2014 Men's Track and Field Roster
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Close, Kevin
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Kevin Close
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bozeman, MT
- High School:
- Bozeman
Bio
Lifetime Bests:
Triple Jump – 47-10.5
Long Jump – 19-08.75
200 – 22.26
400 – 49.13
2015: Outdoor - Did not compete. Indoor - earned three first and two second place finishes in the triple jump ... placed fifth at the Big Sky Conference Championships ... placed ninth at the MSU Invite in the long jump ...
2014: Outdoor - Placed third in the triple jump at the conference championships ... earned three top place finished in the triple jump, including a first place finish at the Al Manuel Meet in Missoula ... Indoor - Did not compete.
2013: Outdoor - Competed in three events at the Big Sky Conference Championships ... finished a personal best fifth place in the triple jump ... helped Bobcats to a fifth place finish in the 4x100 and sixth in the 4x400 ... competed in the triple jump, long jump and sprints ... best distance in the triple jump came at the MSU Open with a distance of 45-10.75 (13.99m) where he finished second. Indoor - Finished eighth in the triple jump at the Big Sky meet ... season best distance of 45-08.00 (13.92m) at the Bozeman Running Company Invitational, also earning a first place finish.
2012: Outdoor- Appeared in two events at the Big Sky meet ... assisted with the fourth place finishing 4x400 relay ... competed as an individual in the 400, placing ninth overall ...tabbed two individuals wins in the 100 at the Tom Gage Classic and the 400 at the Cat-Griz Dual ... season best time of 49.18 came at the Big Sky Meet.Indoor- Competed in the Big Sky Championships his first season in the 200 and placed 15th overall ... primarily competed in the sprints and the triple jump ...highest finish came as part of the winning 4x400 relay at the Montana State Open ... best individual finish was when he placed third in the 200 three times during the reason and third in the triple jump twice ... his fastest 200 time of the season clocked in at 22.26 at the Montana State Open.
Prior to MSU: A 2011 graduate of Bozeman High School … earned four letters in track and field and two in football for the Hawks … 2011 Class AA State Champion in the 200 … earned all-state honors as a senior in the 200, 400, 4x100 and 4x400 … all-state in the 4x400 his sophomore, junior and senior seasons … named to the all-conference team for football after team won the 2010 Class AA State Championship.
Personal: Kevin Michael Close … born March 24, 1993 … son of John and Kathy Close … sister Mandy was an Assistant Coach for Bobcat Women’s Basketball and now coaches at Oregon State … Father played football for Montana State (75-78) and was part of the 1976 National Championship team … Mother ran track and field for Montana State … brother Patrick was a member of the Crew team at Purdue ... majoring in Mechanical Engineering Technology
Triple Jump – 47-10.5
Long Jump – 19-08.75
200 – 22.26
400 – 49.13
2015: Outdoor - Did not compete. Indoor - earned three first and two second place finishes in the triple jump ... placed fifth at the Big Sky Conference Championships ... placed ninth at the MSU Invite in the long jump ...
2014: Outdoor - Placed third in the triple jump at the conference championships ... earned three top place finished in the triple jump, including a first place finish at the Al Manuel Meet in Missoula ... Indoor - Did not compete.
2013: Outdoor - Competed in three events at the Big Sky Conference Championships ... finished a personal best fifth place in the triple jump ... helped Bobcats to a fifth place finish in the 4x100 and sixth in the 4x400 ... competed in the triple jump, long jump and sprints ... best distance in the triple jump came at the MSU Open with a distance of 45-10.75 (13.99m) where he finished second. Indoor - Finished eighth in the triple jump at the Big Sky meet ... season best distance of 45-08.00 (13.92m) at the Bozeman Running Company Invitational, also earning a first place finish.
2012: Outdoor- Appeared in two events at the Big Sky meet ... assisted with the fourth place finishing 4x400 relay ... competed as an individual in the 400, placing ninth overall ...tabbed two individuals wins in the 100 at the Tom Gage Classic and the 400 at the Cat-Griz Dual ... season best time of 49.18 came at the Big Sky Meet.Indoor- Competed in the Big Sky Championships his first season in the 200 and placed 15th overall ... primarily competed in the sprints and the triple jump ...highest finish came as part of the winning 4x400 relay at the Montana State Open ... best individual finish was when he placed third in the 200 three times during the reason and third in the triple jump twice ... his fastest 200 time of the season clocked in at 22.26 at the Montana State Open.
Prior to MSU: A 2011 graduate of Bozeman High School … earned four letters in track and field and two in football for the Hawks … 2011 Class AA State Champion in the 200 … earned all-state honors as a senior in the 200, 400, 4x100 and 4x400 … all-state in the 4x400 his sophomore, junior and senior seasons … named to the all-conference team for football after team won the 2010 Class AA State Championship.
Personal: Kevin Michael Close … born March 24, 1993 … son of John and Kathy Close … sister Mandy was an Assistant Coach for Bobcat Women’s Basketball and now coaches at Oregon State … Father played football for Montana State (75-78) and was part of the 1976 National Championship team … Mother ran track and field for Montana State … brother Patrick was a member of the Crew team at Purdue ... majoring in Mechanical Engineering Technology
Big Sky Preview
Friday, February 11
Track and Field Big Sky Championships
Monday, February 18
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 12
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 4, 2013
Tuesday, February 05
