Kevin Ward

Kevin Ward

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Kingwood, Texas

High School:
Kingwood

Last College:
Tennessee

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 127

Event:
distance

Birthdate:
03/03/1978

Experience:
3L

2001
- Indoor: Ran a 2:04.89 800-meter time for a 22nd-place finish at the Southwest Classic...had a season-best mile time of 4:49.66 in a 19th-place finish at the Tyson Invitational. - Outdoor: Registered a season-best 1500-meter time of 4:10.46 at the Open Division of the Michael Johnson Classic...placed 13th in the 1500 meters at the Tellez Invitational.

2000
Indoor: A time of 4:15.26 in the mile was good enough for victory at the Houston Indoor Invitational...tacked on a fifth-place finish in the 3000 meters at the Houston Indoor Invitational with a time of 8:49.76. - Outdoor: Did not compete.

1999
Indoor: Finished 18th at the C-USA Championships in the mile run (4:36.47)...held the team's third-fastest time in that event (4:18.91)...won the mile run at the Bayou City Indoor meet with a time of 4:26.17. - Outdoor: Ran the 800 meters and the 1500 meters...was the team's fastest runner in the 1500 meters (3:55.82)...best finish came at the Rice Opener where he finished second in that event with a time of 3:58.14.

College - Transfer from Tennessee...sat out his freshman year with injuries.

High School
Ran track and cross country at Kingwood High School...two-time all-state performer in cross country...helped Kingwood's cross country team win three consecutive state championships and one national championship...finished eighth at the 1997 Region III-5A championships...finished 17th at the state meet.

Personal
Born March 3, 1978, in West Lafayette, Ind....son of John and Susan Ward of Kingwood, Texas...hobbies include playing golf and chess...brother, Chris, plays golf at McNeese State...is a technology major.