Troy University Athletics
2013 Men's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Kirui, Enock
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Enock Kirui
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
- High School:
- Cheptenye HS
Bio
Senior (Cross Country): Competed in five meets, placing first on the team in all five… Won the Coach “O” Invitational with a time of 27:49.61… Placed 29th overall at the Sun Belt Championships… Finished sixth overall at the Trojan Invitational with a 5k time of 16:49.40…. Finished 14th overall at the Greater Louisville Invitational with a time of 25:57.70.
Collegiate Personal Bests
5k – 16:49.40
8k – 25:57.70
Senior Season (Track): Competed mostly in the 3000-meter steeplechase, ending the year with three top-five finishes and one win… won the 3000-meter steeplechase at the War Eagle Invitational at Auburn with a time of 9:51.56… posted a season-best time of 9:48.82 in the steeplechase at the Coach “O” Invitational, placing second… Competed in the 10,000-meter once, placing fifth in a time of 32:22.09.
Junior Season (Cross Country): Competed in six events for the Trojans, placing first on the team in all six… Took home first place at the Coach O Invitational with an 8k time of 27:25.08… Ran a season-best 8k at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, completing the course in 25:58.7, earning third-team All-Sun Belt accolades… Placed third at the season-opening Troy Invitational… Placed 62nd at the NCAA Regionals in Tallahassee, Fla., with a 10k time of 32:21.9.
Junior Season (Track): Competed in 800-meter, 1500-meter, 3000-meter, 5000-meter, 10,000-meter and 3000-meter steeple chase for the Trojans during the outdoor season…Placed third in the 10,000-meter at the Georgia Relays…Set season best of 32:12.66 in the 10,000-meter…Placed second in 3000-meter Steeple Chase at Coach “O” Invitational…Set season best of 9:33.27 in the 3000-meter steeple chase…Set season best of 2:04.93 in the 800-meter…Scored in the 10,000-meter and 3000-meter steeple chase at the Sun Belt Outdoor Conference Championships…Member of Troy’s “3.0” Club
Sophomore Season (Track): Ran in the 800-meters, 3000-meters steeple chase, 3000-meters, 5000-meters, and 10000-meters … Placed 1st in the 5000-meters at the Birmingham Southern Invitational with a time of 14:57.96 … Placed 2nd in the 10000-meters at the Florida State Relays with a time of 30:27.97 setting a personal best … Placed 1st in the 3000-meters steeple chase at the Troy Coach O Invitational with a personal best time of 9:23.94 … Finished 7th in the 10000-meters at the Sun Belt Championship with a time of 31:45.37 … Finished 7th in the 5000-meters at the Sun Belt Championship with a time of 15:07.27 … Finished 5th in the 3000-meters steeple chase at the Sun Belt Championship with a time of 9:24.38.
Sophomore Season (Cross Country): Placed first at the Troy Invitational with a time of 15:57... Also won the Georgia State Invitational, completing the course in 27:03... Took eighth place at the FSU Invitational at 25:03... Finished sixth at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships at 25:24... Ran a personal-best time of 31:10.52 at the NCAA Regionals, finishing 26th.
Freshman Season (Track): Ran in the 3000-meters steeple chase, 5000-meters, and 10000-meters…Placed first in the 5000-meters at the Southern Mississippi Invitational with a time of 15:25.39…Placed 10th in the 5000-meters at the Florida State Relays with a time of 15:16.23…Placed 10th in the 3000-meters at the Tiger Track Classic with a time of 8:48.93…Placed sixth in the 5000-meters at the Auburn Invitational with a time of 14:58.83…Placed first in the 3000-meters steeple chase at the Coach “O” Invitational with a time of 9:31.30…Placed 10th at the Sun Belt Championship in the 3000-meters steeple chase with a time of 9:43.69…Placed 10th in the 5000-meters at the Sun Belt Championship with a time of 15:12.19…Placed seventh in the 10000-meters at the Sun Belt Championship with a time of 31:32.79…Is listed 11th in the 5000-meters on the Sun Belt rankings…Is listed seventh in the 10000-meters Sun Belt rankings…Is listed seventh in the 3000-meters steeple chase Sun Belt rankings.
Freshman (Cross Country):Finished 11th overall in first collegiate meet, running a time of 16:27.92 in the Trojan Invitational on the 5K course ... Finished 86th overall at the Crimson Classic, running a time of 28:27.70 ... Finished ninth overall with a time of 26:05.00 at the Gulf Coast Stampede ... Finished eighth overall at the Coach O Invitational, running a time of 15:44.71 on the 5K course ... Finished 22nd overall at the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships, running a time of 28:43.50.
Personal: Member of 3.0 GPA Recognition Club at Troy University ... Majoring in Accounting.
Collegiate Personal Bests
5k – 16:49.40
8k – 25:57.70
Senior Season (Track): Competed mostly in the 3000-meter steeplechase, ending the year with three top-five finishes and one win… won the 3000-meter steeplechase at the War Eagle Invitational at Auburn with a time of 9:51.56… posted a season-best time of 9:48.82 in the steeplechase at the Coach “O” Invitational, placing second… Competed in the 10,000-meter once, placing fifth in a time of 32:22.09.
Junior Season (Cross Country): Competed in six events for the Trojans, placing first on the team in all six… Took home first place at the Coach O Invitational with an 8k time of 27:25.08… Ran a season-best 8k at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, completing the course in 25:58.7, earning third-team All-Sun Belt accolades… Placed third at the season-opening Troy Invitational… Placed 62nd at the NCAA Regionals in Tallahassee, Fla., with a 10k time of 32:21.9.
Junior Season (Track): Competed in 800-meter, 1500-meter, 3000-meter, 5000-meter, 10,000-meter and 3000-meter steeple chase for the Trojans during the outdoor season…Placed third in the 10,000-meter at the Georgia Relays…Set season best of 32:12.66 in the 10,000-meter…Placed second in 3000-meter Steeple Chase at Coach “O” Invitational…Set season best of 9:33.27 in the 3000-meter steeple chase…Set season best of 2:04.93 in the 800-meter…Scored in the 10,000-meter and 3000-meter steeple chase at the Sun Belt Outdoor Conference Championships…Member of Troy’s “3.0” Club
Sophomore Season (Track): Ran in the 800-meters, 3000-meters steeple chase, 3000-meters, 5000-meters, and 10000-meters … Placed 1st in the 5000-meters at the Birmingham Southern Invitational with a time of 14:57.96 … Placed 2nd in the 10000-meters at the Florida State Relays with a time of 30:27.97 setting a personal best … Placed 1st in the 3000-meters steeple chase at the Troy Coach O Invitational with a personal best time of 9:23.94 … Finished 7th in the 10000-meters at the Sun Belt Championship with a time of 31:45.37 … Finished 7th in the 5000-meters at the Sun Belt Championship with a time of 15:07.27 … Finished 5th in the 3000-meters steeple chase at the Sun Belt Championship with a time of 9:24.38.
Sophomore Season (Cross Country): Placed first at the Troy Invitational with a time of 15:57... Also won the Georgia State Invitational, completing the course in 27:03... Took eighth place at the FSU Invitational at 25:03... Finished sixth at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships at 25:24... Ran a personal-best time of 31:10.52 at the NCAA Regionals, finishing 26th.
Freshman Season (Track): Ran in the 3000-meters steeple chase, 5000-meters, and 10000-meters…Placed first in the 5000-meters at the Southern Mississippi Invitational with a time of 15:25.39…Placed 10th in the 5000-meters at the Florida State Relays with a time of 15:16.23…Placed 10th in the 3000-meters at the Tiger Track Classic with a time of 8:48.93…Placed sixth in the 5000-meters at the Auburn Invitational with a time of 14:58.83…Placed first in the 3000-meters steeple chase at the Coach “O” Invitational with a time of 9:31.30…Placed 10th at the Sun Belt Championship in the 3000-meters steeple chase with a time of 9:43.69…Placed 10th in the 5000-meters at the Sun Belt Championship with a time of 15:12.19…Placed seventh in the 10000-meters at the Sun Belt Championship with a time of 31:32.79…Is listed 11th in the 5000-meters on the Sun Belt rankings…Is listed seventh in the 10000-meters Sun Belt rankings…Is listed seventh in the 3000-meters steeple chase Sun Belt rankings.
Freshman (Cross Country):Finished 11th overall in first collegiate meet, running a time of 16:27.92 in the Trojan Invitational on the 5K course ... Finished 86th overall at the Crimson Classic, running a time of 28:27.70 ... Finished ninth overall with a time of 26:05.00 at the Gulf Coast Stampede ... Finished eighth overall at the Coach O Invitational, running a time of 15:44.71 on the 5K course ... Finished 22nd overall at the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championships, running a time of 28:43.50.
Personal: Member of 3.0 GPA Recognition Club at Troy University ... Majoring in Accounting.
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