Personal Bests
1500 meters - 3:53.96
Mile - 4:09.41
3000 meters - 8:13.60
5000 meters - 14:06.67
10000 meters - 29:17.57
All-Big 12 (Scored at Conference Meet)
2009 Outdoor 10,000 meters
Honors and Awards
2005 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Cross Country)
2006 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Track and Field)
2006 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Cross Country)
2007 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Track and Field)
2008 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Track and Field)
2008 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Cross Country)
2009 Recipient, Big 12 Prentice Gautt Post-Graduate Scholarship
2009 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (Track and Field)
2009 Outdoors: Recipient of the Big 12 Prentice Gautt Post-Graduate Scholarship ... NCAA regional qualifier in the 5,000 meters with a personal-best mark of 14:06.67 at the Stanford Invitational ... Placed 14th at the regional meet with a 14:30.00 ... Big 12 runner-up in the 10,000 meters with a 30:38.59 ... Hit an NCAA provisional time with a personal-best 29:17.57 in the 10,000 meters at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational ... First-team academic all-Big 12 performer in the classroom ... Placed 14th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Big 12 Championships with a 9:41.78 ... Timed at 3:54.43 in the 1,500 meters at the John McDonnell Invitational and ran the 800 meters in 1:57.30 at the Tulsa Invitational.
2009 Indoors: Did not compete.
2008 Cross Country: First-team academic all-Big 12 selection ... Did not compete.
2008 Outdoors: Set personal bests in both the 1500 meters and the 5000 meters during the outdoor portion of the schedule, clocking a 3:53.96 in the 1500 meters at the John McDonnell Invitational and a 14:30.06 in the 5000 meters at the Stanford Invitational ... Ran a 1:56.38 in the 800 meters at the Tulsa Invitational.
2008 Indoors: Suited up for OSU at the Big 12 Championships, running the 1000 meters in 2:32.50 to place 20th and the 3000 meters in 8:44.61 to place 42nd ... Ran the mile at the J.D. Martin Invitational, clocking a 4:23.54 ... Season-best 3000 meter time was an 8:30.34 at the Tyson Invitational.
2007 Cross Country: Did not compete.
2007 Outdoors: Academic all-Big 12 Honoree ... Posted his best 1500-meter time of 4:00.33 at the John McDonnell ... Finished 11th among Cowboys in the 5000-meter at the Stanford Invite with 14:58.97.
2007 Indoors: Competed in two races at the Big 12 Championships ... Was second among Cowboys with his 3000-meter time of 8:22.89 and finished 15th in the conference ... Also finished 15th in the conference with a 14:44.33 time in the 5000-meter run ... Finished first among Cowboys, and clocked his personal best time, at the Razorback Invitational where he ran a 4:16.78 mile ... Posted his personal best 3000-meter time at the Husky Invitational with 8:20.54
2006 Cross Country: First team Academic all-Big 12 honoree for the second consecutive year ... Competed in six events as a sophomore ... Competed in the NCAA Championship and finished with a time of 33:02.1 where the Cowboys placed 10th ... Posted his best 10000-meter time at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with 31:28.8 and finished 22nd ... Ran his career best 8000-meter time of 24:32 at the NCAA Pre-National Meet where he finished second among Cowboys ... At the Big 12 Championships he ran his second-best 8000-meter time of the season with 25:42.6 ... He was a top-20 finisher at the Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 25:36 ... Set his best four-mile time at 20:58 with an 11th place finish at the Golden Hurricane Festival.
2006 Outdoors: Ran a personal-best 14:37.55 in the 5000 meters at the Oregon Invitational ... His 31:18.59 in the 10000 meters run at the Big 12 Championships stands as his personal best ... Ran the 5000 meters in 14:56.95 at the Big 12 Championships.
2006 Indoors: Ran in three races, highlighted by an 8:22.85 in the 3000 meters at the Big 12 Championships ... Ran the mile twice, with his best time a 4:27.85 at the Tyson Invitational.
2005 Cross Country: Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Competed in four events his freshman year ... His 32:17 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships placed him 40th at the event ... Posted his best 8000-meter time of the season at the Big 12 Championships where he ran a 25:21 and placed 40th in the conference ... At the annual Cowboy Jamboree he placed fifth among the Cowboys with a time of 26:47, 44th in the race ... He ran a 21:42 at the four-mile Golden Hurricane Festival.
2005 Outdoors: Ran in four races, highlighted by a 14:48.45 in the 5000 meters at the Stanford Invitational and a 4:00.82 in the 1500 meters at the Big 12 Championships.
2005 Indoors: Ran in three races, highlighted by an 8:22.85 in the 3000 meters at the Big 12 Championships ... Ran the mile in 4:27.85 at the Tyson Invitational.
2004 Cross Country: Redshirted.
High School: Won back-to-back state championships in 2003 and 2004 ... His time of 4:13 on the 1600 meters in 2003 broke a 33-year-old state record for 3A ... His time of 9:17 in the 3200 meters earned him state honors in 2004.
Personal: Full name is Alejandro P. Ruiz ... Son of Lorenzo Ruiz and Herlinda Ruiz ... Has five siblings, Ricardo, Pablo, Mario, Jose, and Maria, ... International business major.
