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Kevin Lewis
Kevin Lewis

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Ottumwa, Iowa

High School:
Ottumwa

10/28/2012

Schrulle Finishes Second at Big Ten Championships

Both UI teams earn 10th place finishes.

10/24/2012

Hawkeyes Head to Big Ten Championships

The Big Ten Cross Country Championships is set to begin Sunday at 10:45 a.m. (ET).

10/13/2012

Holmes Leads Hawkeyes at Pre-National

Hawkeye men compete at Pre-National Invitational.

10/10/2012

24 Hawkeyes to Watch: Ben Witt

Sophomore from Burlington is among 6 native Iowans on the UI roster

10/10/2012

Hawkeyes Change Directions Following Bye Week

Women head to Wisconsin adidas Invitational, men to Pre-National Invitational.

2012 -- Indoor - placed ninth in mile (4:12.03) and 20th in 5,000 meters (14:37.22) with collegiate-best times at Big Ten Championships... won mile at Iowa Invite (4:12.47) and ran mile at Alex Wilson Invite (4:12.53)... placed fourth in 3,000 meters (8:34.96) and sixth in mile (4:16.65) at Adidas Classic... Outdoor - led team in 3,000 (8:35.36) and 10,000 meters (29:54.02)... qualified for NCAA West Preliminary in 10,000 meters... placed ninth in 10,000 meters with a collegiate-beet 29:54.02 at Big Ten Championships... that time ranks fifth all-time at Iowa... placed fourth in 3,000 meters with a collegiate-best 8:35.36 at Arkansas Spring Invite... anchored team-leading 6,400-meter relay to 17:02.26 at Drake Relays, which ranks third all-time at Iowa... placed fourth in 5,000 meters with a collegiate-best 14:30.44... letterwinner... Cross Country - won Western Illinois Early Bird with a collegiate-best 18:35 (6,000 meters)... that time ranks eighth all-time at Iowa... also ran 8,000 meters at Pre-National Invite (25:09), Big Ten Championships (25:13-62nd) and Roy Griak Invite (25:28-26th)... academic All-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2011 -- Cross Country - ran season bests in 6,000 meters (19:19) at Iowa Open, 8,000 meters (25:26) at Roy Griak Invite and 10,000 meters (30:59) at Chile Pepper Festival... won Iowa Invite (25:31-8,000 meters)... placed 67th at Big Ten Championships (25:27-8,000 meters) and 71st at NCAA Midwest Regional (33:12-10,000 meters)... letterwinner.

High School -- 2011 Iowa Gatorade Male Track Athlete of the Year... 2011 Ottumwa High School Outstanding Male Athlete... six-time all-conference, five-time all-district and four-time all-state honoree in cross country and track... won 1,600 (4:14.20) and 3,200-meter (9:05.25) state titles senior year with career best times... the 3,200-meter time set a state meet record... placed second in 1,600 meters (4:24.90) and fourth in 3,200 meters (9:26.25) at state meet junior year... won state cross country meet senior year in 15:20, placing fourth as a junior (15:58)... seven-time conference champion and two-time runner-up in cross country and track... won 3,200 meters at 2011 Drake Relays in 9:05.88, which set a meet record... runner-up in 1,600 meters (4:15.95) at 2011 Drake Relays, placing third in 1,600 meters (4:18.52) and fourth in 3,200 meters (9:22.23) junior year... National Honor Society member... class valedictorian... Iowa Governor's Scholar Award winner... coached by Jeff Smith and Jim Nickerson.

Personal -- born July 10, 1993... son of Brian and Brenda Lewis... undeclared engineering major.

Lewis' Collegiate Bests
Event Time Meet Date
1,500 Meters (O) 4:00.22 at LSU Invitational 4/7/12
Mile (I) 4:12.03 at Big Ten Championships 2/24/12
3,000 Meters (I) 8:34.96 at Adidas Classic 1/21/12
3,000 Meters (O) 8:35.86 at Arkansas Spring Invitational 3/31/12
5,000 Meters (I) 14:37.22 at Big Ten Championships 2/25/12
5,000 Meters (O) 14:30.44 Musco Twilight XIII 4/21/12
6,000 Meters (CC) 18:35 at Western Illinois Early Bird 8/31/12
8,000 Meters (CC) 25:09 at Pre-National Invitational 10/13/12
10,000 Meters (O) 29:54.02 at Big Ten Championships 5/11/12
10,000 Meters (CC) 30:59 at Chile Pepper Festival 10/15/11
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