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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2012 Cross Country (M/W) Roster

Jackline Barkechir

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Eldoret, Kenya
  • High School Koiwoarusen
  • Prev School Lindenwood

Biography

2011-12:
Cross Country -
Placed 45th at the OVC Cross Country Championships with a 5K time of 20:16.55 … her best performance of the cross country season came when she finished 13th at the Queen City Invitational with a time of 19:03.70, helping lead the EKU women to a second-place finish out of 15 teams.
Track and Field - Was a member of the winning women’s distance medley relay team at the OVC Indoor Track and Field Championships … the team ran away from its competition, winning with a time of 11:53.87 and defeating its nearest competitor, EIU, by almost five seconds … finished second with a personal-best time of 5:03.31 in the indoor mile at the Middle Tennessee State Invitational …won her heat of the outdoor 1,500 meters with a personal-best time of 4:39.19 at the Raleigh Relays … scored a point with an eighth place finish in the finals of the 800 meters at the OVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

2010-11:
Cross Country -
Finished second at the OVC Cross Country Championships (behind teammate Kat Pagano), finishing the 5K race with a time of 18:40.72 … named first team All-OVC for her efforts.
Track and Field - Scored points at the OVC Indoor Track and Field Championships with a fourth-place finish in the mile (5:10.33) and a sixth-place finish in the 3,000 meters (10:39.99) … scored points at the OVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a seventh-place finish in the 10,000 meters (40:24.52).

2009-10:
Track and Field -
scored points at the OVC Indoor Track and Field Championships with a fifth-place finish in the mile (5:16.29) and a seventh-place finish in the 3,000 meters (10:38.80) … also scored for the Colonels at the OVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships where she placed fifth in the 1,500 meters (4:44.77) and sixth in the 800 meters (2:19.22) … displayed some versatility by running the 3,000 meter steeplechase in a time of 12:17.00 at the EKU Open … won the 800 (2:18.74) and the 1,500 meters (4:44.64) at the University of the Cumberlands Invitational.

Prior to EKU: Won the 3,000 meters and the 5,000 meters at the Heart of America Conference Championships while attending Lindenwood University … was named Lindenwood’s Female Athlete of the Year in 2009.

Personal: Daughter of Peter and Esther Chebogut … major is nursing … Jackline’s best non-athletic talent: watching movies and travelling.


Historical Player Information

  • 2011Junior

  • 2011Junior

  • 2012Senior