Angelina Ramos begins her third year as an assistant cross country and track coach at Metro State in 2014-15.
She helped guide the cross country and track programs to perhaps their best year in school history. For the first team ever, the Roadrunners scored points at the national meet in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track on both the men's and women's sides. The women's cross country team completed its best season ever, placing eighth at nationals behind All-Americans Breanna Hemming and Janelle Lincks, the first female cross country All-Americans in school history. The men's team was not far behind, placing 13th with Nick Kadlec and Kirk Harvey earning All-America honors. Hemming and Lincks helped the women's distance medley relay team become the first female All-Americans in school history for indoor track. Harvey also earned All-America in the 3k during the indoor season. Hemming (3000m steeplechase) and Hemming (1500m) were also All-Americans during the outdoor season.
Metro State had a very young cross country squad in 2012, her first season, after graduating three of the top five runners from 2011 on the men's side and returning just one women's runner. Despite the young team, the Roadrunner men finished sixth at the RMAC championships and sent two individuals to nationals in men's sophomore Nick Kadlec and women's freshman Janelle Lincks. The year got better from there as the young runners continued to grow.
The men's indoor track team sent Darius Reed back to nationals where he finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles. The women's team sent the distance medley relay team, which finished 10th in a school-record time. The four runners were the first four women's runners to compete at NCAA indoor nationals in school history.
During the outdoor season, Breanna Hemming was named RMAC freshman of the year and athlete of the meet at the conference championships after winning both the 800 meters and the 1,500m. She became the school's first women's NCAA All-American, finishing third in the 1,500m. Janelle Lincks joined her just hours later, finishing fourth in the 5,000 meters. Reed placed second in the 110m hurdles.
She brought 14 years of coaching experience the Roadrunners prior to her time at MSU Denver.
She spent two years as the Niwot High School cross country coach, leading NHS to its first-ever regional championship in 2009, and qualifying both teams for the state meet. She has also coached several athletes to qualify for the New York and Boston marathons, and has worked as a head coach with the National Sports Center for Disability in Denver.
In addition to coaching athletes, Ramos coaches undergraduate and MBA students and has taught public speaking for three years at the University of Colorado, leading several teams of competitive business students United States and world championships.
Her professional experience includes outreach, partnerships and fundraising/sponsorship acquisition for non-profit organiztions, such as the American Cancer Society and Phoenix Multisport. She has also taught public speaking, served as a physical therapy medical assistant and served as a journalist and reporter covering racing events. Ramos interned with Sports Illustrated with sports marketing promotions.
She earned her bachelor's degree from Florida State University in English writing and economics in 2008, graduating from the University Honors Program. At FSU, Ramos ran track and cross country for five years under head coaches Bob Braman and Karen Harvey. As a student-athlete, she earned All-ACC Academic honors nine times and won the team's Femina Perfecta Award for strength, skill and character. She was also a member of the Seminoles' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
A native of Toms River, N.J., Ramos also earned her master's degree from the University of Colorado in 2010 in communication. She owns a beagle/cattle dog named Bailey-Bear.
