Julius Ruby

Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Trotwood, Ohio
High School:
Trotwood Madison HS

2014-15: Indoor: Turned in third- and fourth-place efforts at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Feb. 28) in the 60 meters (6.90) and 200 meters (22.18), respectively…posted a season-best time of 6.84 to place second at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 7) in the 60 meters, while also recording a season-low effort in the 200 meters (21.63)...Outdoor: Garnered honorable mention USTFCCCA All-America honors after running opening leg of 4x100 relay at NCAA Championship (June 10) where the Zips placed 21st crossing the line in 41.38...ran opening leg on school-record setting 4x100 relay which finished 12th at NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 30) in 39.95...placed 10th in 100 meters at MAC Championship (May 15) with a career-best time of 10.61...finished third in 200 meters at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2) in 21.82...member of winning 4x100 relay at Raleigh Relays (March 27), while squad came in second at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2), Ashland Alumni Open (April 25) and Longhorn Invitational (May 2).

2013-14: Indoor: advanced to the finals in the 60m, running a season-low time of 6.86 in the preliminary round ... won the 200m at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) with a time of 22.03 ... finished runner-up in the 60m at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 21) with a time of 6.89 ... Outdoor: placed seventh in the 100m at the MAC Championships (May 17) with a time of 10.87 ... was also a member of the Zips 4x100 relay team that took fourth with a collective time of 40.70 ... ran the Zips' top 100m time of the season at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 4), placing third overall with a time of 10.66 to establish a personal record ... also took third in the 200m with a time of 21.86.

2012-13: Indoor: ran the lead leg on the 4x400 relay team that placed third at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23) with a collective time of 3:17.64 ... also placed seventh in the 400-meters with a time of 49.39 ... Outdoor: scored in two events at the MAC Championships (May 9-11) ... finished fifth in the 100m with a time of 10.82 and ran the third leg of the Zips' 4x100 relay team that placed third, coming in at 40.93.

at Trotwood Madison HS: Member of two national-championship relay teams in the 4x200 and 4x400 during his junior season ... his 4x4 team broke two state records, finishing in 3:13.4 during his sophomore season and 3:13.02 a year later ... placed in the 100m, 200m and 400m as a senior.

Personal: Parents are Julius Sr. and Shereta Ruby ... has two younger brothers; Justus and Jalen.