University of California, Santa Cruz

UC Santa Cruz Success:

• 2017-18: Cross Country - Made UC Santa Cruz debut at the NDNU Argonaut Invitational...Placed 6th overall at the PUC Cross COuntry Invitational...Ran a personal best of 28:12.6 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational...Finished 31st running 28:22.2 at the UC Davis Doc Adams Open.
  Track -Opened season with a new personal best in the 800m running 2:01.35...Ran a new personal bets breaking 2:00 for the first time running 1:59.17 at the Sacramento State Hornet Invitational...Set School Record running the 800m leg of the DMR as well as setting a 1500m personal best running 4:13.67 at the SF State Distance Carnival.

High School/Club Success:

• Competed in Cross Country and Track & Field for the Inderkum High School Tigers.

• 2x3200m League Champion

• Cross Country League Champion

• 6x Sectional Qualifier

• 2x Cross Country All-League

Personal:

• Cowell College

• Son of Sonia Mercado and Carlos Ramirez.  Has three sisters Omayra, Jasmine, and Maribela.

• Favorite thing about UCSC: View from OPERS at Sunrise and Sunset.

• Graduation Goals: Become a Mayor.

• Favorite Athlete: Matthew Centrowitz

• Favorite Superhero: Spiderman

• Favorite Color: Blue

• Hobbies: 2K, Hiking, Netflix, Basketball.