9/20/2018 3:15:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
Former Saginaw Valley State assistant coach helped produce eight All-Americans and 11 GLIAC top-three finishers.
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – Angelina Ramos has been tabbed to oversee the UNLV's cross country program and serve as an assistant coach focusing on the middle and long distance groups with track & field, Rebel track & field head coach Yvonne Wade announced on Thursday.
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Ramos comes to UNLV after serving as an assistant track & field and cross country coach at Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, Michigan. She had been at SVSU since December 2014, where she helped produce eight All-Americans and 11 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference top-three finishers, and guided the team to a top-10 regional finish – an improvement of five spots in two years. Six school records were set in both indoor and outdoor competition under her watch. In the classroom, her women's cross country team earned a cumulative GPA of 3.6-3.8 consecutively each semester from 2015-18.
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"We are extremely excited to have Coach Ramos join the program," said Rebel track & field head coach Yvonne Wade. "She brings a lot of positive energy, knowledge and commitment to excellence on all levels."
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Additional to her coaching duties, Ramos wrote and implemented strength programs for all 42 distance and middle distance student-athletes, served as volunteer coordinator for home track meets and assisted in the execution and production of seven high school indoor track meets that generated funds for the program.
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Prior to her time stint at SVSU, Ramos was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the track & field and cross country teams at Metropolitan State University in Denver for three years. She qualified MSU's first women's cross country team to the national meet in program history in 2013, which produced an eight-place finish. Also, had four cross country student-athletes earn All-American status, while 10 accomplished the feat in track & field.
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"I am humbled to be given this amazing opportunity and want to thank head coach Yvonne Wade and the administration for entrusting me in this role," said Ramos. "I'm excited to walk into the strong culture, to work for a strong female head coach who led the 2018 indoor squad to the Mountain West title earning coach of the year accolades, and to represent an athletic department headed by Desiree Reed-Francois – the first Hispanic female athletic director at a Football Bowl Subdivision level. I look forward to serving the Rebel women, guiding them towards holistic growth as both athletes and as young adults."
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Ramos competed as a student-athlete at Florida State University where she ran cross country and specialized in the 800m and 1500 for the track & field team. She graduated in 2008 with Magna cum Laude honors with a bachelor of arts & sciences degree in English writing as well as pre-medical track (exercise science).
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She received her master's of arts & sciences in communication from the University of Colorado in 2010. While in Boulder, she was an assistant coach at Niwot High School where she led the girls' team to a regional championship and had two runner-up finishers at the Colorado 4A State Meet.
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Ramos has gained certification at the USATF Coaching Level 1, USA Weightlifting Level 1 and USTFCCCA Strength/Conditioning Certification Course 310. She is the co-founder of the USTFCCCA's Female Coaching Mentorship Program, which pairs 20 female coach mentors with 23 mentees.
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Ramos comes to UNLV after serving as an assistant track & field and cross country coach at Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, Michigan. She had been at SVSU since December 2014, where she helped produce eight All-Americans and 11 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference top-three finishers, and guided the team to a top-10 regional finish – an improvement of five spots in two years. Six school records were set in both indoor and outdoor competition under her watch. In the classroom, her women's cross country team earned a cumulative GPA of 3.6-3.8 consecutively each semester from 2015-18.
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"We are extremely excited to have Coach Ramos join the program," said Rebel track & field head coach Yvonne Wade. "She brings a lot of positive energy, knowledge and commitment to excellence on all levels."
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Additional to her coaching duties, Ramos wrote and implemented strength programs for all 42 distance and middle distance student-athletes, served as volunteer coordinator for home track meets and assisted in the execution and production of seven high school indoor track meets that generated funds for the program.
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Prior to her time stint at SVSU, Ramos was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the track & field and cross country teams at Metropolitan State University in Denver for three years. She qualified MSU's first women's cross country team to the national meet in program history in 2013, which produced an eight-place finish. Also, had four cross country student-athletes earn All-American status, while 10 accomplished the feat in track & field.
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"I am humbled to be given this amazing opportunity and want to thank head coach Yvonne Wade and the administration for entrusting me in this role," said Ramos. "I'm excited to walk into the strong culture, to work for a strong female head coach who led the 2018 indoor squad to the Mountain West title earning coach of the year accolades, and to represent an athletic department headed by Desiree Reed-Francois – the first Hispanic female athletic director at a Football Bowl Subdivision level. I look forward to serving the Rebel women, guiding them towards holistic growth as both athletes and as young adults."
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Ramos competed as a student-athlete at Florida State University where she ran cross country and specialized in the 800m and 1500 for the track & field team. She graduated in 2008 with Magna cum Laude honors with a bachelor of arts & sciences degree in English writing as well as pre-medical track (exercise science).
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She received her master's of arts & sciences in communication from the University of Colorado in 2010. While in Boulder, she was an assistant coach at Niwot High School where she led the girls' team to a regional championship and had two runner-up finishers at the Colorado 4A State Meet.
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Ramos has gained certification at the USATF Coaching Level 1, USA Weightlifting Level 1 and USTFCCCA Strength/Conditioning Certification Course 310. She is the co-founder of the USTFCCCA's Female Coaching Mentorship Program, which pairs 20 female coach mentors with 23 mentees.
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