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2007 Men's Cross Country Roster


Julius Kirui

Class: SO
Height: 5-9
Weight: 129 pounds
Previous School: Kapsabet Boys HS
Hometown: Kapsabet, Kenya

2007 XC: Placed in Top 30 in five of the six events, including three races in the Top 15 ... Finished 16th at Belmont Opener in 15:52.16 (5K) and 27th at UTC Powerade Invitational in 16:18 (5K) ... Posted 18th-place showing at Old Timers Classic in 26:25.27 (5 miles) and was 85th at Louisville Classic in 25:42.19 (8K) ... Finished seventh at FrontRunner Invitational in 16:02 (5K) and 14th at Sun Belt Championships in 26:18.10 (14).

2006-07
Indoor:
Participated in just two events after arriving on campus for the spring semester ... Finished 10th in 3000-meters in 9:01.34 at MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished sixth in 3000 in 8:52.48 and sixth in 5000-meters in 15:30.66 at Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor: Placed seventh in steeplechase in 10:09.22 and member of sixth-place distance medley relay (10:45.01) at Alabama Relays ... Finished 17th in 5000-meters in 15:50.05 at Yellowjacket Invitational ... Came in 19th in 1500-meters in 4:40.73 and member of eighth-place 4x400-meter relay (3:37.38) at Tiger Track Classic ... Placed 21st in 5000 in 15:15.45 at Vanderbilt Invitational and set personal-best in steeplechase, finishing sixth in 9:46.02 at Stan Lyons Invitational ... Placed eighth in steeplechase in 9:47.42 and 11th in 5000 in 15:45.98 at Sun Belt Championships.

High School: Attended Kapsabet Boys HS, the same secondary school as former Blue Raider Geoffrey Lagat ... Posted times of 15:02 in 5000-meters, 4:18 in 1500-meters, 2:03 in 800-meters, and 52.96 in 400-meters.

Personal: Julius Kipngetich Kirui ... Son of Philiph K. Langat and Hellen C. Keino ... Born January 17, 1984.