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Campbell University

2018 Cross Country

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Kelvin Kirui

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 129
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Eldoret, Kenya
  • Highschool St. Joseph's HS

Biography

Career Honors:
NCAA Southeast All-Region (2017)
Big South All-Conference (2016, 2017)

2018-19: Outdoor - Set a new personal record in the 400m with a time of 50.49 at the Twilight Qualifier...Ran the 800m at the Big South Championship, finishing third in the finals with a time of 1:52.13...Was part of a 4x400 relay team at the Raleigh Relays, Gamecock Invitational, and Twilight Qualifier...Also ran on a 4x800 team at the Raleigh Relays... Indoor - Did not compete... Cross Country - Began the 2018 campaign setting his second best 6K time (19:14.8) at the Elon Opener...Placed fourth at the conference meet in the 8K with a time of 25:50.3...Competed at the NCAA Southeast Regional for the third straight year, finishing the 10K event in 31:26.4...

2017 Cross Country: Had personal records at the 6K, 8K and 10K distances during his junior campaign ... Opened the season by running a PR of 18:25.6 in the Elon Opener 6K ... Beat his previous 8K lifetime best three times during the 2017 season ... Set a new 8K PR of 23:48.6 at the adidas D1 Pre-Nationals to place 38th ... Improved upon his 10K PR by nearly two minutes at the NCAA Southeast Regional, clocking in at 29:37.9 ... Placed fifth at the conference meet to earn All-Conference honors for the second consecutive year ... Earned All-Region accolades. 

2016 Cross Country: Transferred to Campbell as a sophomore ... Opened the season at the adidas XC Challenge, finishing the 6K in 19:19.6 to place 50th ... Finished 53rd at the Panorama Farms Invitational ... Earned All-Conference honors after placing ninth at the Big South Championship... Came in 68th place at the NCAA Southeast Regional, completing the 10K in 31:05.0.

Kirui's Career Performances

4K:
13:13.4 (4th) - Campbell Duals (Sept. 8, 2017)

6K:
18:25.6 (4th) - Elon Opener (Sept. 2, 2017)
19:14.8 (16th) - Elon Opener (Aug. 31, 2018)
19:19.6 (50th) - adidas XC Challenge (Sept. 16, 2016)

8K:
23:48.6 (38th) - adidas D1 Pre-Nationals (Oct. 14, 2017)
24:36.9 (10th) - UVa Panorama Farms Invitational (Sept. 23, 2017)
25:11.3 (48th) - Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (Sept. 21, 2018)
25:11.9 (5th) - Big South Championships (Oct. 28, 2017)
25:21.7 (132nd) - Wisconsin Pre Nationals (Oct. 13, 2018)
25:50.3 (4th) - Big South Championships (Oct. 26, 2018)
25:50.8 (53rd) - UVa Panorama Farms Invitational (Sept. 23, 2016)
25:54.4 (9th) - Big South Championships (Oct. 28, 2016)

10K: 
29:37.9 (18th) - NCAA Southeast Regional (Nov. 10, 2017)
31:05.0 (68th) - NCAA Southeast Regional (Nov. 11, 2016) 
31:26.4 (57th) - NCAA Southeast Regional (Nov. 9, 2018)

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Sophomore

    0 lbs
  • 2017Junior

    5'8" 129 lbs
  • 2018Senior

    5'8" 129 lbs