Art Ray set the standard for the Bulldog track & field and cross country during the time he directed the Bulldogs. Ray led his squads to five KCAC cross county titles (1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976) and four runner-up finishes as well as two KCAC women’s track & field titles (1976, 1977) and seven men’s runner-up finishes between 1969 and 1977. His athletes established 21 school records including every relay, and were participants at the NAIA national championships on an annual basis. Twice the District 10 “Cross Country Coach of the Year”, Ray also received KCAC track as well as cross country “Coach of the Year” honors. In December of 1970, Ray was selected to serve as coach for a group of select American athletes participating in a pre-Olympic meet in Berlin, Germany. Ray is retired in Siletz, Ore.