Kobi Rex
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    Kobi Rex

    Class:
    Freshman

    Hometown:
    Colorado Springs, Colo.

    High School:
    Lewis Palmer

    Last College:
    Harvard

    Height:
    6-2

    Event:
    High Jump, Decathlon

    05/17/2012

    Falcons Qualify 19 to NCAA Outdoor Championships

    Bryce Bergman, Paige Blackburn and Jim Walmsley qualified in multiple events.

    05/14/2012

    Air Force Claims Program-Best 23 All-Conference Selections

    The men claimed an Academy-record 17 all-MW honors, while the women added a record six.

    02/27/2012

    Air Force Claims Program-Best 16 All-Conference Selections

    Jim Walmsley and Bryce Bergman each claimed two all-MW selections.

    02/26/2012

    Kobi Rex Interview

    Kob Rex Interview

    05/15/2012

    MW Outdoor Championships

    Photos from the MW Outdoor Championships on May 11.

    04/16/2012

    Air Force Relays

    Photos from the Air Force Relays on April 7.

    02/26/2012

    MW Championships

    Photos from the MW Championships on Feb. 25.

    02/10/2012

    Air Force Invitational

    Photos from the Air Force Invitational on Feb. 10.

    02/05/2012

    Indoor Combined Events

    Photos from the Indoor Combined Events on Jan. 27.

    HIGH SCHOOL: Lewis-Palmer High School...recorded a Colorado 4A all-time best high jump of 6'10¼" (outdoors)...USATF Age Group All-American in the decathlon...state champion in the high jump, decathlon and pentathlon...placed fifth at the state championship in the pole vault (13'7")...also finished eighth in the long jump at the state championship meet...cleared 6'9" in the high jump (indoors) to win the Air Force High School Invitational in 2010...finished sixth in the decathlon at the Southwest Classic High School Championships...scored 5,874 points using high school implements...also lettered in soccer and cross country...served as co-captain of cross country team as a junior...named LPHS Most Valuable Male Athlete...member of the National Honor Society...named Lewis-Palmer Foreign Language Underclassmen of the Year as a junior.

    PERSONAL: Son of Steve and Kathy Rex...father achieved the rank of major in the Army....mother, who is a 1984 Academy graduate, was a four-year member of the USAFA track and field team and retired from the Air Force as a captain...both parents taught in the PE Department at the Academy...mother was also a member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team handball squad...has two younger brothers, Kaci and Kyle...majoring in behavioral science...future plans include becoming a doctor...attended Harvard University during the 2010-11 academic year...studied abroad in Iceland during the senior year of high school...member of the U21 Team Handball National squad that travelled to Germany in 2009...hobbies include sailing, sports and traveling...member of Cadet Squadron 27.

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