2022-23

Raced in three cross country meets … finished 47th at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships after clocking a time of 27:21.2 on the 8,000-meter course … was 49th at the UIW Invitational with an 8k time of 27:00.5.
 

Prior to UTSA

State qualifier and district champion at Eagle Pass High School … district runner-up in cross country in 2021 after clocking a 15:26.6 for 5k … placed ninth at the Region IV-6A cross country meet and earned a spot at the state meet that year … claimed silver in the 800m in 1:58.01 and bronze in the 1,600m in 4:28.40 at the area meet as a senior … clocked a personal best 1.56.46 for seventh in the 800m at the Region IV-6A meet and was 14th in the 1,600m in 4:32.39 … clocked a 9:39.36 in the 3,200m at the Border Olympics … posted a prep best 1,600m time of 4:24.59 to place sixth at the 2021 regional meet … district runner-up in the 1,600m as a junior … member of the National Honor Society … father played baseball at UIW.

Personal
Born Jan. 14, 2003, in Eagle Pass, Texas … son of Oscar and Sonia Ruiz … has three brothers, Derek, Alex and Tristan, and two sisters, Kaylynne and Krysta … father played baseball at UIW.