Personal Records
Cross Country: Four Mile - 21:20.95 ... 8000m - 26:06.3 ... 10000m - 34:24.00
Ruben Cardenas Race-by-Race Results
2015: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... raced in five of the six meets … finished with a mark of 16:46.70 at the EMU Celebration (9/5) … placed 26
th (21:57.70) at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/12) … completed the course in 29:23 at the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/19) … finished in the top-25 with a time of 28:37.90 and helped the Warriors to a second-place finish at the Michigan Intercollegiates (10/9) … posted a 8k season personal-best (28:11.90) at the GLIAC Championships (10/24) ... is a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee.
2014: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in all seven meets ... finished 20th overall (21:20.95) at the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/6) ... placed 108th (26:40) at the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/12) ... ran a 26:34.99 at the SIU-Edwardsville Invitational (10/4) ... finished 41st (26:20.5) at the Lucian Rosa Invitational (10/11) ... placed sixth overall (27:02.44) at the LSSU Invitational (10/25) ... recorded career best 8K with a time of 26:06.3 at the GLIAC Championships (11/8) ... ran a 34:43.4 at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/22).
2013: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team ... ran in five meets ... finished 17th overall (21:52.93) at the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/7) ... placed 60th (26:59) at the Western Ontario Invitational (9/21) ... ran a season-best 8K time of 26:44.75 to finish 10th and helped lead the team to second place at the SIU-Edwardsville Invitational (10/5) ... finished 64th (27:34.5) at the GLIAC Championships (10/26) ... finished 116th (34:24 in 10K) at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/9).
2012: Placed 32nd (21:53) at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/8) ... had a season best 18th place (27:07) finish in the Mack Cooper Classic (9/14) ... placed 143rd (27:39) at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/29) ... finished 56th (26:01) at the Lucian Rosa Invite (10/6) ... recorded a 20th place finish (27:20) at the Raider Run (10/13).
High School: A 2012 graduate of Ionia High School ... was a two-year varsity letterwinner for coach Chris Young ... earned CAAC Senior Scholar-Athlete honors ... named most improved in both cross country and track for the Bulldogs ... selected all-state and all-league for two-mile relay ... also named all-league for 3200m ... ran a 9:55.92 for 3200m at the Shepherd Bluejay Invitational ... also had a 4:36.16 for 1600m at the same invitational ... placed fourth in the 1600m at the 2011 Division 2 regional meet with a time of 4:35.94 ... earned a spot on the 2012 All-Ionia County Track and Field team with his performance in the 4x800 relay ... finished fourth for 3200m at the state regional meet with a time of 9:41.72 ... also finished seventh in the 1600m (4:27.95) ... placed 10th in the 2012 Division 2 State track meet finals of the 3200m while helping the 4x800 relay finish eighth ... First Team All-Ionia County selection in cross country as a senior ... placed 186th at the 2011 State Cross Country meet with a time of 17:55.7.
Personal: Full name -- Ruben Cardenas, Jr. ... born February 17, 1994, in Whttier, Calif. ... son of Ruben Cardenas and Maria Delgado ... has two younger brothers, Yordi and Jorge ... is a biological sciences/pre-med major ... would like to be an optometrist ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2012, Winter 2013 and Winter 2014 ... is a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Leadership Council.
| Ruben Cardenas' Career Statistics |
| 2012 |
| Meet |
Time |
Place |
| Detroit Titan Invitational |
21:53 |
32nd |
| Mack Cooper Classic |
27:07 |
18th |
| Roy Griak Invitational |
27:39 |
143rd |
| UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational |
26:46 |
65th |
| Raider Run |
27:20 |
20th |
| GLIAC Championships |
DNR |
DNR |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
DNR |
DNR |
| NCAA Division II Championships |
DNR |
DNR |
| 2013 |
| Meet |
Time |
Place |
| Detroit Titan Invitational |
21:52.93 |
17th |
| MSU Spartan Invitational |
DNR |
DNR |
| Western Ontario Invitational |
26:59 |
60th |
| SIU-Edwardsville Invitational |
26:44.75 |
10th |
| Michigan Intercollegiates |
DNR |
DNR |
| GLIAC Championships |
27:34.5 |
64th |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
34:24 |
116th |
| NCAA Division II Championships |
DNR |
DNR |
| 2014 |
| Meet |
Time |
Place |
| Detroit Titan Invitational |
21:20.95 |
20th |
| MSU Spartan Invitational |
26.40 |
108th |
| SIU-Edwardsville Invitational |
26:34.99 |
23rd |
| UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational |
26:20.5 |
41st |
| LSSU Invitational |
27:02.44 |
6th |
| GLIAC Championships |
26:06.3 |
58th |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
34:43.4 |
140th |
| 2015 |
| Meet |
Time |
Place |
| EMU Celebration |
16:46.70 |
83rd |
| Detroit Titan Invitational |
21:57.70 |
26th |
| MSU Spartan Invitational |
29:23 |
246th |
| Michigan Intercollegiates |
28:37.90 |
23rd |
| GLIAC Championships |
28:11.90 |
126th |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
DNR |
DNR |
