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2020 Track & Field Roster

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Boaz Ronoh

  • Position Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Eldoret, Kenya
  • Highschool E&T Concord Boys Secondary High School

Biography

2019 All-Conference USA Third Team (10,000m Outdoor) 

2020 OUTDOOR
  • Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. 
 
2020 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
  • Finished second in the 5000m with a time of 15:22.24 at the Texas Tech Corky Classic.
  • Placed third in the 3000m, clocking in an 8:47.70 at the Corky Classic.
  • Posted a personal-best 8:32.54 in the 3000m at the Conference USA Championships.
  • Competed in the distance medley relay at the C-USA Championships, posting a 10:29.14 with a seventh-place finish.
  • Finished fourth in the 3000m, posting a time of 8:46.23 at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational.
  • Placed fifth, clocking in an 8:44.65 in the 3000m at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational.

2019 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
  • Won gold in the 3,000m run at the Desert Heat Classic, registering a time of 8:40.83.
  • Earned bronze in the 10,000m run at the Conference USA Championships, recording a time of 30:31.53.
  • Finished third in the 5,000m run (15:05.69) at the Texas A&M Invitational.
  • Dashed for a season-best 14:40.94 in the 5,000m at the C-USA Championships.
  • Placed fifth in the mile at the UTEP Springtime. 

2019 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
  • Captured gold in the 3,000m at the Texas Tech Corky Classic with a time of 8:51.26.
  • Ran a season-best 8:32.72 in the 3,000m run at the Conference USA Championships.
  • Competed in the mile run, placing fourth (4:15.78) at the Texas A&M Triangular.
  • Competed in the 5,000m run at the Conference USA Championships, placing seventh. 

2018 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
  • Opened the 2018 season with a career best in the 1500m (4:06.64).
  • Posted two career bests in the 5000m (14:48.87) and the 10,000m (31:23.53) finishing fourth overall at the C-USA Championships.
  • Posted a second-place finish at the Texas Invitational in the 5,000m.
  • Notched a fifth-place finish at the Desert Heat Classic in the 3,000m with a time of 8:50.24.

2018 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
  • Debuted for the Orange and Blue at the Vanderbilt Commodore Invitational in the 3,000m with a time of 8:38.06 to finish 20th overall.
  • Earned an eighth-place finish at the C-USA Championships in the 5,000m with a personal-best time of 14:54.08 .
  • Clocked a personal-best time of 8:37.30 in the 3,000m at the C-USA Championships to finish 14th overall.
  • Notched a ninth-place finish at the Texas Tech Invitational in the 3,000m with a time of 8:49.11.

PERSONAL: Full name Boaz Kipogei Ronoh ... son to Hillary Kosgei Kiprono and Jane Biwott ... has two family members that compete professionally in long distance events for Kenya (Emmanuel Kipchirchir Kiprono and Allan Kipkorir Kiprono) ... civil engineering major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

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  • 2019Sophomore

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  • 2020Junior

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