2006-07: Placed third in 800m run (1:58.07) and a member of fifth-place 4x800m relay team (8:01.90) at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... member of eighth-place 4x800m relay team (7:57.62) and 15th place distance medley team (10:31.70) at New England Championships ... Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference selection ... Atlantic 10 Academic Team selection. 2005-06: Finished first in 800m (2:01.98) at URI Invitational ... placed fourth in 500m (1:09.76) at Rhody Mega Meet ... placed 10th in 800m (1:57.02) at Charlotte Invitational ... recorded a 14th place finish in 800m (1:58.28) at Armory Winter Classic. 2004-05: Placed 10th in 1500m (4:16.60) and 13th in 800m (2:07.48) at Holy Cross Invitational ... placed 13th in 1000m (2:39.48) at Sorlien Memorial Invitational. High School: Member of cross country and track teams at Portsmouth. Personal: Born June 5, 1986 ... son of Joseph and Kathy Barek ... has five siblings - Peter, Joey, Kerry, Beth, and Katie ... enjoys playing the piano and the guitar, as well as swimming ... mechanical engineering major at URI.