Jeff Kent

Hometown: Valparaiso, IN High School: Valparaiso Last College: Ball State

2007 -- Indoor - placed 10th in 5,000 meters (14:37.17) at Big Ten Championships... ran collegiate-best 5,000 meters (14:18.86) at Husky Classic... that time ranks sixth in school history... also ran collegiate-best 8:24.04 in 3,000 meters at Meyo Invite... won 3,000 meters (8:31.24) at Hawkeye Invite... Outdoor - placed 10th in 5,000 meters (14:21.05) at Stanford Invite... letterwinner.

2006 -- Indoor - ran season-best 3,000 meters (8:28.25) at Meyo Invite... placed 17th in 5,000 meters (14:49.32) at Big Ten Championships... Outdoor - placed 15th in 10,000 meters with a collegiate-best 30:34.58 at Big Ten Championships... placed 17th in 5,000 meters (14:54.85) at Drake Relays... ran collegiate bests in 1,500 meters (3:59.48) at Tom Botts Invite and season-best 5,000 meters (14:26.29) at Stanford Invite... letterwinner... Cross Country - team co-captain... ran season-best 8,000 meter (24:39) for 72nd place at NCAA Pre-Nationals and 10,000 meters (31:50) for 28th place at NCAA Midwest Regional... placed 33rd (25:29) at Big Ten Championships and 174th (33:23) at NCAA Championships... first Hawkeye to cross finish line at Roy Griak Invite (35th-25:37)... letterwinner.

2005 -- Indoor - placed 15th in 3,000 meters (8:31.32) at Big Ten Championships... ran collegiate-best mile (4:20.34) at Carle/Health Alliance Classic... ran season-best 5,000 meters (14:33.24) at Last Chance Meet ... Outdoor - placed 19th in 5,000 meters (14:28.70) at Stanford Invite... letterwinner... Cross Country - placed 22nd (25:10) at Big Ten Championships and 26th (31:52) at NCAA regional... led team at Murray Keatinge Invite with a collegiate-best 24:28, which ranks seventh in school history... also ran collegiate-best 18:27 6,000 meters at Hawkeye Invite, which ranks third in school history... placed 36th (24:30) at Pre-Nationals and 38th (25:06) at Griak Invite... ran season-best 10,000 meters (31:51) at NCAA Championships... letterwinner.

2004 -- Cross Country - competed in all eight races... placed 35th at Big Ten Championships, (25:10)... placed 38th at NCAA regional (31:34.89) and 144th at NCAA meet (33:27)... letterwinner.

2003 -- Cross Country - competed in all seven meets for Ball State... best times were 15:25 for 5,000 meters and 26:20 for 8,000 meters.

High School -- track all-American in two miles (9:31) at Nike Indoor Championships senior year... won conference, sectional and regional titles senior year... cross country team MVP senior year... coach was Mike Prow.

Personal -- born January 26, 1985... son of Allen and Karen Kent... health and sport studies major.

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