Ray Williams comes to Grand Valley with seven years of college coaching experience. Williams will work with the Lakers in the sprints, hurdles, and jumps.

Williams graduated from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois in 1995 with a degree in Urban Sociology. At North Central Williams was a NCAA Division III All-American in the 110 hurdles in 1995. His efforts helped the Cardinals on their way to a Division III Outdoor National Championship in 1994. Williams was also a member of the DC Capitals Track and Field Club teams from 1996-2000.

Prior to coaching at Grand Valley, Williams was a Men's and Women's Assistant Track Coach at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he concentrated on sprinters, hurdlers, and jumpers.

In his years preceding the position at Marquette Williams spent the 2001-2002 season at the University of Detroit Mercy, the 2000-2001 season at Western Michigan University, and the 1997-2000 seasons at the University of Chicago. While in Chicago, Williams coached a three-time NCAA Division III All-American and two NCAA Division III national qualifiers.

In addition to coaching, Williams has worked in the various communities where he has coached. The Boy Scouts of America, the National Youth Sports Program, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, as well as numerous track and field camps, have all benefited from his efforts.

Williams and his wife, Danyual, have two sons Daniel, 8, and Kamran, 7.