Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

Personal Bests: 
800m - 1:57.12
1,500m - 3:49.67
Mile - 4:09.15
3,000m - 8:08.20
5,000m - 14:20.33
8K (XC) - 23:27.4
10,000m - 29:10.87

National/Regional Honors:
Cross Country - OVC Male Cross Country Runner of the Year (2014); All-Southeast Region (2015, 2014); NCAA Championship Participant (2015, 2014, 2012); All-OVC, First Team (2015, 2012)
Outdoor Track - Regional Qualifier (2015)

OVC Individual Championships:
Indoor Track – 3,000m (2015)
Outdoor Track – 5,000m (2015), 10,000m (2016)

2015-16:
Cross Country – Missed most of the cross country season with an injury, but returned late in the fall to help vault EKU to its 10^th straight OVC title and fifth berth in the NCAA Championships … finished first on the team and seventh overall at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships with a 10K time of 29:29.3 … earned All-Southeast Region honors for his performance … his performance also led EKU to a third-place finish and an at-large berth to NCAAs … placed 124^th at the national championships with a 10K time of 31:10.8, helping the Colonels finish 17^th nationally … made his season debut at the OVC Championships, where he finished second overall with an 8K time of 24:35.7.
Track and Field – Did not compete until the outdoor season … won gold in the 10,000 meters at the OVC Outdoor Championships with a time of 30:31.2 … also ran 8:31.3 for 3,000 meters during the outdoor season.

2014-15:
Cross Country – Voted the OVC Male Cross Country Runner of the Year … placed 10^th out of 231 runners with a 10K time of 30:26.8 at the NCAA Southeast Regional to help the EKU men finish fourth and earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships … named All-Southeast Region for his performance at that meet … was named the OVC Male Cross Country Runner of the Week every time he competed during the regular season … won the Bluegrass Invitational on Sept. 13 with an 8K time of 23:49.52 … posted a personal-best 8K time of 23:27.4 at the loaded Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 3.
Track and Field – Qualified for the NCAA East Regional with a PR of 29:10.87 in the 10,000 meters, which he ran at the Virginia Challenge on April 18 … that is the third-fastest 10,000 meters time in EKU history ... finished 33rd in the 10,000 meters at the regional meet with a time of 31:10.65 ... took gold in the 5,000 meters at the OVC Outdoor Championships with a personal-best time of 14:20.33 ... also ran a PR of 3:49.67 in the 1,500 meters during the outdoor season ... won his first individual conference title at the OVC Indoor Championships, taking gold in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:30.32 … also took silver in the mile with a time of 4:14.35 and was a member of the distance medley relay team that finished second (10:20.75) … recorded indoor season best times of 4:10.13 in the Kentucky Invitational on Jan. 16 and 8:08.20 in the 3,000 meters at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 13 … named OVC Male Track Athlete of the Week following his 3,000 meters performance at Iowa State.

2013-14: 
Cross Country – Did not compete due to injuries.
Track and Field – Earned two silver medals at the OVC Indoor Championships, finishing second in the mile with a personal-best time of 4:09.15 and second in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:24.12 … recorded indoor season-bests in the 3,000 meters (8:18.52) at the Iowa State Classic and the 5,000 meters (15:09.05) at the Rod McCravy Memorial … took bronze in the 1,500 meters at the OVC Outdoor Championships with a personal-best time of 3:49.70 … also scored points with a seventh-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the outdoor championships (15:14.24).

2012-13:
Cross Country – Named the OVC Male Freshman of the Year just before finishing third overall at the OVC Championships with an 8K time of 24:34.48 to help lead the EKU men to their seventh consecutive conference crown … finished in the team’s scoring five at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships, placing 35th overall with a 10K time of 31:04.75 and helping the Colonels reach their second straight NCAA Championships … ran the eighth-fastest 8K time in the OVC during the regular season when he led the EKU men’s ‘B’ team to a second-place finish out of 24 teams in the black race of the Greater Louisville Classic in a time of 24:44.60.
Track and Field – Finished fourth in the 3,000 meters at the OVC Indoor Track and Field Championships, logging a time of 8:25.37 … ran a personal-best time in the 3,000 meters at the Hoosier Hills Open on Feb. 8 (8:16.62) … clocked a personal-best 4:18.68 in the mile at the Middle Tennessee State Invitational on Feb. 2 … also scored points at the OVC Outdoor Championships with a sixth-place finish in the 1,500 meters (4:03.65) … recorded personal-bests in the 5,000 meters (14:33.97) and 1,500 meters (3:51.38) during the outdoor season.

High School Accomplishments: The Colonels' youngest recruit at 17 years old and a newcomer to running who has exhibited great talent ... comes from a running family, as his sister is former Colonel All-American Lydia Kosgei and his first cousin is U.S. Olympian Janet Cherobon-Bawcom.

Personal: Major is medical laboratory science.