Kevin Havel Class: Senior Hometown: Arlington Heights, IL High School: John Hersey Event: Distances

Collegiate Career Bests:
3,000 Meters: 8:17.62i
5,000 Meters: 14:13.99i
10,000 Meters: 28:56.57

At Stanford: Had his best season last year, including a breakthrough in the 10,000 meters with a sub-29 ... will hope to make his first NCAA meet in 2012.

2011 Season (Junior): Qualified for the NCAA Preliminary Round in the 10,000 meters, placing 22nd with a time of 29:54.64 ... placed ninth at the Pac-10 championships in the 10,000 meters (30:08.55), while also taking 14th in the 5,000 (14:35.89) ... ran a career-best time of 28:56.57 at the Payton Jordan Invitational in the 10,000 meters ... placed sixth in the 3,000 (8:22.05) at the Big Meet ... career outdoor best time of 14:31.89 came at the Pepsi Invitational ... ran a career-best time of 14:24.41 in the 5,000 meters at the Husky Classic during the indoor season ... placed 25th in the 5,000 at the MPSF Championships.

2010 Season (Sophomore): Ran his collegiate best in the 10,000 meters with a time of 29:49.04 at the Stanford Invitational ... ran 14:41.64 for the best time of his career at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational.

2009 Season (Freshman): Season-best in the 5,000 meters came at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 14:49.20 ... ran a time of 4:01.30 at the Sacramento State Open in the 1,500 meters ... placed seventh in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:39.85 at the Big Meet.

High School: A distance specialist who was among the top-10 junior two-milers in the nation in 2007 ... ran 4:14.38 in the 1,600 meters and 8:59.20 in the 3,200 during the 2008 season ... in the 2007 cross country season, he finished seventh at the Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships to establish himself as a high school cross country All-American.

Cardinal Catalogue: Management science major ... interested in biology and considering a profession as a patent lawyer ... parents are Joe and Shirley Havel ... 2010 Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention honoree.