2010-11 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Kevin Venerable
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Kan.
- High School:
- Bonner Springs HS
2011 -- Indoor... Ran 7.13 at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/4) for an eighth place finish... posted a personal best time of 23.17 at the ISU Open (1/22) in the 200 meters.
2010 -- Indoor... did not compete... Outdoor... earned all-Summit League honors... ran the second leg of the men's 4x100-meter relay team that earned the silver medal at The Summit League Championships (5/15), clocking in at 41.46 for the top-time of the season... also a member of the 4x100-meter relay squad that took first at the Razorback Spring Invitational (3/27)... clocked in at 11.05 for a season-best time in the 100 meters at the Arkansas Twilight (4/30)... placed sixth in the 100 meters at the Southwestern Relays (4/24) at 11.06... posted a personal best time of 23.31 in the 200 meters at The League Championships (5/14)... named a Distinguished Scholar and to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic all-League team... also named to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2009 -- Indoor... took sixth at the Wildcat Invitational (1/31) with a personal best time of 7.12 in the 60 meters... ran 7.22 in the 60 meters for a seventh place finish at The Summit League Indoor Championships (2/28)... ran the 200 meters at the Iowa State Classic (2/13) for a personal record of 23.78... Outdoor... a member of the men’s 4x100-meter relay Summit League Outdoor Championship team that posted a season best time of 41.60... earned all-Summit League honors... competed at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships on the 4x100-meter relay squad... ran a personal best time of 10.79 in the prelims at The Summit League Outdoor Championships (5/15) and finished seventh overall in the event, clocking in at 11.02 in the finals... recorded three top-10 finishes during the outdoor season... a member of the 4x100-meter relays team that finished fourth at the Nebraska Invitational... named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic all-League team.
At Kansas City Kansas C. C. -- Was an NJCAA National Qualifier in the 4x100-meter relay in 2006-07 track season as a freshman... coached by Al Hobson.
High School -- Qualified for state and was a Kaw Valley League Champion both his junior and senior seasons... was also a team captain as a senior and voted top newcomer of the year in his junior outing... team was Kaw Valley League Conference Champions... coached by Jim Mitchell... also lettered in basketball (3 years)... a member of the Orange and Black honor roll, the provost honor roll and Phi Theta Kappa.
Personal -- Born on May 1, 1988... son of Kelvin and Carrie Venerable... has two sisters, Jennifer, Niki, and one brother, Junior... ran for the KCK Cougar team, coached by James Monroe... from 2006-08 trained with Nike professional runners Justin Gatlin, Ivory Williams, Mark Jelks, Rae Edwards and Dexter Faulk... has a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do... had advanced to the Junior Olympics in the sport four times... nickname is KV... majoring in communication studies.
CAREER-BEST TIMES
INDOOR
60 meters: 7.12 at Wildcat Invitational, 1/31/09
200 meters: 23.17 at ISU Open, 1/22/11
300 meters: 38.70 at KSU Invitational, 1/15/11
OUTDOOR
100 meters: 10.79 at The Summit League Outdoor Championships, 5/15/09
200 meters: 23.31 at The Summit League Outdoor Championships, 5/14/10
