Alex Boiwka Class: Senior Hometown: Amherst, Ohio High School: Amherst Steele Event: Pole Vault

2006-07: All-MAC Academic Team ... turned in career-best vault of 14-9 at the season-opening Wake Forest Open ... narrowly missed qualifying for the MAC pole vault finals with a 10th-place clearance (14-1 1/4) ... one of a league-high seven Miamians named to the all-MAC academic team.

2005-06: Lone Miami freshman to compete in the pole vault ... notched top clearance of the season (14-1 1/4) at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational in Cincinnati.

High School: Conference and district pole vault champion as a senior ... state qualifier as a senior ... vaulted 14-9 at the district meet ... finished fourth at the regional meet ... named all-conference and all-district as a senior ... as a junior, was the conference runner-up, district qualifier and regional qualifier ... named second-team all-conference as a junior ... four-year letterwinner in track and field ... also lettered in swimming for three seasons and was team captain as a senior.

Personal: Son of Judy and Roman Boiwka ... born September 1, 1986 ... majoring in zoology.