner of the Year by the South Carolina High School Sports Report• Won consecutive AAA individual state championships in cross country, he placed eighth at the meet as a sophomore in 2007• Competed at the Foot Locker Southeast Regional Championships in 2008 and 2009• Captured 2009 Western AAA Region, Greenville County and AAA Upper State individual championships• Won individual titles in the 1600 (4:24.92) and 3200m (9:55.24) at the 2010 SCHSL State Championships• Region 1-AAA champion in the 800, 1600 and 3200m in 2010
Personal• Born 2/18/92• Son of Ken Ramirez and Deanne Blas• Earned undergraduate degree in environmental engineering in May 2014
Collegiate Bests• 8,000 — 24:23.4• 10,000 — 30:40.81