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AT ILLINOIS
2005
Outdoor
Did Not Compete
Indoor
Vaulted in six different meets for the Illini...Set a personal-best vault of 15'07.00" at the Health Alliance Classic to finish sixth...Matched hiss career high later on in the indoor season at the Big Ten Indoor Championshipss...Placed third at the Illinois Invitational with a height of 15'01.00".
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-time pole vault state qualifier ... 2002 state runner-up ... Placed third at the state meet in 2003 ... Lettered four years in track and soccer ... Voted J.S. Morton West's 2002-2003 Most Valuable Athlete ... Holds his high school's pole vault record (15 ft.) ... 2002 State Soccer Qualifier with a 21-0-2 record ... Coached by Joe Gianneschi.
PERSONAL
Parents are Mike and Christine Kozak ... Has one brother, Matthew, and one sister, Laura ... Nickname is Grandpa ... Hobbies include reading, running,
snowboarding and camping ... Names Lance Armstrong as favorite athlete
"because he lives by the motto `Don't talk about it, do it.'" ... Brother,
Matthew, plays soccer at College of DuPage ... Biggest thrill in sports as a competitior are clearing new heights and the Golden Goal, as a spectator his biggest thrill is the Olympics and the Tour De France ... Four-year honor roll member ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Is an assitant scoutmaster for troop 31.
CAREER BESTS
Indoor
Pole Vault: 15'07.00"
