on 31 may 2008 kevin and jonathan took part in the 4 × 400 m on a meeting in neerpelt. together with cédric van branteghem and kristof beyens, they improved a 27-year-old national record by more than a second to 3:02.51s. however, this was 1 hundred of a second above the qualification time for the olympic games. two weeks later, with nils duerinck instead of kristof beyens, they broke the national record again in a meeting in namur to 3:02.13s.