Courtesy: UCSD Release: 03/18/11
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Kellen Levy
Position: Distance
Year: Junior
City/State: Fresno, CA
High School: Clovis West HS
College: Roosevelt
Major: Literature/Writing
Experience: 2 Letters
AS A JUNIOR IN 2013
Was the only individual on the UC San Diego men’s side to also earn recognition as an All-Academic performer for the second straight year while his team was named to the 2012 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II All-Academic Team … Also was honored with a selection to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-District® Men’s Track/Cross Country First Team for the NCAA Division II District 8, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2012
Competed for UC San Diego in the men's 5000-meter run at the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Track & Field Championships ... Was UCSD's highest finisher in the 5,000 at the CCAA Championships, taking 10th place overall with a finishing time of 15 minutes, 39.60 seconds ... Ran personal-best 14:54.36 to finish 11th overall in the 5,000 at the Occidental Distance Carnival ... Placed as high as fourth in the 5,000 at the 26th Annual Pomona-Pitzer Invitational (15:00.09) and earned a sixth-place showing at the Cal-Nevada Championships (15:05.00) ... Won the 1,500 at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge with a personal-record time of 4:00.83 and placed ninth overall at the UCSD Triton Invitational (4:01.12) ... Finished in first place in the 3,000 at the meet against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Cal Poly Pomona (8:40.59) ... Claimed second place in the 3,000 at the All-Cal Challenge after running a career-best time of 8:31.00.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2011
In his 5,000 debut for the Tritons, took 17th place at the All-Cal Challenge with a time of 15:08.64 ... Took 13th place at the Rossi Relays with a time of 9:09.10 in the 3,000 ... Completed the 3,000 in 8:59.90 at the Mangrum Invitational ... Finished within the top-10 spots at the Soka Peace Invitational with a time of 4:12.18 in the 1,500 event ... Awarded the fourth-place spot in the 5,000 (15:10.78) during the Triton Invitational ... At the CCAA Championships, came in 16th place in the 5,000 event and seventh in the 3,000 steeplechase with a final time of 10:16.53.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2010 graduate of Clovis West High School in Fresno ... Finished 16th overall during his personal-best performance in the 3,200 at the California CIF Track and Field State Meet with a time of 9:16.58 as a senior (2010) ... Had a career-best time of 4:17.13 in the 1,600 at the California CIF-CS North Area Championships, where he placed third overall during his senior year with the Golden Eagles (2010) ... Was selected All-Conference, All-Section and "Rookie of the Year" in cross country ... Later would be recognized as "Most Valuable Runner" ... Personal bests of 15:32 in the 5,000 and 14:50 in the three mile while at CWHS.

PERSONAL
Born July 9, 1992 in Fresno ... Son of Steven and Karen Levy ... Has an older sister named Arielle, an older brother named Garrett and a sister named Michaela ... Is a literature/writing major in Roosevelt College ... Roots for the Canadian curling team ... Considers Brian Sell as his favorite athlete ... Has an appreciation for Germany and film ... "The Tree of Life" is his favorite movie ... Plays the ukulele ... Hopes to work as a screenwriter after graduating from UCSD.

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