2017 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic (2016, 2017).
Senior (2017): INDOOR – Placed 13th in the 400 at GNAC with an indoor PR of 50.49. ... Anchored the 5th-place 4x400 relay at GNAC, following Lazarus Scarbrough, Jesse Phan, and David McLeod for atime of 3:24.29. ... Ran the 400-meter leg on the 8th-place 4000 distance medley relay, teaming with Jesse Phan, Clark Sterling, and Ben Halladay for a time of 10:39.08. ... Competed in five meets. OUTDOOR – Placed 9th in the 400 meters at GNAC in 50.29. ... Broke the 50-second mark twice during the spring, recording a PR of 49.54 at the regular-season finale Ken Shannon Invitational in Seattle on May 6. His other sub-50 was 49.65 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., on April 14. ... Ran second leg on the 8th-place 4x100 relay at GNAC, with Shayne Carpenter, David Choi, and Peyton Harris combining for a 44.30. ... In the final of his career, he was the last Falcon on the track at GNAC, anchoring the 8th-place 4x400 relay, following Lazarus Scarbrough, Jesse Phan, and Peyton Harris for a time of 3:27.63. That was the third time they had run that race together. Their best mark was 3:23.12 at the Shannon on May 6. ... Broke 23 seconds in the 200 meters for the first time, finishing in 22.99 at the Bryan Clay. ... Did the 400 hurdles just once, but PR'd with a 1:01.15 at the Spike Arlt Invitational in Ellensburg on April 22. That was some eight seconds faster than his previous best of 1:09.76, set as a freshman in 2014. ... Ran in 11 meets, the same as junior Peyton Harris for the most by any SPU man for the season.
Junior (2016): INDOOR – Placed 11th in the 400 at GNAC in a personal-best time of 50.71. That was his first time below 51 seconds and continued a steady drop throughout the season. After coming into the year with a PR of 51.88, lowered it all four days he raced: 51.42 at the UW Indoor Preview to 51.22 at the Tracktown USA High Performance meet to 51.14 at the UW Indoor Open, and finally the 50.71 at GNAC. ... Ran the second leg on the 7th-place 4000 distance medley relay at GNAC, teaming up with David McLeod, Brandon Graue and Adam Avischious. ... Anchored the 8th-place GNAC 4x400 relay, following Peyton Harris, Graue, and Avischious with the baton. OUTDOOR – Placed 8th in the 400 meters at GNAC in 50.18, his first-ever conference final. ... After a steady drop toward the 50-second barrier in the 400, finally broke through on April 9 at the Emilie Mondor Invitational in Burnaby, B.C., stopping the clock in 49.86. ... Broke it again in the GNAC prelims with a 49.92. ... Anchored the 8th-place GNAC 4x400 relay, teaming up with Peyton Harris, Jesse Phan, and Adam Avischious. ... Ran in 11 meets, primarily in the 400. ... Set a 200-meter PR in back-to-back meets, now with a best time of 23.16 from the Doris Heritage Distance Festival on March 26. ... PR'd in the 100-meter dash with an 11.57 at the CWU Last Chance Open on May 6. ... Opened the season by doing the 800 for the first time, clocking 2:00.71 at the UPS Outdoor Preview on March 5.
Sophomore (2015): INDOOR – Placed 18th in the 400 at GNAC in a personal-best 51.88. That beat his previous personal best of 52.54 set at the UW Indoor Open on Feb. 15, his only other race of the season. OUTDOOR – Ran the 200 and 400 in all seven of his meets. ... After a season-opening time of 52.84 at the UPS Outdoor Preview on March 7, set PRs in four straight meets, capped by a 51.80 on April 11 at the Emilie Mondor Invitational. Then, beat that one with a 51.20 in the Saint Martin's Invitational on May 2, his final meet of the season.
Freshman (2014): INDOOR – Ran in three meets, doing the 400 meters in all of them. ... Placed 16th in the 400 at GNAC with a personal-best time of 53.26. OUTDOOR – Competed in seven meets, doing five events over the course of the season. ... As with indoors, primary focus was the 400, running that race five times. Set a PR of 52.73 in taking 11th place at the UW Outdoor Open on April 12. ... Ran the third leg on the winning 4x400 relay at the season-opening UPS Outdoor Preview on March 1. joining David Ferguson, RJ Straker, and Alex Horton for a time of 3:28.16. In addition, was third in the 400 that day, his highest place of the season. ... In other meets, also did the 100, 200, 400 hurdles, and javelin.
Coronado High School: PRs included of 11.84 in the 100-meter dash, 23.03 in the 200, and 51.90 in the 400. ... Ran at state as a junior and senior on the 4x100 and 4x400 relays, and as a senior on the 4x200 relay. Helped the 4x100 relay place 7th as a senior. ... Ran cross country all four years.
Personal: Justin Taylor Ramsey. ... Born Aug. 4, 1994. ... History major, with emphasis on secondary education.
Fun facts: Enjoys playing flag football, Ping-Pong, and soccer. ... If not for track, would play soccer because "of the culture and it incorporates lots of running and extreme ball skills." ... Favorite sport to watch is American football. ... Book he just couldn't put down was "The Inheritance Cycle." ... Favorite junk food is a McDonald's McDouble. ... Favorite TV program is "Arrow." ... Favorite sports team is the Denver Broncos. ... Favorite athlete is Peyton Manning "because he does his homework and knows pretty much everything about offenses and defenses. ... If he could be any action hero, would be the Green Arrow "because he has mad archery skills, is a billionaire, and can take on almost anyone." ... His family calls him JT. ... In 10 years, plans to be a high school teacher, and wants to teach and do ministry work in Costa Rica.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200: 23.61 (2/25/2017)
400: 50.49 (2/17/2017)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100: 11.57 (5/6/2016)
200: 22.99 (4/14/2017)
400: 49.54 (5/6/2017)
800: 2;00.71 (3/5/2016
400 hurdles: 1:01.15 (4/22/2017)
Javelin: 132-4 / 40.33m (3/29/2014)
CAREER RESULTS
