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Titus Cheruiyot

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Eldoret, Kenya
  • High School Kipsangui Boys HS

Biography

2020 All-Conference USA Second Team (5000m Indoor)
2020 All-Conference USA Third Team (3000m Indoor)
2020 Conference USA Track & Field Indoor Championships Male Freshman of the Meet

2023 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
  • Took first place in the 5000m with a 14:24.26 at the Willie Williams Classic/Dave Murray Distance Carnival.
  • Placed fourth in 1500m with a 3:55.96 at the New Mexico Spring Invitational.
  • Competed in the 10,000m, placing seventh with a 32:17.17 at the CUSA Championships in Denton, Texas. 
 
2023 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
  • Placed fourth in the 5000m (14:19.84) and seventh in the 3000m (8:19.15) at the CUSA Championships in Birmingham, Ala. 
  • Ran a personal-record 4:25.41 in the mile at the TTU Corky Classic. 
  • Finished third in the 3000m with an 8:30.71 at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
2022 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
  • Set career best time in the 3000m run (8:13.21), placing second at the Sun Angel Classic.
  • Placed first in 10k-meter run (29:14.08) at the Bryana Clay Invitational.
  • Competed in the 5000m run and the 10K-meter run at the Conference USA Championships, placing fifth in the 5000m (14:46.89) and fifth in the 10k-meter run (31:07.86).

2022 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
  • Competed in the 3000-meter race at the Don Kirby Open & Elite.

2021 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
  • Opened outdoor season with a first-place showing (14:56.04) in the 5000-meter run at the UTSA Invitational. 
  • Won the 3000 with a time of 8:32.49 at the Desert Heat Classic. 
  • Placed third in the 5000 (14:47.33) at the Bobcat Invitational.
  • Captured second in the 3000-meter steeplechase, clocking in a personal-best time 9:40.67 at the Masked Rider Open. 
  • Ran a personal-best 3:53.97 in the 1500-meter race at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open. 
  • Placed second in both the 1500 (3:59.82) and 5000 (14:47.63) at the Roadrunner Invitational. 

2020 OUTDOOR
  • Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. 
 
2020 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
  • Named All-Conference USA second team (5000m) and All-C-USA third team (3000m).
  • Ran a 14:08.80 in the 5000m, winning silver at the Conference USA Championships.
  • Clocked in a personal-best 8:13.28 in the 3000m, claiming bronze at the C-USA Championships.
  • Recorded a personal-best 14:03.03 in the 5000m, finishing second at the Iowa State Classic.
  • Finished in first place with a time of 8:42.53 in the 3000m at the Texas Tech Corky Classic.
  • Clocked a 2:31.51 in the 1000m, placing fourth at the Corky Classic.
  • Placed first in the 3000m, registering a time of 8:28.00 at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational.
  • Claimed gold in the 3000m (8:21.93) at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.

PERSONAL: Full name is Titus Kipkembol Cheruiyot … son of Prisca and David Cheruiyot … born in Eldoret, Kenya … student council president in high school … aerospace engineering major. 

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