From New Jersey to Pennsylvania, Evan Ramos has always had wrestling in his life. Beginning his journey of wrestling at 7 years old, Ramos immediately fell in love with the sport, which led to where he is today as Shippensburg University’s 197-pounder.

Ramos’ accolades and talent both go beyond the wrestling mat, with a personable demeanor that guides him.

The sophomore from Hawthorne, New Jersey, was inspired to begin wrestling with support from his mother and influence from his cousin, who was a boxer. Having both a sister and a twin brother, Ramos is close with his family, which led him to start wrestling with his brother at the age of 7.

Ramos, having never heard of Shippensburg before a talk with his twin brother’s wrestling coach at the University of North Carolina, trusted the judgment of his brother and his brother’s coach, and set sail to become a Raider under coach Seth Bloomquist.

Embarking on this journey led to many hardships that he had to overcome in order to continue his career in wrestling.

Before this year, his rookie campaign was cut short due to a torn shoulder labrum, which he had previously injured in his junior year of high school.

The re-injured shoulder required surgery this time around and ended his season abruptly. Hard work and dedication led to Ramos’ perseverance through the blood, pain, sweat and tears of rehabilitation and to get back in shape. Ramos attended rehab every single day until he improved to the point of being able to lift.

Once able to lift weights, Ramos said, “I started lifting again and that helped a lot too, just getting strengthening in.” His strength proved to be impeccable as he threw opponents around all season. He gained the strength back and hit the mat again to regain strength and stamina.

“I just want to be a national champion,” Ramos said, laughing. “I don’t like to look ahead too much,” he said when asked about his goals for this comeback season. A dream of his is to win every match and be the best there is, but with dreams come opportunities and each opportunity must be seized in the world of wrestling.

Ramos’ competition has not been able to step up, as he has been dominating this season, one bout at a time. With Super Region I Championships drawing near, Ramos looks to make a huge splash.

To him, his main concentration for post season is to keep up with his conditioning so he does not lose his stamina. Due to numerous short bouts this season, Ramos will have to be prepared for bouts that dribble into the 2nd and 3rd periods. Offense will also be an important topic for him as he marches on through the season with Nationals in mind.

“It’s all mental,” said Ramos with passion in his eyes. He believes in the will to win, that if you put your mind to something, you will achieve it.

In Ramos’ opinion, if you walk into a match thinking you are going to lose, then you will. This aspect of his life is said to be what has gotten him to where he is today, with a 17-1 record on the season and 38-7 overall.

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