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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2019-20 Track & Field Roster

Ezekiel Rop

  • Position Distance
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Eldoret, Kenya
  • High School Kosirai
  • Prev School Kosirai

Biography

Personal Bests
Mile - 4:14.78
3,000m - 8:16.79
8K (XC) - 23:31.0
10K (XC) - 29:58.3


National/Regional Honors:
Cross Country - OVC Male Athlete of the Year (2019); NCAA Qualifier (2019); NCAA All-Southeast Region (2019); All-OVC, first team (2019)


2019-20
Cross Country – Qualified for the NCAA Championships as an individual after finishing eighth overall at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a 10K time of 29:58.3 … earned NCAA All-Southeast Region honors … voted OVC Male Cross Country Runner of the Year … won the individual OVC crown, taking first at the conference championships with an 8K time of 24:35.4 … finished 13th overall at the loaded Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational with an 8K time of 23:54.7 … placed ninth overall at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational with a season-best 8K time of 23:31.0 … named OVC Male Cross Country Runner of the Week twice during the season.
Track and Field – Won bronze in the 3,000 meters at the OVC Indoor Championships, clocking a personal-best time of 8:16.79 … ran a season-best mile time of 4:14.78 at the Jim Green Invitational in January.


Personal: Majoring in medical lab science.