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Indoor -- 2002: Placed 10th in the 5,000 meters at the Conference USA Championships ... Fifth in the 5,000 at the UNC Fast Times meet ... 2001: Did not compete ... 2000: Had his best time of the season in the 3,000 at the Clemson Invitational.
Outdoor -- 2002: Fifth in the 10,000-meter run at the Conference USA Championships with a 31:24.67 time ... Posted top 10s in the 3,000 at the Charlotte and Duke Invitationals ... Had a season-best time of 15:09.65 in the 5,000-meter run at the Penn Relays ... 2001: Third in the 5,000 at Virginia Tech ... Also competed in the 3,000- and 10,000-meter runs as a junior ... 2000: Did not compete.
Cross Country -- 2002: Earned all-conference notice with an 11th-place finish at the Conference USA Championships ... Finished the 8K course in 25:23.51 ... Helped the team earn its first league championship ... 2001: Competed in five of six meets ... Posted his fastest 8K time of the season of 25:30.5 at the Conference USA Championships, where he was 43rd ... 2000: Ran in the team’s final three meets of the year ... Had his best 8K time of the year at the C-USA Championship with a 27:12.31.
Prep: A three-time all-conference and two-time all-region selection in cross country at E.A. Laney ... Twice named all-conference for track with the Buccaneers ... Also earned all-region notice for track ... Helped his track team to a conference title in 1998 ... A member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Is the son of Dennis and Dotti Kessen ... Majoring in electrical engineering ... Born May 23, 1980.
