Ken Janosko

Ken Janosko

  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Mentor
  • High School:
    Mentor

BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE INFORMATION:

SPORTS PLAYED AT B-W (YEARS AND LETTERS WON):   As a junior in 2011-2012, Kenny completed his third season of cross country and track and earned his third varsity letter in cross country.  He currently has two varsity letters in track.

ACADEMIC HONORS: Kenny carries a 3.74 grade point average and is a member of the Dean's List and the Alpha Lambda Delta and Chi Alpha Sigma honor societies. He also is Jacket Scholar.

ATHLETIC HONORS: As a sophomore in 2010-11, Kenny earned both All-Ohio Athletic Conference and All-Great Lakes Region honors.  As a junior in 2011-12, Kenny earned All-OAC and All-Great Lakes Region honors, advanced to his first NCAA Division III National Championship Meet and was named as the 2011 OAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Year.

GENERAL CROSS COUNTRY INFORMATION:  Kenny has had a solid cross country career thus far.  He has helped B-W to a 190-183 record in his three years as a Yellow Jacket.  Kenny has earned All-OAC and All-Great Lakes Region honors twice in his sophomore and junior seasons.  Also as a junior, He advanced to the NCAA Division III National Championship Meet for the first time.  He was named the 2011 OAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Year and is one of the best cross country runners in NCAA Division III.

As a freshman in 2009-2010, Kenny ran in his first season of cross country.  His best time was a mark of 26:29.10 where he placed 51st out of 168 total runners at the BGSU Mel Brodt Invitational.  His best finish was at the CWRU Bill Sudeck Meet where he posted a time of 28:21.76 and finished 21st out of 81 total runners.

As a sophomore in 2010-2011, Ken competed in his second season of cross country.  Kenny earned All-Ohio honors for his 5th place finish of 138 runners at the All-Ohio Championship Meet at Cedarville on Oct. 1.  He also earned All-OAC honors with a third place finish at the OAC Championships with a time of 25:45.  Kenny earned All-Great Lakes Region honors with 24th place finish in 25:47.8.

As a junior in 2011-12, Kenny competed in his third season of cross country and was one of the best men's cross country runners in NCAA Division III. He was named as the OAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Year. He competed at the 2011 NCAA Division III National Cross Country Championship Meet at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh, covering the 8K course as the OAC's top runner in a career-best time of 25:02. Kenny earned All-Great Lakes Region honors by placing sixth (of 253 runners) at the Great Lakes Regional Meet in 24:56.38 (top OAC finisher). He also earned All-OAC accolades for the second straight season and was the runner-up. And, he earned All-Ohio honors for the second consecutive fall for placing fourth at the All-Ohio Championship Meet at Cedarville University. He also was named as the OAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week for his efforts in winning the 4-mile run at the season-opening The College of Wooster Invitational.

GENERAL INDOOR TRACK INFORMATION: Kenny has had a solid indoor track career thus far.  He has helped B-W to a 107-25-1 record in his first three seasons.  He earned All-OAC honors in both the 3000-meter (third place) and 5000-meter (second place) runs in his junior season. He was All-Ohio in the 5000-meter run his junior year with his second place finish. 

As a freshman in 2009-2010, Kenny ran in his first season of indoor track and posted times of 2:07.99 in the 800-meter run at the Mid-February Meet, 9:03.22 in the 3000-meter run at the Cleveland College Championship, and 4:39.22 in the one-mile run at the Mid-February Meet.

As a sophomore in 2010-2011, Kenny  competed in his second season of indoor track. Kenny had leading team times in both the 3000 and 5000 meter runs, with times of 8:50.85 in the 3000 meter and 15:15.59 in the 5000-meter run.

As a junior in 2011-12, Kenny earned All-OAC honors in the 3000 (third place) and 5000 (second place) meters. He also was All-Ohio in the 5000 (second place).

GENERAL OUTDOOR TRACK INFORMATION: Kenny has had a solid outdoor track career thus far.  The Brown and Gold have a 112-21 record since Kenny became a Yellow Jacket.  Kenny has run in the 800-meter, 1500-meter, 3000-meter, and 5000-meter runs throughout his career. 

As a freshman in 2009-2010, Kenny ran in his first season of outdoor track.  He posted a personal best time of 2:02.81 in the 800-meter run at the Sparky Adams Invitational.  He also posted a time of 4:09.48 in the 1500-meter run at the Charlotte 49er Classic and a time of 15:32.28 in the 5000-meter run at the All-Ohio Meet.

As a sophomore in 2010-2011, Kenny  competed in his second season of outdoor track. Kenny had again leading team times in the 1500 meter run with a time of (4:09.91) and in the 5000-meter run with a time of (15:27.19). Kenny also earned his second letter.

As a junior in 2011-2012, Kenny began the season but did not complete it due to an injury. His best time in the 5000 meters was 14:59.77 at the UNC-Charlotte 49er Invitational and a 31:24.23 clocking at the Coastal Carolina (SC) Meet during Spring Break.

DO YOU BELONG TO ANY OTHER CLUBS OR ORGANIZATIONS AT B-W: Kenny is a member of the B-W Accounting Association and the Business Student Advisory Council.

HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION:

HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED:  Mentor

NAME OF HIGH SCHOOL CONFERENCE: Lake Erie League

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS PLAYED (YEARS & LETTERS EARNED): Kenny ran track and cross country for four years and earned four varsity letters.

HIGH SCHOOL HONORS, SPECIFY SPORT & YEAR: (ALL-CONFERENCE, DISTRICT,  ETC.):  In cross county, Kenny was a three-time All-Lake Erie League and OHSAA State Qualifier.  He was also team co-captain and Academic All-Ohio.  In track, Kenny was All-LEL as a junior and senior and District runner-up and regional qualifier in the 1600 meters in 2009.  He also received the Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award in 2006. Kenny was in the National Honor Society, earned an honors diploma, graduated Summa Cum Laude and received the Anish Shah and Regis Shivers Memorial Scholarships for athletics and academics.