Ray Gossage Class: Senior Hometown: Brandon, Fla. High School: Bloomingdale HS Height: 5-4

2005-06: Appeared in six races and finished in scoring position four times...posted a time of 26:24.87 to rank among the top 40 runners at the Gator Invitational...finished No. 5 for the Golden Knights at the Lakefront Invitational...placed in the top 30 with a personal best time of 26:15.03 at the C-USA Championship...grabbed UCF's No. 3 spot at the NCAA South Regional in 33:59.35.
2004-05: Finished in UCF's top five in three of seven races...placed sixth at the Clermont Meet...had a time of 27:59.85 in the 8K at the Disney Classic...earned fifth with a season best time of 27:10 at the Stetson Invitational...a top 25 finisher, and No. 3 for UCF, at the Atlantic Sun Championships.
2003-04: Competed in all seven competitions during the 2003 fall campaign, contributing top five finishes each outing...opened the season with a seventh place showing at the UCF Invitational at 20:26.14...recorded a season best finish of third in the Florida Intercollegiate with a time of 26:38.37...posted a career best of 26:25.77 to earn a top 25 showing in the 8K at the Disney Classic...also finished in the top 10 at the Stetson Invitational at 26:53...earned a top 30 finish at the Atlantic Sun Championships...Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team.
2002-03: Ranked in the Knights' top five in all five meets he competed...finished as UCF's third man at the Seminole Invitational with a time of 28:13.50...followed that effort with a season best of 27:03.37 in the 8K at the Gator Invitational...capped off his rookie campaign with a 12th place showing at the Stetson Invitational with a time of 27:28.
Prior to UCF: Graduated from Bloomingdale High School in Brandon...a two-time state finalist in cross country...also reached the state track finals in the two mile...finished as the regional runner-up in the two mile...earned the district championship in the 4x800m relay and two mile...member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society...spent time in Panama volunteering with the Rainforest Restoration Project as a freshman.
Personal: Personal: Born on March 23, 1983 in Fayetteville, N.C....son of the Charles and Flor Gossage...major is finance.