2022 Cross Country Roster
Biography
All-Conference USA First Team (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2021)
2019 C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
Conference USA Athlete of the Week (Oct. 16, 2018)
2021 (JUNIOR)
- Competed in all six meets during the 2021 season
- Named All-Conference USA first team
- Finished in fourth place in the 8K at the Conference USA Championships
- Placed seventh (15:18.2) in the 5K at the Lori Fitzgerald Memorial
- Clocked in an 8K personal-best 23:47.9 for eighth place at the Arturo Barrios Invitational
- Ran the 10K at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, finishing 54th (31:33.2)
- Competed at the Texas Tech Open and Live in Lou XC Classic
2020 (JUNIOR)
- Competed in all three events.
- Earned 2020 All-Conference USA first team honors.
- Clocked in a season-best 24:23.00, placing sixth in the 8K at the Conference USA Championships in Birmingham, Ala.
- Ran at the Oklahoma State Invitational, posting a time of 24:55.00.
- Placed 18th with a time of 25:05.07 at the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla.
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
- Competed in six events
- Named to the 2019 All-Conference USA first team.
- Placed sixth, clocking in a personal-best 24:06.65 in the 8k at the C-USA Championships.
- Won the 6.4km at the Lori Fitzgerald Memorial, posting a personal-best 19:29.14.
- Finished third after running a personal-best 24:16.74 in the 5-mile at the Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational.
- Turned in a second-place finish in the 5k at the Lobo Invitational, posting a 15:17.64.
- Registered a 24:22.00 in the 8k at the Pre-National Invitational.
- Clocked in a 31:40.1 (41st) at the NCAA Mountain Regionals.
2018 (FRESHMAN)
- Opened the season with the second-place finish in the 7K at the Lori Fitzgerald (22:00.41).
- Posted a fifth-place finish in the 8K at the C-USA Championships earning first team honors.
- Registered a personal best of 24:12.09 in the 8K at the Santa Clara Bronco.
- Earned C-USA Athlete of the Week (Oct. 16).
- Clocked a time of 31:10.8 in the 10K at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships.
PERSONAL: Full name is Rodger Kipkoech Korir ... son of William Lagat and Mary Jeptoo Ngelo ... has one brother and one sister ... born in Eldoret, Kenya ... civil engineering major.
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