Brayden Ray

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Position:
197
Height:
6-0
Weight:
null
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Corona, Calif.
High School:
Santiago
Prev School:
Cal State Bakersfield

2022-23 (Redshirt-Senior): Saw action in six dual matches at 197 pounds during his final season with the Blue Devils … faced three top-25 opponents in dual action … defeated Logan Webster of Chattanooga in a 6-5 decision in the opening round of the Southern Scuffle … improved to 2-2 at the event after an 8-5 decision over Bucknell’s Logan Springer.

2021-22: Wrestled at 285 pounds ... Compiled an overall record of 7-7 ... Fell to teammate Jonah Niesenbaum in the fifth place match at the Battle at The Citadel, earning two wins overall ... Won extra dual match decisions against Jacob Thompson (The Citadel) and Airin Spell (Presbyterian) ... Defeated Appalachian State's Jacob Sartorio in two matches, at the Southern Scuffle and then an extra dual match ... Ended his season with a win by fall over Virginia's Jesse Knight in a dual extra match.

2020-21: Joined Duke as a transfer from Cal State Bakersfield ... Wrestled at 285 pounds ... Starter for Duke in one dual match ... Compiled a 1-2 overall record ... Went 0-1 in ACC competition ... Won a 3-2 decision over North Carolina's Aydin Guttridge in a dual extra match.

2019-20 (Cal State Bakersfield): Wrestled at 285 pounds ... Recorded a 12-4 record in tournament competition ... Earned two wins via fall.

High School: Four year letterwinner at Santiago High School in Corona, Calif., under head coach JD Hawkins ... Three-year All-State honoree ... Three-year All-District honoree ... 2018 Las Vegas Freakshow National Champion ... Three-time Big 8 League Champion (2016-18) ... Two-time CIF SS Champion (2018 & 2016) ... 2018 Masters SS Champion ... A 2018 Ironman Nationals placer ... Finished 4th at 220 pounds in the 2018 California State Championships ... 2017 CIF SS runner up ... Finished third at Masters SS in 2017 ... Earned a top-10 finish at the 2017 California State Championships at 195 pounds ... 2016 California State Championship qualifier at 195 pounds ... Four-year student-athlete award winner ... Four-year Gold Honor Roll recipient ... Gradauted honors with distinction ... A part of the "Black Sea Men", a school pep squad.

Personal: Son of Eric and Kathleen Ray ... Has three older brothers - Tanner, Landon and Parker and an older sister Vanessa Sanchez ... Born on July 14, 1999.