Ethan Ramos enters his fourth season as an assistant coach after joining the program for the 2021-22 season.
Ramos secured his spot in the 2024 Olympic Games, after earning a step on the podium on March 1, at the 2024 Pan-Am Olympic Games Qualifiers in Acapulco, Mexico.
Competing in the 86kg Freestyle bracket, Ramos will represent Puerto Rico in the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, marking a significant milestone in his wrestling career. Ramos will become just the second representative of the Duke wrestling program to compete in the Olympics. He joins Bert Govig, who participated in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Calif.
Prior to joining the Blue Devils, Ramos has served as a resident athlete with the Scarlet Knight Wrestling Club, helping to train wrestlers four times a week, while maintaining physical shape to continue wrestling with Team Puerto Rico.
Ramos spent a decorated collegiate career as a wrestler at North Carolina from 2013-18. A 2015 All-American, Ramos compiled a 106-39 record over his five years as a Tar Heel, reaching the NCAA Championship on four occasions. Ramos was a two-time ACC Champion at 174 pounds, winning titles in 2016 and 2018.
In his career at North Carolina, Ramos reached a high of No. 2 in the nation according to InterMat and helped the Tar Heels reach national rankings his entire collegiate career. Ramos earned his best NCAA Championship finish in 2015, finishing sixth in the 165-pound division to secure an All-America distinction.
Ramos was an accomplished student at North Carolina, being named to the ACC Honor Roll all five years and gradating with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport science, and a minor in Hispanic studies.