Career Honors
2012 Second-Team All-Patriot League (4x400m - Outdoor)
2011 Patriot League Indoor 4x400m Relay Champion
2011-12 (Junior Season):
Earned All-Patriot League Second Team honors by placing second at the outdoor league championship with the 4x400m relay team with a season-best time of 3:14.10
Competed on the 4x400m team at the IC4A Outdoor Championship, placing 14th at 3:15.23
Placed first in the 4x400m at the Army-Navy Outdoor Star Meet
Clocked a personal-record time of 49.06 in the 400m at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship, placing ninth
Turned in a 49.30 in the 400m at the UNC Invitational to place 10th
Ran an indoor-season best 400m time of 50.20 at the Navy Invite
Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2010-11 (Sophomore Season):
Ran second leg of Navy's 4x400m relay team that won the final event at the Patriot League Indoor Championship to clinch the team title for Navy
4x400m relay team ran a 3:17.40 at the PL Championship and a season-best 3:16.21 at the Iowa State Classic
Placed 14th in the prelims of the 4x400m at the IC4A Indoor Championship
Member of 4x400m relay team that placed fourth at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship and 16th at the IC4A Outdoor Meet
Outdoor 4x400m relay team ran a season-best time of 3:15.28 at Tom Jones Memorial
Placed third at the Patriot League Indoor Championship in the 400m dash with an indoor season-best time of 49.33
Ran a 49.67 in the 400m at the Iowa State Classic
Clocked a season-best time of 22.41 to place 10th in the prelims of the 200m at the indoor league meet
Ran an outdoor 400m season-best time of 49.39 to place third at the Army-Navy Star Meet
Won the 400m at the Navy Quad Meet with a time of 49.82
Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2009-10 (Freshman Season):
Competed on Navy's 4x400m relay team at the IC4A Outdoor Championship, placing 29th
Competed in the 200m at the indoor Navy Five-Team Meet
Ran a 50.54 in the 400m at the Navy Three-Team Meet
Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
High School / Personal:
A 2009 graduate of Lena-Winslow High School, where he earned four letters in football, four letters in wrestling and three letters in track and field
Served as a team captain for the track and field team
Earned all-conference honors in track and field
Runner-up in the 4x400m at the 2008 state championship
Placed fifth at state in the 4x200 and seventh in the 4x400 in 2009
Played quarterback and linebacker on the football team
Member of the National Honor Society and student council
Son of Timothy and Denise Kempel
Majoring in history (honors)
Has been named to the Superintendent's List four times and the Commandant's List six times