Antibahs Kosgei

Antibahs Kosgei Conner Thompson 2016 South Regional

Position:
Cross Country/Distance
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Eldoret, Kenya
Prev School:
South Plains College

Accolades
• Second Team All-American, 10,000 meters (2017)
• Second Team All-SEC, 3,000-meter steeplechase (2017)
• Second Team All-SEC, 10,000 meters (2017)
• Second Team All-SEC, indoor 5,000 meters (2017)
• NCAA All-South Region, cross country (2016)
• Second Team All-SEC, cross country (2016)
• SEC Cross Country Champion, 8k (2015)
• SEC Men’s Runner of the Year, cross country (2015)
• First Team All-SEC, cross country (2015)
• Honorable Mention All-American, 10,000 meters (2016)
• Second Team All-SEC, 10,000 meters (2016)
• NCAA South Region Champion, cross country (2015)
• South Region Athlete of the Year (2015)
• NCAA All-South Region, cross country (2015)

2016-17

2017 Outdoor Season
Finished 16th in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Championships on June 7 in a time of 29:34.13 ... finished 10th in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA East Regional on May 25 in 30:02.96 to qualify for the NCAA Track & Field Championships ... finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 12 in 8:54.94 ... finished second to teammate Alfred Chelanga in the 10,000 meters at the 2017 SEC Championships on May 11 in 30:24.27 ... finished 11th in the 5,000 meters a the SEC Championships on May 13 in 14:08.64 ... finished third in the invitational 5,000 meters at the War Eagle Invitational on April 21 in 14:17.72 ... made his outdoor season debut at the Stanford Invitational on March 31, finishing 10th in the 10,000 meters - and was the fourth collegiate finisher - in a personal-best time of 28:35.79, the third-fastest time in school history.

2017 Indoor Season
Finished third in the 5,000 meters at the 2017 SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships in a personal-best 13:59.72, the ninth-fastest time in school history ... finished 20th in the invitational 5,000 meters at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 10 in a personal-best 14:02.21... the time is the ninth-fastest in school history ... finished second in the 3,000 meters at the Bob Pollock Invitational on Jan. 28 in a personal-best time of 8:09.33 ... finished third in the mile at the Auburn Invitational in a personal-best time of 4:08.24 ... finished second in the 3,000 meters in a time of 8:18.58 at the Commodore Invitational on Jan. 14.

2016 Cross Country
Finished 43rd at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in a season-best 10k time of 30:29.4 ... finished sixth at the NCAA South Regional, and was Alabama’s No. 2 runner, in a time of 30:33.1 ... earned All-South Region honors for his performance ... second team All-SEC selection in 2016 ... finished eighth at the SEC Championships, and was Alabama’s No. 1 finisher, in a time of 24:06.4 ... won the 2016 Crimson Classic, circling the 8k course in a time of 24:14.1 ... finished sixth and was Alabama’s top runner at the five-mile Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational in a time of 23:53.4 ... was the Tide’s first runner across the finish line, coming in fourth at the Chattanooga Powerade Invitational on Sept. 9 with a time of 14:57.13 over the 5k course ... SEC Men’s Runner of the Week honors after finishing first at the season-opening Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic in a time of 19:11.13 over the four-mile course.

2015-16
2016 Outdoor Season
Crossed the finish line with a time of 29:42.89 in the 10,000 meters to place 18th at the NCAA Championships … finished second in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA East Regional meet, clocking a time of 30:03.59 … competed in three events at the SEC Championships, finishing as the runner-up in the 10,000 meters (29:49.16), 10th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:00.53), and fifth in the 5,000 meters (14:08.08) … finished eighth in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:54.11 at the LSU Invitational … won the invitational section of the 5,000 meters at the War Eagle Invitational with a time of 14:38.68 … finished the 10,000 meters in 29:19.63 at the Stanford Invitational.

2016 Indoor Season
Registered a 5,000-meter time of 14:10.62 to finish 6th in the event at the SEC Championships … ran the 3,000 meters in a time of 8:13.39 to finish as the runner-up at the Indiana Relays … clocked a 3,000-meter time of 8:19.56 to finish sixth at the Conference Clash … finished eighth in the mile with a time of 4:10.07 at the Commodore Indoor Invitational.

2015 Cross Country
Competed at the 2015 NCAA Cross Country Championships with a time of 30:59.30 ... won the NCAA South Regional 10k race with a time of 30:25.66 ... winner of the SEC Cross Country Championships crossing the finish line with a time of 23:24.10 ... clocked a time of 24:17.47 at the Crimson Classic to finish as the runner-up … ran 25:08.9 to win the Cowboy Jamboree 8k … won the Brooks Twilight Classic 4-mile race in his Crimson Tide debut, running 19:49.75.

SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (TEXAS)
2013-15
Placed in the top six in three events at the 2015 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Indoor Championships (5,000 – 2nd, 15:01.23; 3,000 – third, 8:47.20; Mile – sixth, 4:22.28) … fifth in the 5,000 at the 2014 NJCAA Outdoor Championships in 14:57.92 … second at the 2014 NJCAA Cross Country Championships (8k) in 24:25.00 … led South Plains to a third-place team finish at the 2014 NJCAA Cross Country Championships … won the NJCAA Region 5 meet in the 8k with a time of 23:49.00, leading South Plains to a team title …helped lead South Plains to a third-place team finish at the 2013 NJCAA Cross Country Championships with a sixth-place finish in 25:33.5 (8k) … was the 2013 NJCAA Region 5 champion in the 8k running a time of 25:15.61 … placed sixth at the 2013 NJCAA Half-Marathon Championships ... has personal bests of 3:53.01 in the 1,500 meters, 4:19.43 in the Mile, 9:09.78 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, 14:51.27 in the 5,000 meters, and 32:40.99 in the 10,000 meters.

Prep and Personal
Attended James Moiben School ... born in Eldoret, Kenya.