Biography
2023-24: Received USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete recognition for Indoor/Outdoor Track ... 2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award. CROSS COUNTRY: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... was a USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete honoree by having a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and a finish in the top 30 percent at the regional championship ... raced in seven meets ... collected a 12th-place finish with a time of 22:13.80 at the Skippers Cross Country Showcase (9/1) ... first top-10 run of the campaign came in a ninth-place finish at the Warrior Challenge (9/15), recording a time of 23:20.00 ... crossed the line with a time of 23:43.90 at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/22) for 41st position ... finished 75th overall at the Lewis Crossover Invite (10/7), with a time of 22:46.90 for the six-kilometer race ... raced at the GLIAC Championships (10/21) and was 27th (22:39.20) ... helped WSU finish fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/4) by placing 33rd with a time of 21:34.80 ... ended the season finishing 135th at the NCAA Championships (11/18) with a time of 21:58.00. INDOOR: Named to the Academic All-GLIAC Excellence Team ... participated in five regular-season competitions, plus the GLIAC Championships ... finished ninth in the mile at GLIACs in a season-best time of 5:06.96 ... posted a personal-best time for 5K at the SVSU Holiday Open (17:48.98). OUTDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... participated in five regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships and the Baldwin Wallace Last Chance meet (Harrison Dillard Twilight) ... finished second at GLIACs in the steeplechase in a time of 10:49.29, and ninth in the 5K in a season-best time of 17:59.04 ... ran a personal-best time of 10:37.28 in the steeplechase at the BWHDT ... registered a personal-best time of 4:45.86 for 1,500m at the GVSU Extra Weekend meet.
2022-23: 2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award. CROSS COUNTRY: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... raced in five meets ... earned 14th place with a time of 19:57.6 at the Northwood Invitational (9/10) ... placed 66th at the Lock Haven Invitational (9/24) after finishing with a time of 23:16.1 ... secured 50th place with a time of 23:33.51 at the Lucian Rosa Invite (10/8) ... completed the Warrior Challenge (10/22) in a time of 24:04.1, which was good for 50th place ... raced to a 52nd-place finish at the GLIAC Championships (11/4), recording a time of 23:44.82. INDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in four regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... finished 17th in the mile (5:27.24) at GLIACs ... posted a season-best mile time of 5:20.90 at the SVSU Tune-Up (2/17) ... ran a season-best 11:03.65 for the 3K at the SVSU Jet's Pizza Invite (1/27-28) ... participated with the DMR at the Jet's Pizza Invite. OUTDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in four regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... finished eighth in the steeplechase event at GLIACs in a time of 11:23.10, which ranks fifth all-time at WSU ... ran a season-best time of 19:06.75 for 5,000m at Cedarville Yellow Jacket Open ... posted a season-best 1,500m time of 4:59.54 at the Davenport Tune-Up.
2021-22: 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award. CROSS COUNTRY: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... raced in six meets ... crossed the finish line in 24:35.5 at the Warrior Challenge 6K (9/10) ... collected a time of 24:06.4 at the Roy Griak Invitational D2 race (6K) on Sept. 24 ... recorded a time of 23:55.9 at the Lewis Crossover 6K (10/9) ... registered a 23:54.9 at the GLIAC Championships (6K) on Oct. 23 … had a season-best 6K time of 22:30.7 at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/6). INDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in the first six regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... ran the leadoff leg of the fourth-place Distance Medley Relay at GLIACs ... finished ninth in the mile at GLIACs with a season-best time of 5:06.66 ... posted a season-best time for the 3K of 10:51.90 at the SVSU Triangular (2/5) ... ran a 2:31.46 for 800m at the SVSU Holiday Open (12/3-4). OUTDOOR: Participated in five regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... finished seventh at GLIACs in the Steeplechase in a time of 11:29.42 ... ran a season-best time of 4:55.52 for 1500m at the Ashland Alumni Open ... posted a season-best time in the steeplechase of 11:28.41 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational ... recorded a season-best time of 18:19.45 for the 5,000m event at the Cedarville Open (3/26).
2020-21: Was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee. CROSS COUNTRY: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... season canceled due to COVID-19. INDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... did not compete. OUTDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in three regular-season meets ... posted a season-best time of 2:38.52 for 800m at the Hillsdale Gina Relays (4/23) ... also ran the 800m race at the GVSU Al Owens Classic (4/17) and the Oakland Mini Meet (4/30) ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2019-20: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets as a true freshman ... set a 5K PR of 19:41.5 in her first collegiate meet, finishing ninth at the Detroit Mercy Invite (9/7) ... completed the Second Annual Warrior Challenge 6K (9/21) in 25:22.5 ... crossed the finish line in 25:42.7 at the Lewis Conference Crossover 6K (10/12) ... earned a 6K personal-best time of 23:49.2 after a 12th-place finish at the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble (10/19) ... ran the GLIAC Championship 6K (10/26) in a time of 24:01.0. INDOOR: Competed in four regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... ran a season-best time of 2:23.89 for 800m at GLIACs to finish 12th ... posted a season-best time of 5:30.33 for the mile at the SVSU Jet's Pizza Invite (1/25) ... recorded a season-best time of 11:55.81 for the 3000m race at the SVSU Doug Hansen Open (1/17) ... also competed in both the 4x400m and 4x800m relays during the season. OUTDOOR: Canceled due to COVID-19.
High School: A 2019 graduate of Novi High School ... was a four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Marsha Reid ... ran a 19:09 at the 2018 MHSAA Division 1 state cross country meet, after placing eighth at the regional meet in a personal-best time of 18:43.3 ... finished the 2018 MITCA Team Michigan Mid East Qualifier in 20:00.5 ... also competed at the MHSAA Division 1 state cross country meet in 2016 and 2017 ... won five meets during her high school career ... earned All-County and All-Region accolades all four years in cross country ... participated in the 1600m race at the MHSAA Regional track meet each of her first three years ... top track times include 2:33.31 (800m), 5:17.8 (1600m), 11:39.04 (3200m) and 4-9 (high jump) ... was a two-year team captain in both cross country and track & field.
Personal: Full name -- Katherine E. Ray ... born on December 12, 2000, in Southfield, Mich. ... daughter of Tom and Kathe Ray ... has five brothers, Jason, Derek, Joe, Garrett and Yuri, and an older sister, Emma ... is double majoring in Sport Management and Business Management ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Fall 2020 (4.00), Winter 2021 (4.00), Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Winter 2024 (4.00) ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2023.
