Cal Poly Pomona Athletics

COLLEGIATE AWARDS AND HONORS:

• All-CCAA (2018 - 4x100; 2019 - 100, 200)
• CCAA All-Academic (2018-19, 2019-20)
• CCAA Spring All-Academic (2020)

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2020 (SENIOR): Competed in both meets of shortened season ... Ran second leg of winning 4x100 relay (41.75) at opening Rossi Relays (2/22) ... At Beach Opener (3/7), timed wind-aided 10.78 in 100-meter dash, and handled second leg of fifth-place 4x100 relay (41.46).

2019 (JUNIOR): Competed in 10 meets, including third CCAA Championships (5/3-4) in La Jolla ... Double All-CCAA honoree with top-three finishes in both sprints at CCAA meet, crossing second in 100 (10.85; 10.76 for fastest in prelims) and third in 200 (wind-aided 21.56; personal-record 21.71 in prelims) ... Sprinted personal-best 10.74 at Bryan Clay Invitational (4/19) in Azusa ... Runner-up in 100 (10.81) at Point Loma Invitational (3/23) in San Diego.

2018 (SOPHOMORE): Competed in eight meets, including second CCAA Championships (5/4-5) in Turlock ... First-time All-CCAA honoree as second leg of third-place 4x100 relay (42.15) at CCAA meet, where he also finished fourth in 100 (wind-aided 10.71; season-best 10.78 in prelims) and seventh in 200 (wind-aided 21.98; season-best 21.86 in prelims) ... Ran second leg of winning 4x100 relay (42.38) at Kim Duyst Invitational (3/3) in Turlock ... Also ran one 4x400 relay.

2017 (FRESHMAN): Competed in 11 meets, including first CCAA Championships (5/5-6) in Chico, where he finished fifth in 100-meter dash (10.93; 10.83 in prelims), ninth after prelims in 200 (21.97), and also anchored fifth-place 4x100 relay (42.08) ... Made college debut at opening Rossi Relays (2/25), anchoring third-place 4x100 relay (42.04) ... Season bests of 10.82 in 100 for fourth place at Highlander Challenge (4/22) in Riverside, and 21.87 in 200 at Steve Scott Invitational (4/29) in Irvine ... Anchored winning 4x100 relay (41.73) in Riverside and runner-up (41.72) at Point Loma Invitational (3/25) in San Diego ... Also anchored one 4x400 relay.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2016 graduate of Los Altos High School ... Sprinted for Eagles and broke school record in 100-meter dash.

PERSONAL: A Visual Communication Design major ... Given name is Kenneth Gene Hamel IV ... Born Sept. 22 in Mountain View ... Son of parents Kenneth and Michelle ... Has two siblings, Markell and Keke ... Career aspiration after graduating from CPP is to start his own design firm ... Enjoys creating and designing ... Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers ... Favorite athletes are the late, great Kobe Bryant, and Brooklyn Nets star James Harden ... Favorite TV show is Shameless ... Loves Thai and Indian food.