Alex Ray

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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Oak Ridge, NC.
High School:
Northwest Guilford

Junior Year: Placed second on team at ACC Championships and NCAA Regional in cross country • Ran mile and 3,000 during the indoor season, placing 12 at the ACC Championships in the mile and 23rd in the 3,000 • Competed in the 1,500 and 5,000 during the outdor season • Placed 13th at the 1,500 at the outdoor ACC Championships.

Sophomore Year: Scored at the ACC Championships in cross country • Ran the mile and the 3,000 during the indoor season and the 800, 1,500, and 5,000 during the outdoor season.

Freshman Year: Top performance of the cross country season came at the Carolina Challenge where he finished 10th • Competed in the 800, mile and 3,000 during the indoor season and the 1,500 and the 5,000 during the outdoor season.

Prep: Holds Northwest Guilford record in 1,600 and 3,200 • All-state in cross country in 2003 • Placed sixth in 2004 Junior Olympics in the 1,500 • Two-time swimming captain • Perfect attendance award junior and senior year.

Personal: Majoring in education and history • Lists Steve Prefontaine as the athlete he most admires • Favorite movie is "June Bug" • Favorite TV show is "Friends" • Alex Freeman Ray is the son of Ron and Pam Ray • Born October 17, 1985, in Forsyth County, N.C.