- 2024 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
- 2023 All-RMAC first team (cross country)
- 2023 MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week, Oct. 8
- 2022 USTFCCCA All-South Central Region (cross country)
- 2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (cross country)
- 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
- 2022 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (cross country)
College Bests
| XC |
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INDOOR |
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OUTDOOR |
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Mile |
4:24.82 |
1500 |
4:03.61 |
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3000 |
8:48.00 |
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5000 |
14:38.39 |
5000 |
14:25.51 |
| 8K |
24:24.8 |
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| 10K |
30:56.7 |
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10,000 |
31:50.14 |
Career: Prior to the 2024-25 academic year, was the fourth-fastest individual in program history in the indoor 5,000 meters at 14 minutes, 38.39 seconds and, outdoors, was third individually in the 5000 (14:25.51).
2024 Outdoor: At the RMAC Championships, finished 23rd in the 10,000 meters (32 minutes, 19.05 seconds) on April 26 and 17th in the 5000 (15:10.02) on April 28. ... Ran a personal-best 5000 of 14:25.51 for fourth place on April 13 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, a time that put him third individually in MSU Denver history. It put him 23rd in the RMAC and 80th in Division II at season's end. ... Finished fifth in the 5000 at the March 30 Chuck Haering Classic, with a 15:06.17 clocking. ... Ran a career-best 1,500 of 4:03.61 for 16th place on March 23 at the Spank Blasing Invitational. ... Career-best 10,000 of 31:50.14 at the season-opening CSU Pueblo Early Bird on March 16 was good for 18th place. Converted for altitude to 30:52.48, his time ranked 24th in the RMAC and 95th in Division II at season's end.
2023-24 Indoor: At the RMAC Championships on Feb. 23, finished 15th in the 5000 meters in 15 minutes, 47.69 seconds. ... Competed at the prestigous Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invitational in Boston on Feb. 3, finishing 10th in his division of the 5000 in 14:40.77. The raw time put him 27th on the RMAC's season-ending performance list. ... At the Jan. 20 UCCS Invitational, finished fifth in the mile (4:27.53) and sixth in the 3000 (9:06.07). ... Ran a personal-best 3000 in his season debut, placing 27th in 8:48.0 on Jan. 13 at the Potts Invitational.
2023 Cross Country: Along with teammate Noel Lopez, became the first MSU Denver competitors to qualify for the NCAA Championships since 2015. ... Placed 157th at the Nov. 18 National Championships after running 10 kilometers in 31 minutes, 48.6 seconds. ... Qualified for nationals as an at-large entry following his 30th-place showing at the Nov. 4 South Central Regional, where he ran a 10K personal best of 30:56.7. ... Finished 14th with an 8K time of 24:53.1 at the Oct. 21 RMAC Championships to earn All-RMAC first team recognition. ... Finished sixth at the Oct. 7 Chargers Invitational with a school-record 8K cross country time of 24:24.8. ... Placed 19th at the Sept. 16 Roadrunners Invitational in his season debut, running 8K in 25:54.4, the ninth-fastest time ever run by an MSU Denver competitor in the event.
2023 Outdoor: Did not compete.
2022-23 Indoor: Ranked 94th nationally in the 5,000 meters. ... At the prestigious David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Feb. 11, ran a personal-best 5,000 meters of 14 minutes, 38.39 seconds, the fourth-fastest time in program history in the event. ... Third in the 5,000 at the Jan. 28 Mountain Lion Open, clocking 15:26.45. ... At the UCCS Invitational on Jan. 21, finished fourth in the mile in a personal-best 4:24.82 and third in the 3,000 in 9:08.05. ... Ran a personal-best 3000 of 8:49.34 at the Potts Invitational on Jan. 14, placing 16th. ... Finished fourth in the 5,000 at the season-opening UCCS Pre-Holiday Invitational on Dec. 10, clocking 15:37.42.
2022 Cross Country: MSU Denver's first or second finisher in all four of his races. ... Finished 19th at the South Central Regional Championships, narrowly missing an at-large bid to the National Championships, after running 10K in 31:43.7. ... Placed 38th at the RMAC Championships on Nov. 5 after running 8K in 26:13.4. ... Turned in an 8K cross country personal best of 25:30.2 to place 25th at the Oct. 15 Trojan Invitational. ... Ran first or second most of the race and finished a strong sixth at the Sept. 17 Roadrunners Invitational, running the 7.8K course in 24:12.2.
2022 Outdoor: At the RMAC Championships on April 29, finished 19th in the 5000 meters in 15 minutes, 30.78 seconds. ... Ran a personal-best 5000 of 15:23.3 to finish second at the Kit Mayer Classic on April 20. ... Placed sixth in the 5000 in 15:56.78 at the CU Invitational on April 9. ... Finished 12th in the 5000 at the Maverick Classic on April 2 with a time of 15:46.95.
2021-22 Indoor: Ran a personal-best 5000 meters time of 15 minutes, 40.06 seconds to place fourth at the Mines Twilight on Feb. 19. ... Ran a personal-best 3000 time of 9:07.62 for 14th place at the Mines Winter Classic on Feb. 5. ... Placed fourth in the 5000 at the Mountain Lion Open on Jan. 29 in 16:02.36. ... Made his MSU Denver indoor debut on Jan. 22 at the UCCS Invitational, finishing sixth in the 3000 in 9:19.61.
2021 Cross Country: Finished 79th at the Division II South Central Region after running 10 kilometers in 32 minutes, 44.5 seconds. ... At the RMAC Championship on Oct. 23, finished 94th with an 8K time of 28:58.0. ... Turned in a personal-best 8K time of 26:14.6 at the Alabama-Huntsville Invitational on Oct. 9 to finish 125th. ... Ran a personal best 27:11.4 to finish 53rd in the 8K Roadrunners Invitational on Sept. 17. ... Placed 27th at the Ted Castaneda Classic on Sept. 11, running 8K in 28:09.0. ... Made his MSU Denver debut at the UCCS Rust Buster on Sept. 4 and finished 38th in the 8K race with a time of 27:42.7.
High School: Set Ralston Valley school record in the 5K for cross country and was the team most valuable player in 2019. ... Finished 23rd at the Class 5A State Championships in 2020 in 16:36.6. ... All-JeffCo first team in 2019 and 2020. ... In track & field, ran personal bests as a sophomore in the in 3200 (10:21.28), 1600 (4:51.01) and 800 (2:15.18). ... Coached by Laura Vette.
Personal: Born James Joseph Ramey in Evergreen, Colo. ... Birthday is March 23. ... Son of Nick and Melissa Ramey.. ... Has a brother, Benjamin. ... Majoring in entrepreneurship.
