Kenny Wall

Kenny Wall

Player Profile

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Flushing, Mich.

High School:
Flushing

Height:
5-5

Event:
Cross Country/Distance

2008 Cross Country: Competed in six of seven meets for the Golden Grizzlies ... Had a third-place finish at the Golden Grizzly Open (Aug. 30) with a 6K time of 19:09 ... Finished 14th out of 141 runners at the Tommy Titan Invitational (Sept. 6) with a time of 20:47 in the four-mile run ... Earned a top-50 finish at the Notre Dame Invitational, where he finished the five-mile race in 50th place at 26:05 ... Helped Oakland to a second-place finish at the Summit League Championship (Nov. 1), where they finished just six points shy of champion Southern Utah... Finished in 14th place at the Summit League Championship ... Was an all-league second-team selection.

High School: Four-year letterwinner under coach George Hackney, where he served as captain for one year ... Helped his team to two conference and county championships ... Earned all-state accolades in 2007 as a senior ... Was named conference and county champion during his high school career ... Also lettered in track and field, where he served as captain for one year ... Held individual conference and regional championship titles in the 3200-meter run ... Earned all-state honors in the 3200 as a junior ... Ran a leg of the school record 4x800 relay, with a time of 8:03.3 ... Named team MVP of cross country and track teams ... A member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Kenneth Michael Wall on Sept. 9, 1989 in Milford, Mich. ... Parents are Brian and Theresa Wall ... Has one sister, Lia ... Enjoys basketball ... Plans to major in physical therapy.

 
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