UNC Greensboro

2008-09: Redshirted the season ... won the Puerto Rican National Championship in freestyle at 55 kg ... represented Team Puerto Rico's freestyle team at 55 kg at the 2009 Pan-American Championships for the second consecutive season ... came in fourth place after going 4-2 at the Hokie Open ... won back-to-back major decisions over Appalachian State's Austin Annas (17-5) and Duke's Peter Terrezza (16-6) ... defeated Newberry's Willie Jarman 15-3 at the NC State Open.

2007-08: Was 2-3 on the season, competing at the North Carolina State Open and the Southern Scuffle... opened the season with a 7-5 decision over North Carolina State's Jay Coman... also topped Virginia Tech's Steve Armor in a 8-6 decision.

High School: 2007 graduate of Jack Britt High School in Fayetteville, NC...wrestled four years with the Buccaneers...finished with 185 career wins...four-time all-conference, two-time regional champion, two-time conference champion, and two-time all-region...finished in fifth-place at the North Carolina State Tournament his junior and senior year...team was back-to-back regional champions.

Personal: Manuel Jose Ramirez... born May 20, 1989 in El Paso, TX... son of Jose and Yanis Ramirez of Fayetteville, NC... has two siblings, Jenice and Victor... majoring in computer science.