J.S. Morton West HS: Was named all-conference each of his four years as a pole vaulter ... qualified for state from his sophomore-senior seasons ... named all-state in the pole vault as a junior and senior ... improved from 12-0 feet as a freshman to 15-0 feet as a senior ... placed second and third at the state meet as a junior and senior, respectively ... also participated and qualified for state in soccer, in which he was named all-sectional twice ... a seven-time honor roll student ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Plans to major in Civil Engineering ... born Aug. 22, 1985 ... son of Michael and Christine Kozak.