Oklahoma State University Athletics
Alejandro Ruiz
August 27, 2008 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track
Personal Bests
1500 meters 3:53.96
Mile 4:16.78
3000 meters 8:20.54
5000 meters 14:30.06
10000 meters 31:18.86
2008 Outdoors: Set personal bests in both the 1500 meters and the 5000 meters during the outdoor portion of the schedule, clocking a 3:53.96 in the 1500 meters at the John McDonnell Invitational and a 14:30.06 in the in the 5000 meters at the Stanford Invitational ... Ran a 1:56.38 in the 800 meters at the Tulsa Invitational.
2008 Indoors: Suited up for OSU at the Big 12 Championships, running the 1000 meters in 2:32.50 to place 20th and the 3000 meters in 8:44.61 to place 42nd ... Ran the mile at the J.D. Martin Invitational, clocking a 4:23.54 ... Season-best 3000 meter time was an 8:30.34 at the Tyson Invitational.
2007 Cross Country: Did not compete.
2007 Outdoors: Academic all-Big 12 Honoree ... Posted his best 1500-meter time of 4:00.33 at the John McDonnell ... Finished 11th among Cowboys in the 5000-meter at the Stanford Invite with 14:58.97.
2007 Indoors: Competed in two races at the Big 12 Championships ... Was second among Cowboys with his 3000-meter time of 8:22.89 and finished 15th in the conference ... Also finished 15th in the conference with a 14:44.33 time in the 5000-meter run ... Finished first among Cowboys, and clocked his personal best time, at the Razorback Invitational where he ran a 4:16.78 mile ... Posted his personal best 3000-meter time at the Husky Invitational with 8:20.54
2006 Cross Country: First team Academic all-Big 12 honoree for the second consecutive year ... Competed in six events as a sophomore ... Competed in the NCAA Championship and finished with a time of 33:02.1 where the Cowboys placed 10th ... Posted his best 10000-meter time at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with 31:28.8 and finished 22nd ... Ran his career best 8000-meter time of 24:32 at the NCAA Pre-National Meet where he finished second among Cowboys ... At the Big 12 Championships he ran his second-best 8000-meter time of the season with 25:42.6 ... He was a top-20 finisher at the Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 25:36 ... Set his best four-mile time at 20:58 with an 11th place finish at the Golden Hurricane Festival.
2006 Outdoors: Ran a personal-best 14:37.55 in the 5000 meters at the Oregon Invitational ... His 31:18.59 in the 10000 meters run at the Big 12 Championships stands as his personal best ... Ran the 5000 meters in 14:56.95 at the Big 12 Championships.
2006 Indoors: Ran in three races, highlighted by an 8:22.85 in the 3000 meters at the Big 12 Championships ... Ran the mile twice, with his best time a 4:27.85 at the Tyson Invitational.
2005 Cross Country: Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Competed in four events his freshman year ... His 32:17 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships placed him 40th at the event ... Posted his best 8000-meter time of the season at the Big 12 Championships where he ran a 25:21 and placed 40th in the conference ... At the annual Cowboy Jamboree he placed fifth among the Cowboys with a time of 26:47, 44th in the race ... He ran a 21:42 at the four-mile Golden Hurricane Festival.
2005 Outdoors: Ran in four races, highlighted by a 14:48.45 in the 5000 meters at the Stanford Invitational and a 4:00.82 in the 1500 meters at the Big 12 Championships.
2005 Indoors: Ran in three races, highlighted by an 8:22.85 in the 3000 meters at the Big 12 Championships ... Ran the mile in 4:27.85 at the Tyson Invitational.
2004 Cross Country: Redshirted.
High School: Won back-to-back state championships in 2003 and 2004 ... His time of 4:13 on the 1600 meters in 2003 broke a 33-year-old state record for 3A ... His time of 9:17 in the 3200 meters earned him state honors in 2004.
Personal: Full name is Alejandro P. Ruiz ... Son of Lorenzo Ruiz and Herlinda Ruiz ... Has five siblings, Ricardo, Pablo, Mario, Jose, and Maria, ... Enjoys running and hanging with friends.
1500 meters 3:53.96
Mile 4:16.78
3000 meters 8:20.54
5000 meters 14:30.06
10000 meters 31:18.86
2008 Outdoors: Set personal bests in both the 1500 meters and the 5000 meters during the outdoor portion of the schedule, clocking a 3:53.96 in the 1500 meters at the John McDonnell Invitational and a 14:30.06 in the in the 5000 meters at the Stanford Invitational ... Ran a 1:56.38 in the 800 meters at the Tulsa Invitational.
2008 Indoors: Suited up for OSU at the Big 12 Championships, running the 1000 meters in 2:32.50 to place 20th and the 3000 meters in 8:44.61 to place 42nd ... Ran the mile at the J.D. Martin Invitational, clocking a 4:23.54 ... Season-best 3000 meter time was an 8:30.34 at the Tyson Invitational.
2007 Cross Country: Did not compete.
2007 Outdoors: Academic all-Big 12 Honoree ... Posted his best 1500-meter time of 4:00.33 at the John McDonnell ... Finished 11th among Cowboys in the 5000-meter at the Stanford Invite with 14:58.97.
2007 Indoors: Competed in two races at the Big 12 Championships ... Was second among Cowboys with his 3000-meter time of 8:22.89 and finished 15th in the conference ... Also finished 15th in the conference with a 14:44.33 time in the 5000-meter run ... Finished first among Cowboys, and clocked his personal best time, at the Razorback Invitational where he ran a 4:16.78 mile ... Posted his personal best 3000-meter time at the Husky Invitational with 8:20.54
2006 Cross Country: First team Academic all-Big 12 honoree for the second consecutive year ... Competed in six events as a sophomore ... Competed in the NCAA Championship and finished with a time of 33:02.1 where the Cowboys placed 10th ... Posted his best 10000-meter time at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with 31:28.8 and finished 22nd ... Ran his career best 8000-meter time of 24:32 at the NCAA Pre-National Meet where he finished second among Cowboys ... At the Big 12 Championships he ran his second-best 8000-meter time of the season with 25:42.6 ... He was a top-20 finisher at the Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 25:36 ... Set his best four-mile time at 20:58 with an 11th place finish at the Golden Hurricane Festival.
2006 Outdoors: Ran a personal-best 14:37.55 in the 5000 meters at the Oregon Invitational ... His 31:18.59 in the 10000 meters run at the Big 12 Championships stands as his personal best ... Ran the 5000 meters in 14:56.95 at the Big 12 Championships.
2006 Indoors: Ran in three races, highlighted by an 8:22.85 in the 3000 meters at the Big 12 Championships ... Ran the mile twice, with his best time a 4:27.85 at the Tyson Invitational.
2005 Cross Country: Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Competed in four events his freshman year ... His 32:17 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships placed him 40th at the event ... Posted his best 8000-meter time of the season at the Big 12 Championships where he ran a 25:21 and placed 40th in the conference ... At the annual Cowboy Jamboree he placed fifth among the Cowboys with a time of 26:47, 44th in the race ... He ran a 21:42 at the four-mile Golden Hurricane Festival.
2005 Outdoors: Ran in four races, highlighted by a 14:48.45 in the 5000 meters at the Stanford Invitational and a 4:00.82 in the 1500 meters at the Big 12 Championships.
2005 Indoors: Ran in three races, highlighted by an 8:22.85 in the 3000 meters at the Big 12 Championships ... Ran the mile in 4:27.85 at the Tyson Invitational.
2004 Cross Country: Redshirted.
High School: Won back-to-back state championships in 2003 and 2004 ... His time of 4:13 on the 1600 meters in 2003 broke a 33-year-old state record for 3A ... His time of 9:17 in the 3200 meters earned him state honors in 2004.
Personal: Full name is Alejandro P. Ruiz ... Son of Lorenzo Ruiz and Herlinda Ruiz ... Has five siblings, Ricardo, Pablo, Mario, Jose, and Maria, ... Enjoys running and hanging with friends.
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