University of West Alabama

2013: Competed in five meets ... Recorded three top 12 finishes and two top 10 finishes ... Top performance was a second place finish at the Montevallo Falcon Classic (28:09.1) ... Was 12th at Gulf South Conference Championship to earn all-conference honors ... Finished ninth at the JSU Struts Season Opener.

2012: Did not finish lower than 22nd in any race all season ... Best finish was 12th at the Gulf South Conference meet, covering the 8000m in 27:13 ... Was 19th in the NCAA South Region meet with a 33:01 for the 10,000m course ... Posted a 15th place finish at the Gulf Coast Stampede.

2011: Competed in all six meets ... Best finish was 13th at the Gulf South Conference meet, clocking a 27:00.93 for the 8000m course ... Was 22nd at the NCAA South Region meet, covering the 10,000m course in 33:43.

High School: Ran for Coach Jimmy Sorrells at Flowery Branch (Ga.) High School ... Lettered four years in both track and cross country ... Track team captain three years and cross country team captain two years ... Helped lead his team to state cross country championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... Helped lead his team to six consecutive region titles (2006-11) ... Earned all-conference and all-region ... Named to Top 20 Fastest Georgia Runners.

Personal: Kenneth Andrew Slavik ... Born May 1, 1993 in Pittsburgh, Penn. ... Son of Laura and Michael Slavik ... Has two siblings, James (18) and Sarah (14) ... Engineering Technology major.

Personal Bests: 15:27 in 5K, 6:22 in 2L steeplechase, 33:01 in 10K, 4:22 in 1500m and 26:45 in 8K.

Coach Ray Stanfield says: "Kenny provides great senior leadership and will be an important cog in this wheel."