2020-2021 Track and Field Roster
Kipruto Kogei
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
- Prev School:
- Marakwet High School
All-ASUN Honors (2)
Spring 2021 Cross Country - 9th
Fall 2021 Cross Country - 10th
Fall 2021 Cross Country (So.)
• Ran 30:56.1 in his 10K debut at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championship for 62nd in the race and fourth on the team
• Second team All-ASUN performer for the second consecutive season, thanks to a 10th-place ASUN finish (No. 3 Liberty runner) in an 8K personal-best 24:28.4
• First career sub-25:00 8K (24:44.6) came at the FSU XC Invite/Pre-Nationals
2021 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• ASUN seventh-place finisher in the 10K
• Posted a personal-best 5K time of 14:35.53 to win at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier
• ASUN Academic Honor Roll member
2021 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Top freshman finisher in the ASUN 5K (fourth place) and 3K (seventh place)
Spring 2021 Cross Country (Fr.)
• Finished ninth overall (No. 2 Liberty runner) at the ASUN Championship, earning second team All-ASUN and ASUN All-Freshman Team distinction
• Opened his collegiate career with a season-best 8K time of 25:36.0 for 104th place overall and fourth on the team at the FSU Winter XC Classic
Prep
• Graduated from Marakwet High School
• Ran times of 8:38 (3K) and 24:51 (8K) at 7,500 feet of elevation
Personal
• Son of William and Rose Cherono
• Birthday is June 20
• Nursing major
