2025-26 Cross Country & Track Roster
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Ernesto Ruiz
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Riverside, CA
- Prev School:
- Riverside CC
2025-26
2026 Track
- Competed in 8 competitions during the Outdoor Season
- Won the Aztec Coastal Classic in the Steeplechase
- Set a new PR in the 1500 at the Bob Larsen Invite with a time of 3:48.81
- Earned a West Regional Qualifying mark of 28:34.37 in the 10K at the Stanford Invitational
- Earned a West Regional Qualifying mark of 8:44.47 in the Steeplechase t the Brian Clay Invitational
- Set a new PR in the 5K at the Payton Jordan Invitational with a time of 13:47.70
- Won the WAC Steeplechase Title with a time of 8:55.40
- Named All-WAC Second Team in the 1500 at the WAC Championships
- Placed 13th at the West Regionals in the Steeplechase with the 10th fastest time in the event
- Set a new PR in the Steeplechase while setting the program record with a time of 8:36.13
2025 Cross-Country
- Competed in 6 competitions during cross-country season
- Finished 2nd at the Aztec Coastal Classic in the 7K
- Set a new PR in the 8K at the Nuttycombe Invitational- 23:58.2
- Finished 9th at the WAC XC Meet and named First Team All-WAC
- Helped CBU capture its 6th straight WAC Title
- Named All-Region after placing 15th in Sacramento with a 10K PR of 29:47.3
- Placed 170th at Nationals to help the Lancers place 25th as a team
2024-25
2025 Track
- Competed in 11 races during the 2025 season
- Set a new personal best time of 8:49.45 in the Steeplechase at the Franson Last Chance Invite
- Set a new personal best time of 13:55.06 in the 5K at the Occidental Invite
- Set a new personal best time of 3:51.68 in the 1500M at the Bob Larsen Invite
- Holds three of the top ten times in program history in the Men's Steeplechase
- Was a West Regional Qualifier in the Men's Steeplechase
- Finished 38th in the West Region in the Steeplechase (9:15.36)
2024 Cross Country
- Competed in five races during the 2024 season
- Set a personal best time of 24:02.2 in the 8K at the UCR Invitational
- Helped the Men win their fifth-straight WAC Championship
- Named All-WAC Second Team
PERSONAL
- Born and raised in Riverside, CA.
- Son to Ernesto and Laura Ruiz
- Has 3 siblings; Laura, Eliza, Manuel
- Majoring in Kinesiology
- Minoring in Math
- After graduation his goal is to become an owner of a sports clinic
- He enjoys running, biking, soccer, and tennis
- His favorite verse is Habakkuk 3:19
- Attended Norte Vista High School
- 2x team River Valley League Cross Country Champions
- 2022 River Valley League Cross Country Champion
- 2022 River Valley League Champion in the 1600m
- 2022 River Valley League Champion in the 3200m
- Attended Riverside Community College
- Men’s CCCAA 2024 Track Athlete of the Year
- 3k Steeplechase State Champion
- 10k State Champion
- 5k Runner Up
- Riverside Hall of Fame 2024 Men’s Track and Field Athlete of the Year
- OEC 2024 Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
- 3k Steeplechase OEC Conference Champion
- 5k OEC Conference Champion
- 10k OEC Conference Champion
- All American Cross Country State Championships
- OEC 2023 Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Year
- OEC 2023 Cross Country Conference Champion
- Riverside City College Cross Country 2023 MVP
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