Oscar Ramirez

Position:
Middle Distance
Class:
Senior
High School:
CC Winn
Hometown:
Eagle Pass, Texas

Career Best: 800 - 1:49.55 / 1:50.12 i 2010 (SOPHOMORE): Produced a career best of 1:49.55 in 800 to finish third at Arizona State Invitational ... Placed fourth at Oregon Pepsi Team Invitational (1:50.89) ... An injury limited his performance at Big 12 and NCAA West region ... Ran on 4 x 800 relay that set a school record of 7:22.21 to place seventh at Penn Relays ... Part of 4 x 800 crew that finished fourth at Texas Relays in 7:31.11 ... Ran third leg of distance medley relay that placed seventh at Big 12 Indoor (9:50.66) ... Posted a best of 1:50.12 indoors for 800m, placing second at the Arkansas Qualifier ... Won the Texas dual meet with a time of 1:50.30 ... Finished fifth at Texas A&M Challenge II in 1:51.33 ... Ran in prelims of Big 12 Indoor, placing 16th ... Recorded a best of 1:10.38 for 600 yards, finishing fifth at Texas A&M Challenge ... Also had a best of 48.65 in 400 meters. 2009 (FRESHMAN): Lowered personal best by over four seconds during the course of the season ... Set a career best of 1:51.04 to place fifth at Arizona State and post top mark among Aggies for the season ... Finished as second top collegian (1:51.99) at LSU Alumni, placed fifth at USC and fifth (1:51.43) among collegians at Texas Invite ... Anchored sprint medley relay to 10th place finish at Penn Relays ... Ran anchor leg of 4 x 400 relay that placed third at Texas Invite ... Posted an indoor best of 1:52.25 to place sixth at A&M vs. Texas Dual. HIGH SCHOOL: 2008 graduate of Winn High School in Eagle Pass, Texas ... Lettered three years in track and cross country as well as two years in basketball ... Coached by Luis Sanchez ... Produced best marks of 1:55.29 in the 800, 4:07 in the 1,500 and 4:29.48 in the mile ... Holds school records in the 800 and 1600 ... Three time district champion in the 800, defeated his brother for the title as a senior ... Three time district runner-up in 1,600 ... Placed third in Region IV-5A 800 as a senior after placing fifth as a sophomore ... Finished eighth in region 1,600 as a junior ... Placed third in 1,500 (4:11.22) at UTSA Relays in 2008 ... Also competes for Eagle Pass Striders where he became a seven-time AAU National Champion in events ranging from 400 to 800 to 1500 over the past nine years. PERSONAL: Oscar Ramirez is the son of Oscar and Angelica Ramirez ... Born January 6, 1990 in Eagle Pass, Texas ... Has a younger brother, Raul ... Majoring in Biomedical Science ... Started competing in track at age seven ... Chose Texas A&M for the school atmosphere, academics, and tradition.