A CLOSER LOOK

Michael Ray

* Coed Rifle Coach

Michael Ray has finished ten seasons coaching the Engineers' rifle program.

The program has been on the rise since he began coaching in late 1994. The team's average scores during his reign have steadily increased and are now the highest in school history. Ray was the main driving force in getting the new 10-point range built on-campus for the 1998-99 season.

The hard work by Ray and the team have paid off, resulting in all school records being broken and Top 20 finishes in the NCAA Rifle Final Poll in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2004. The school also earned its first NRA All-American in 2004. Ray was named Coach of the Year by the Western Intercollegiate Rifle Conference in 1996 and 1999. He is serving on the NCAA Rifle Committee through September, 2006.

Ray's shooting career began at Rose-Hulman, where he won the Outstanding Freshman Shooter award his first year and the Most Valuable Shooter in his remaining years. Ray still shoots regional and national competitions. In fact, his homepage is devoted to international-style rifle shooting.

Ray is a 1993 graduate of Rose-Hulman in electrical engineering. Michael and his wife, Merrie, have a thirteen-year-old son, Stephan, and a six-year-old son, Sydney.

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Phone: (812) 234-4372