Nick Ratto

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Alameda, Calif.
	High School: St. Joseph Notre Dame '12

	Height: 5-10
	Major: Political Science

01/15/2016

Aggies claim 28 spots on Big West fall honor roll

Ten UC Davis student-athletes make third appearance on Fall Academic All-Conference squads

11/13/2015

Aggies finish among top 15 at NCAA Regionals

Barr and Halsted each finish 27th to lead UC Davis cross country in Seattle

11/12/2015

Aggies run for NCAA Berth at West Regionals in Seattle

Coming off third-place finishes at conference meet, UC Davis heads to Washington in search of trip to Nationals

10/31/2015

Aggies place third at Big West Championships

Barr finishes third in collegiate-best time, while Halsted paces the men in ninth

10/29/2015

Aggies return to UCR for Big West Championships

UC Davis women look to defend their title, while the men look to improve on a sixth-place finish in 2014

2015: Competed in six meets for the Aggies, including the Big West Conference Championships and the NCAA West Regionals... Posted a season-best 8K time at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Louisville, Ky., crossing the line in a time of 24:48.4 to finish 34th -- second among Aggie runners... Finished with a time of 25:14.94 to place 24th and help UC Davis finish third as a team at the conference championships... Helped the Aggies finish 13th at the regional meet, finishing with a time of 33:39.1 over the 10K course... Finished 49th at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 24:49.6... Opened the year with a 6K time of 19:02 at the Aggie Open... Big West Conference All-Academic selection.

2014: Competed in five of the team's eight meets on the season... Finished among the scoring group for the Aggies at the Big West Championships, completing the 8K Riverside course in a time of 25:21.6... Posted his season-best 8K time at the Stanford Invitational, crossing the line in a time of 24:48 to help UC Davis to a sixth-place team finish... Was the second Aggie runner across the line at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Indiana, finishing 34th with a time of 25:52.9... Finished sixth in the season-opening Aggie Open, covering the 6K course in a time of 19:23... Wrapped up the season with a time of 31:29.3 at the NCAA West Regionals... Named to the Big West All-Academic Team in the fall.

2013: Competed in four meets for UC Davis... Posted his best finish in the season-opening Aggie Open, covering the 4K course in 19:05 to finish 10th... Scored points for UC Davis en route to a fourth-place team finish at the Inter-Regional Jamboree, finishing with a season-best 8K time of 24:55... One of six runners for the Aggies at the NCAA West Regional, completing the 10K course with a time of 31:38 to finish 82nd... Also posted a time of 25:13.73 at the Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind.

2012: Ran in four races in his first season with the Aggies...Finished a season-best 36th at the Doc Adams Open (8K) in a time of 25:44...Finished 44th at the Big West Championships (8K) with a time of 26:28.3...Placed 109th at the Stanford Invite (8K) in his first collegiate race with a time of 26:17...Also ran in the Bronco Invitational.

ST. JOSEPH NOTRE DAME '12: Four-year varsity letterwinner in cross country with three letters in track and field... Won the Bay Shore League cross country title in 2011 and was second at CIF-North Coast Section Championships... Placed third among Div. V runners at state meet, clocking in at a career-best time of 15:45 to help lead his team to a third-place finish... Finished fifth overall at CIF-NCS meet and state meet as a junior in 2010... All-league first-team honoree for track team as well... Posted career-best time of 1:51.57 in the 800M at state track finals, finishing third... Has PR of 4:17.69 in the mile from the Stanford Invitational... Member of California Scholarship Federation.

PERSONAL: Parents are Jim and Roberta Ratto... Has one younger brother, Daniel... Majoring in political science... Lists his third-place finish at the state track finals as his career highlight after he rallied late in the race to claim third... Hopes to someday qualify for the Olympic Trials... Cousin Ray Ratto is a sportswriter for CSN Bay Area.

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