Gonzaga University Athletics

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Aurora Central Catholic High, lettering four years in cross country and three in track for Coach Troy Kerber...also played one year of basketball...3-year cross country captain and two-time team MVP as junior and senior...qualified for All-Regional and All-Sectional in cross country as senior...team finished 8th in Illinois State A Championship as a senior and he finished 45th in 16:02...placed 23rd in Illinois State A Track and Field Championship in 3200-meter in 10:26.89...named to 2006 Kane County Chronicle All-Area Boys Cross Country Team...Suburban Catholic & Private School League All-Academic pick three years in cross country, two in track...Illinois High School Association Academic All-State Team honorable mention...All-Conference cross country as a senior....qualified for Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor Track Invitational in 3200-meter as senior. Tony Karafiat[apos]s Collegiate Career FRESHMAN (2007-08): Placed season-best 16th in 24:06.88 at Bulldog Invitational with Washington State University...finished 49th in West Coast Conference Championship in 28:51 over 8K course...placed fifth twice in 5000m during track season, first in season opener at Dusty Lane Open hosted by Community Colleges of Spokane in season-best 15:52.40 and other in Duane Hartman Invitational hosted by CCS in 16:03.61...ran 800m once in 2:11.08 and 1500m once in 4:21.90. SOPHOMORE (2008-09): Ran 22:01.8 for 6K in Clash of the Northwest at Spokane[apos]s Mead High...best 8K time of season was 26:33 at Sundodger Invitational in Seattle...ran 28:50 at the West Coast Conference Championship...only meet of track season was 5000M at Pelluer Invitational hosted by Eastern Washington University, running 17:17.97 to finish 15th. Misc.: 4.31 high school GPA (weighted)...science, social studies, theology, English, French and math awards...Who[apos]s Who Among American High School Students...named to honor roll every semester of high school...Illinois State Scholar.