Ray Preas

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Position:
Diver
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
High School:
Frontier STEM Academy

2024-25: Ray competed in the USA Diving Nationals, where he placed 17^th in the 1M (284.75), 21^st I the 3M (307.90) and 15^th on the platform. At the NCAA Zone C Championships, he was 21^st in the 1M (301.85), 25^th in the 3M (302.30) and 22nd on the platform (278.05). At the ACC Championships, he was 27^th in the 1M (258.75), 23^rd in the 3M (299.60) and 15^th on the platform. Against Indiana, he was fifth on both the1M (321.23) and 3M (373.20). Against Kentucky, he placed second in the 1M (329.48) and fifth in the 3M (324.90). At USA Winter Nationals, he placed second in the synchronized platform (508.59). At the Ohio State Invitational, he placed third in the 3M (341.25). Against Tennessee, he was second in the 3M (322.88) and fourth in the 1M (315.15). He was fifth in the 1M at Purdue and won the 3M against Xavier.

Prep: Preas comes to the Cardinals from Dallas, Texas. He dove for GC Diving with coach Justin Ruszkowski and stacked up an impressive club diving career. In 2023, he qualified for semi-finals at the USA Diving Junior National Championship in both the 1m and 3m events. Preas made the quarterfinals in those same events (1m and 3m) at the 2022 USA Diving Junior National Championship. He wrapped up his AAU season at the 2024 DMD Classic, placing second in the 1m event and fourth in the 3m event.

Personal: He is the son of Jeremy Preas and Kristan Hemmingway. He was born July 25, 2006. His major is Finance.