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2019 Track & Field Roster

Michael Reese
Michael Reese
Michael Reese

Antony Kosgei

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Eldoret, Kenya
  • Highschool Kirisia High School

Biography

2017 C-USA All-Academic Team
NCAA Division I Cross Country All-Region Honoree (2016)

All Conference USA First Team Honoree (2016)
All Conference USA Second Team Honoree (2017)

2016 InTouch Credit Union C-USA Cross Country Men's All-Academic Team Honoree
 
2018 (SENIOR): Competed in five meets during the season … started the season with a 13th-place finish at the Lobo Invitational in the 5K … finished 32nd overall at the C-USA Championships in the 8K … ran the 10K at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships.

2017 (JUNIOR): Opened the season with three silver finishes at the NMSU meet (4.01K/11:50.3), UNM Lobo Invitational (5K/15:31.9) and Lori Fitzgerald (6.4K/20:35.8) … finished ninth overall at C-USA Championships in the 8K (24:45.9) earning All-C-USA second team honors … took sixth place at the NMSU Kachina Classic in the 7K posting a time of 21:45.88 … competed at the 2017 Adidas D1 Pre Nationals finishing 22nd overall ... named to 2017 C-USA All-Academic Team. 

2016 (SOPHOMORE):  Finished every collegiate meet in the top 10 during the 2016 regular season, highlighted by a 10th-place finish at the 2016 NCAA Pre Nationals (8k/ 24:13.1)…took fifth at the Conference USA Championships with an 8K time of 24:15.3 to help UTEP win the conference title for a second year in a row… finished in seventh-place at the Notre Dame Invitational to help the Miners take silver (8K/23:55.0)…earned all-region honors for his 13th-place performance at the NCAA Mountain Regionals (10K/ 31:12.8)…at the NCAA Championships he boasted a 10K readout of 31:09.6 (137th place)…took top-three spots at the Lori Fitzgerald Classic (first) and the UNM Lobo Invitational (third)...was named to the 2016 InTouch Credit Union C-USA Cross Country Men's All-Academic Team for maintaining a 3.73 GPA as an environmental science major in addition to his athletic endeavors.

2015 (FRESHMAN): Took sixth place at the Conference USA Championships with an 8K time of 24:53.1 to help UTEP win its first conference title since 2009 … placed 108th at the NCAA Championships in the 10K with a readout of 31:01.1 to help UTEP finish 11th overall … placed 28th at the NCAA Mountain Regionals with a time of 30:49.66 in the 10K … placed 29th at the 8K Notre Dame Invitational with a readout of 24:20.6 to help UTEP win the team title … took silver at the Texas Tech/NM State Dual and Lori Fitzgerald Classic while collecting bronze at the Kachina Classic … placed 96th at NCAA Pre Nationals with a 8K time of 24:17.9.

Personal: Son of Milka Chepkosgei Koros and Elly Kipkosgei Keino … computer science major … has three brothers and four sisters … born in Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya.

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  • 2015Freshman

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  • 2016Sophomore

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  • 2017Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2018Redshirt Junior

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  • 2019Redshirt Senior

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