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2023-24 Track & Field Roster

Cole Ray

Cole Ray

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Spartanburg, S.C.
  • High School:
    Spartanburg HS

Summary

Biography

Cole RayTFRRS PROFILE

School Records: *Last Updated 5/19/2023
3rd - 1000m Outdoor Run - 3:38.90 at Winthrop Dual (4/7/2022)

2023 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Raced in three different meets each in the 1500 ... Set a career-best in the event at Vertklasse (3/31-4/1) with a time of 5:10.17.

2022-2023 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Competed in two different contests during the winter ... Set a personal best in the 1000 at the Winter Relays  (2/3-2/4) with a 3:24.38.

2022 XC at Gardner-Webb: Raced in all five meets during the fall ... Set a career-best in the 8K with a 33:31.1 at the Royals XC Challenge (10/7) ... Had his second and third fastest times in the last two of the year with times in the low 34-minute range.

2022 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Ran in three outdoor meets on the year competing in the 1000 and 1500 ... Had a career-best 5:25.02 in the 1500 at the 2022 Adidas Winthrop University Invitational ... In the Winthrop Twlight had a 3:38.90 in his first 1000 run.

2021-2022 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Competed in the Appalachian Open Indoor (12/3-4) ... Ran a career-best 2:51.42 in the 800.

2021 XC at Gardner-Webb: Raced in all five meets during the fall ... Opened the year with a 6K in the Elon Opener (9/3) ... Season best in the 8K came at the Upstate Invitational 2021 (10/16) with a 38:24.5.

2021 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Did not compete

2021 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Season canceled due to COVID-19

2021 Spring XC at Gardner-Webb: Competed in all three events during shorted 2020-2021 XC Season ... Had season-best performance come at the Big South Championships (3/5) ... Finished in 74th with a time of 37:55.7.

2020 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019-2020 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Only action came at the Appalachian Open Indoor Meet (12/6-7) ... Competed in the mile crossing the line at 6:08.50.

2019 XC at Gardner-Webb: Competed in all six meets during his freshman season ... Opened his career with a 5K at the Carolina Challenge (8/31) finishing in 21:55.2 in 43rd ... Followed that with his first 6K at the Adidas XC Challenge (9/20) in 27:08.0 ... Ran his career best in the 8K at the Royals XC Challenge  (10/11) in 34:21.2.

Prior to Gardner-Webb: Competed on the cross country and track & field teams at Spartanburg High School in Spartanburg, S.C...Also competed in triathlons across the state...Was also on the swim team at Spartanburg High School

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Distance
    5'9" 150 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Distance
    5'9" 150 lbs
  • 2021-22Junior

    Distance
    5'9" 150 lbs
  • 2022-23Junior

    Distance
    5'9" 150 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

    5'11" 0 lbs