Ray Varner

Class: Junior Hometown: Wadsworth, IL High School: Warren Township

Event: Hurdles

2008 -- Indoor - led team in 400 meters (47.66) and anchored team-leading 1,600-meter relay (3:10.74)... ran collegiate best 400 meters (47.66) at Last Chance Qualifier... that time ranks seventh in school history... his collegiate-best 60-meter hurdles time of 8.45 ranks 10th in school history... placed sixth in 400 meters (48.52) and anchored fourth-place finishing 1,600-meter relay (3:15.12) at Big Ten Championships... Outdoor - all-region honoree, placing eighth in 400-meter hurdles with a season-best and team-leading 51.07 at NCAA Midwest Regional... ran on fifth-place 1,600-meter relay at Big Ten Championships... placed eighth in 400-meter hurdles (51.27) at Drake Relays and first at Musco Twilight X (52.16) ... letterwinner.

2007 -- Indoor - placed ninth in 400 meters (48.14) at Big Ten Championships... season-best times were 8.73 in 60-meter hurdles, 22.26 in 200 meters and 1:22.24 in 600 meters... Outdoor - qualified for NCAA regional in 400-meter hurdles with a collegiate-best 50.99 at for sixth place at the Big Ten Championships... that time led team and ranks seventh in school history... placed ninth in that event at NCAA regional (52.93), earning all-region honors... ran third leg on 1,600-meter relay that placed sixth (3:08.97) at Big Ten Championships... letterwinner.

High School -- 2006 Nike all-American, placing fifth in 400-meter hurdles (53.16)... won state 300-meter hurdles title (37.29) and placed second in 110-meter hurdles (14.59) senior year... won conference titles in 200 meters (21.8), 110-meter hurdles (14.24) and 300-meter hurdles (38.3) senior year... three-year all-conference selection... all-state, team MVP and team captain senior year... lettered two years in football... three-year honor roll student... coached by Bill Dawson.

Personal -- born July 21, 1987... son of Ray and Liz Varner... pre-business major.

Varner's Collegiate Best Times