2019-20 Track & Field, Cross Country Roster
Noel Rotich
- Position:
- Cross Country/Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Kapenguria, Kenya
- High School:
- Chewoyet
Bio
Accolades
- NCAA All-South Region, cross country (2019)
- First Team All-SEC, cross country (2019)
2020-21
2021 Indoor Season
- Traveled to the Tyson Invitational to compete in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:58.55
- Competed in the 3,000-meter run (8:27.44) and placed second in the distance medley (10:03.87) at the South Carolina Invitational
- Opened the season with a third place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 14:44.44
2020 Cross Country
- Competed in the five-mile run at the SEC Championships with a time of 25:28.10.
2019-20
2020 Indoor Season
- Finished fourth in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:00.65 at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships. He also competed in the 3,000-meter run for the Tide with a time of 8:18.05.
- Posted a career-best time of 13:58.75 in the 5000m at the Iowa State Classic finishing eighth among collegians.
- Traveled to the Indiana University Relays and ran the 3,000-meter run (fast section) in 8:12.02.
- Finished second in the 1-mile run with a time of 4:09.20 at the Samford Invitational.
2019 Cross Country
- Finished ninth in the NCAA Cross Country South Regionals with a 10k time of 30:21.80
- Finished 10th in the SEC Cross Country Championships with an 8k time of 23:21.30
- Finished 11th at the Princeton Invitational with a 8k time of 24:22.1
2018-19
2019 Outdoor Season
- Finished second in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 14:03.62
2019 Indoor Season
- Finished 12th in the 5000 meters at the SEC Indoor Championship with a time of 14:36.93. Also competed in the 3000 meters but recorded no time
- Finished 13th in the 3000 meters at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 8:15.10
- Finished eighth in the 3000 meters at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a time of 8:29.18
2018 Cross Country
- Made his collegiate debut at the Nuttycombe Invitational
Prep Highlights
- Competed in the 2017 East African Secondary School Games in Gulu, Uganda
- Finished 17th in the Kenya Junior National Cross Country Championships
- 2017 Rift Valley Secondary Schools Sports Association 3,000-meter steeplechase champion
- Personal best of 8:32 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
- Coached by Edward Noti at Chewoyet High School
Personal Information
- Son of John Lopsikou and Selina Ngoletukei
- Born Feb. 24, 1999
- Majoring in exercise science
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