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2020 Track & Field Roster

Cornelius Kapel

  • Position Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Wei-Wei, Kenya
  • Highschool West Pokot

Biography

2020 OUTDOOR
  • Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. 
 
2020 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
  • Clocked a season-best 9:31.81 in the 3000m, placing 11th at the Texas Tech Corky Classic.
  • Ran a 2:40.44 in the 1000m at the Corky Classic.
  • Posted a 9:39.33 in the 3000m at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational.

2019 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
  • Clocked in a personal-best 2:06.05, finishing third in the 800m at the UTEP Springtime.
  • Placed second in the 3000m (9:08.37) at the UTEP Springtime.
  • Clocked in a personal-best 8:43.30 in the 3000m, placing third at the Desert Heat Classic.
  • Recorded a personal-best 31:39.67 in the 10,000m at the Conference USA Championships. 
 
2019 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
  • Finished second in the mile, clocking in a personal-best 4:16.68 at the Texas Tech Corky Classic.
  • Placed third in the 3000m (8:59.34) at the Corky Classic.
  • Competed in the 3000m at the New Mexico Classic and the Texas A&M Triangular. 
 
2018 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
  • Won the 1500m, clocking in a personal-best 4:02.06 at the UTEP Springtime.
  • Ran a personal-best 14:51.15 in the 5000m, placing fifth at the Conference USA Championships.
  • Finished seventh in the 10,000m (31:45.02) at the C-USA Championships.
  • Placed third in the 3000m (8:51.46) at the Texas Invitational.
  • Finished fourth in the 3000m (8:44.39) at the Desert Heat Classic.
 
2018 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
  • Clocked in a personal-best 8:38.67 in the 3000m at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational.
  • Competed in the 3000m and the 5000m at the Conference USA Championships.
  • Ran a season-best 4:17.51 in the mile at the Commodore Invitational.
  • Finished in sixth in the mile (4:18.14) at the Texas Tech Classic. 

PERSONAL: Son of Simion and Elizabeth Lotwari ... has five brothers and two sisters ... born in Wei-Wei, Kenya ... multidisciplinary studies major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

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  • 2019Sophomore

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  • 2020Junior

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