Maria Ramirez
Height: | 5-1 |
Year: | SR |
Hometown: | Orange, CA |
High School: | El Modena |
Major: | English and Liberal Studies |
2018:
- Led the Bulldogs to a fourth-place finish in the SCIAC standings
- Began the season with her highest finish of the year by taking second in the 4.5k with a time of 16:45.1
- Her season-best 5k of 17:48.7 netted her a third-place finish at the Coyote Challenge and reset the school record by 10.2 seconds
- Uncorked a school-record time of 21:25.8 at the UCR Invitational to finish 29th at the meet
- Ran a 22:03.3 in the 6k to earn a second-place result at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite
- Earned third place at the SCIAC Cross Country Championships with a time of 23:29.0
- Came in seventh at the NCAA Division III West Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 22:28.4
- Took 128th at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships by completing the 6k race in 22:45.3
2017
- Continued her impressive career while helping her team to a third-place finish in the SCIAC
- Put together a dominant sixth-place performance at the Redlands Invitational with a time of 17:39.2 (4.5K) to kick off the season
- Enjoyed another excellent meet at the SCIAC Multi-Duals, where she placed sixth with a time of 21:57.3 (6K)
- Finished sixth at the SCIAC Championships with a mark of 23:25.6 on the 6K course
- Her fastest time of the season came at the NCAA Division III West Region Cross Country Championships where she crossed the line in 21:50.1 (6K) for fourth place
- Went on to compete at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships and finished 66th with a time of 21:58.3 (6K)
2016
- Put together a stellar rookie season as a Bulldog runner
- A large contributor to the team’s fourth-place finish in SCIAC
- Enjoyed an awesome first meet by coming in 10th place at the Redlands Invitational with a 17:29.0 time on the 4.5K course
- Recorded a career-best 5K mark at the UC Riverside Invitational with a time of 18:59.1 to rank among the Bulldogs’ all-time top-10 list
- Her best finish came at the SCIAC Championships where she finished with a time of 24:06.8 in ninth place for All-SCIAC honors
- Also placed in the top-35 at the NCAA West Regional Championships for All-West Region honors
Awards
- All-West Region selection (2016, 2017, 2018)
- All-SCIAC First Team (2016, 2017, 2018)
- USTFCCCA Academic selection (2017)
- SCIAC All-Academic selection (2017)
Fun Facts
- Career Ambition: To become a teacher