2006 Scholar Athlete
2007 Scholar Athlete
2008 Scholar Athlete
2007 Most Improved Fresh/Soph Runner
2008 Most Consecutive Days
2006 Personal Best Time 23:49
2007 Personal Best Time 21:51
2008 Personal Best Time 21:38
2007 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in October.
2008 Olympia Invitational medal winner
Tray is a third year
high school cross country runner. Son of Bob and Rhonda
Kipp.
As a sophomore, Tray drastically improved. He trained harder in the off-season and came back with a great amount of intensity. His times improved over 4 minutes from the previous year in time trials which impressed his teammates and coaches. In the 3rd week of the season, Tray continued to cut off another 2 minutes from his time. In week 5, Tray cut another 3 minutes off his personal best. He may be one of the luckiest individuals as he found a $10 bill during the middle of a race at the East Peoria Invitational. He worked his way onto the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leader list in October. Tray improved 1 minute and 27 seconds from his freshman to sophomore year. He ran a lifetime best at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 21:51. He had the most improved fresh/soph time of the year.
As a junior, Tray is breaking personal and team records. Tray set his mind and heart to drastically improve at the end of his sophomore season. The day after his sophomore season ended he has run every day since. He has run at least one mile per day for over 365 days in a row. Tray broke our team's previous streak for most consecutive days. As a result, Tray has come into the season stronger and more mentally intense. In early workouts, he broke his personal records by leaps and bounds. Tray cut off more than a minute and a half at the Charleston Invitational to run a season best of 23:48. Tray ran a 22:18 at the Prairie Central meet. Tray earned a medal at the Olympia Invitational by placing 25th. Tray ran a personal best in his final race with a 21:38 at conference even though it was a long course.