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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2022 Cross Country Roster

Luke Ramirez

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool South Medford HS
  • Hometown Central Point, Ore.
  • Connect 2L

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Awards:

- 13-time Academic All-Big Sky (4x cross country; 5x indoor; 4x outdoor)

All-time PSU rankings:

Cross Country:

- Ranks 10th all-time in the 10,000m - 32:07.5 - NCAA West Regional (11/15/19)
- Ranks 9th all-time in the 8,000m in races above 2,000 feet - 25:24.4 - Big Sky Cross Country Winter Championships (2/27/21)
- Ranks 4th all-time in the 8,000m in races above 4,000 feet - 25:24.4 - Big Sky Cross Country Winter Championships (2/27/21)

Indoor:

- Part of 5th-ranked Distance Medley Relay team - 10:18.24 - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/25/22)
- Part of 9th-ranked Distance Medley Relay team - 10:26.93 - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/28/20)
- Ranks 9th all-time in the mile - 4:13.36 - Husky Classic (2/12/22)

Outdoor:

- Ranks 6th all-time in the 1,500m - 3:50.10 - Bryan Clay Invitational (4/15/22)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Cross Country:

6,000m - 19:06.1 - Viking Rust Buster (9/3/21)
8,000m - 24:23.4 - Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (10/16/21)
10,000m - 32:07.5 - NCAA West Regional (11/15/19)

Indoor:

800m - 1:57.95 - Portland Indoor Four (2/13/22)
Mile - 4:13.36 - Husky Classic (2/12/22)
3,000m - 8:31.47 - Portland Indoor Two (1/23/22)

Outdoor:

800m - 1:53.31 - OSU High Performance Meet (5/1/21)
1,500m - 3:50.10 - Bryan Clay Invitational (4/15/22)
3,000m - 8:58.9 - Prep (2018)
5,000m - 14:47.81 - OSU PNW Team Clash (3/13/21)
 

2023 INDOOR:

Ran the mile at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/23-25), placing 24th in 4:27.77.
 

2022 CROSS COUNTRY:

Made his second appearance of the season at the L&C Invite (10/15), placing 64th overall out of 345 runners while finishing the 8k in 25:56.4...Finished 28th overall at the Viking Rust Buster (9/2), crossing the line in the men's 6k in 20:23.70.
 

2022 OUTDOOR:

Narrowly missed qualifying for the finals of the 1,500 meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/11-14), placing 14th in the prelims in 3:58.23...Also ran the prelims of the 800 meters at the Big Sky meet, finishing in 1:57.11...Doubled in the 800 and 1,500 meters at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/29-30), finishing in 1:54.72 in the 800 and 3:52.86 in the 1,500 meters...Moved up to fifth all-time in the 1,500 meters with a new personal best of 3:50.10 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/14-15)...Ran his first 1,500-meter of the season at the Hayward Premiere (4/1-2), finishing in 3:51.38...Ran the 1,500 meters again a day after the Hayward Premiere and won the event by more than six seconds at the NW Distance Jamboree (4/2), finishing in 3:54.77 despite running the whole race by himself...Placed fourth in the 5k with a time of 14:49.15 at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/19).
 

2022 INDOOR:

Helped the Vikings place sixth in the distance medley relay at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/25-26), their highest finish since 2012...Ran the opening 1,200-meter leg of the Vikings' DMR team that finished in 10:18.24...Ran his first indoor 800 at the Portland Indoor Four (2/13), finishing in 1:57.95...Shaved two seconds off his personal best in the mile while moving up to ninth all-time in the event with his finish in 4:13.36 at the Husky Classic (2/11-12)...Led a trio of Vikings in the mile at the Portland Indoor Three (2/5) while moving up to 10th all-time in the event with his time of 4:15.71...Placed second in a podium sweep for the Vikings in the 3k at the Portland Indoor Two (1/23)...Shaved 13 seconds off his personal best in the 3k with a finish in 8:31.47 at the Portland Indoor Two.
 

2021 CROSS COUNTRY:

Part of the Vikings' best finish ever at the NCAA West Regional (11/12), as the team placed eighth -- eight spots better than their previous best finish ever at the meet...Finished 127th overall in 32:32.3 at the NCAA West Regional...Placed 41st overall in 25:08.4 as the Vikings' fourth finisher at the Big Sky Championships (10/29)...Moved up to 10th all-time in the 8k while finishing in 24:23.4 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (10/16)...Helped the Vikings record a 37-point victory over second-place Cal Poly at the Bronco Invite, placing as the team's fourth runner and 28th overall...Scored for the Vikings at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/24), where he helped lead the Vikings to victories over three other regionally ranked teams while placing 104th overall as the Vikings' fifth runner in 26:24.9...Moved up to 10th all-time in the 6k while finishing in 19:06.1 at the Viking Rust Buster (9/3), where he placed 13th overall.
 

2021 OUTDOOR:

Placed 17th in the prelims of the 1,500 meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/14-15), finishing with a time of 3:57.40...Set personal bests in the 800 and 1,500 meters at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/30-5/1), finishing in 1:53.31 and 3:50.77, respectively...Ran his third straight 3:51 1,500 meters at the Oregon Relays (4/23-24), as he finished in 3:51.17...Finished the 1,500 meters in 3:51.53 at the Hayward Premiere (4/2)...Ran the fastest 1,500-meter time since 2004 while shaving five seconds off his personal best with a time of 3:51.04 at the Texas Relays (3/25)...Moved up to sixth all-time in the 1,500 meters following his time at the Texas Relays...Won the 5,000 meters while shaving over 45 seconds off his personal best with a time of 14:47.81 at the OSU PNW Team Clash (3/13).
 

2020-21 CROSS COUNTRY:

Placed 26th overall in 25:24.4 as the Vikings' No. 2 runner at the Big Sky Cross Country Winter Championships (2/27)...Moved up to fourth all-time in 8,000-meter races at 4,000 feet or above with her time at the Big Sky meet.
 

2020 INDOOR:

Scored for the Vikings as part of the team’s Distance Medley Relay team that placed eighth at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/27-29)...DMR team ran the eighth-best time in school history at the Big Sky meet...Shaved 11 seconds off his personal best in the mile while finishing in 4:21.06 at the Portland Indoor Two (2/8-9)...Made his season debut with a time of 8:44.88 in the 3k at the Portland Indoor One (1/25-26).
 

2019 CROSS COUNTRY:

Moved up to seventh all time in the 6k with a time of 19:25.2 at the Viking Rust Buster (9/7)...Set a new 8k personal best with a time of 25:37.6 at the Charles Bowles Invitational (10/5)...Moved up to 10th all time in the 10k with a time of 32:07.5 at the NCAA West Regional (11/15)...Finished as the Vikings' top runner and 23rd overall at the Warner Pacific XC Classic (10/19)...Placed in the Vikings' top five at the Big Sky Championships (11/2) and NCAA West Regional (11/15).
 

Date

Meet (Distance)

PSU Finish

Overall Finish

Time

9/7 Viking Rust Buster (6k) 3rd 19th 19:25.2
9/13 Cougar Classic (8k) 6th 58th 25:56.3
10/5 Charles Bowles Invitational (8k) 6th 24th 25:37.6
10/19 Warner Pacific XC Classic (8k) 1st 23rd 26:02.1
11/2 Big Sky Championships (8k) 3rd 48th 28:58.3
11/15 NCAA West Regional (10k) 4th 117th 32:07.5
 

2019 OUTDOOR:

Broke his own freshman record in the 1,500 meters while finishing in 3:56.26 in the prelims of the event at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8-11)...Won his section of the 1,500 meters at the OSU High Performance meet (4/26-27) while cracking four minutes for a second time with a finish in 3:57.12...Ran his first 800-meter race as a Viking at the John Knight Twilight (4/5), finishing in 1:59.71...Posted the best 1,500-meter time by a Viking freshman since freshman records go back through the 2003 season while cracking four minutes for the first time with a finish in 3:56.34 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (3/29)...Ran the 5,000 meters in 15:33.70 at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/16).
 

2019 INDOOR:

Competed in the mile at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/21-23), finishing 26th in 4:34.62...Ran the mile in 4:32.00 at the season-opening Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/12).
 

2018 CROSS COUNTRY:

Recorded his highest finish in the Vikings' lineup while placing as the team's third runner and 38th overall at the Charles Bowles Invitational (9/29)...Set an 8k personal best at the Charles Bowles Invitational, finishing in 25:50.5...Placed as the Vikings' sixth runner at the Big Sky Championships (10/27) and NCAA West Regional (11/9)...Finished the 10k in 33:18.0 at the NCAA West Regional.
 

Date

Meet (Distance)

PSU Finish

Overall Finish

Time

9/14 Cougar Classic (8k) 4th 61st 26:43
9/29 Charles Bowles Invitational (8k) 3rd 38th 25:50.5
10/13 Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (8k) 6th 142nd 25:58.7
10/27 Big Sky Championships (8k) 6th 65th 25:51.8
11/9 NCAA West Regional (10k) 6th 175th 33:18.0
 

SOUTH MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL:

Southwest Conference Champion in the 1,500 meters...Two-time second-team All-Southwest Conference honoree in cross country.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Son of Raul and Jody Ramirez…Has four siblings, Hannah, Aaron, Angelica, and Roxanne…Lists watching MMA, finding new music, and fishing as hobbies/interests…Hopes to become an early elementary school teacher…Enrolled in the Master's of Education program at Portland State University.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore

  • 2020Junior

  • 2021Senior

  • 2022Redshirt Senior

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