2000 CROSS COUNTRY: Veteran runner who was near the top of Tech leaderboard all season ... Finished seventh at Red Raider Open (9/9) with time of 26:42 ... Also came in seventh at Sundodger Invitational (9/23) with mark of 24:41.89 ... Posted 20th-place showing at Cowboy Jamboree (9/30) in time of 25:30 ... Posted mark of 32:38.2 at Pre-National Meet (10/14) ... Struggled with injury at Big 12 Champ. (10/28), finishing in time of 26:53 ... Posted time of 33:36.2 at NCAA Mountain Regionals (11/11). 2000 OUTDOOR: Finished sixth in 1,500 at Texas A&M Multi-Event (3/18) with time of 4:02.15 ... Took 16th at Texas-Arlington Invitational (3/24) in 800 meters with mark of 1:59.27 ... Finished fourth in 1,500 at same meet with time of 3:56.11 ... Posted ninth-place finish at Texas Relays (4/8) in 5,000 with time of 15:21.51 ... Came in second in 1,500 at UTEP Invitational (4/15) with time of 4:03.55 ... Posted time of 14:42 in 5,000 at Penn Relays (4/29) ... Took 15th at Big 12 Championships (5/20) in 5,000 with time of 14:58.03 ... Finished ninth in 10,000 with mark of 31:14.49. 2000 INDOOR: Took third in mile run at Red Raider Invitational (1/22) with time of 4:17.04 ... Finished eighth at Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/29) in 3,000 meters with time of 8:49.78 ... Placed 19th in 3,000 at Cannon IV Classic (2/12) with mark of 8:29.05 ... Finished 28th at Big 12 Championships (2/26) with time of 8:36.30. 1999 CROSS COUNTRY: Team's top runner throughout season ... Finished second at season-opening Red Raider Invitational (9/11) with mark of 26:34 ... Posted mark of 25:26 at Sundodger Invitational (9/25) for eighth place ... Finishing mark of 25:26 was faster than any Tech runner's time from 1998 season ... Finished 13th at NCAA Pre-Nationals (10/18) with time of 25:50 ... Collected 17th-place finish at Big 12 Championships (10/30) with time of 25:35, marking best-ever finish at conference meet for a Tech competitor ... Finished 40th at NCAA Mountain Regional (11/14) with time of 32:21.52. 1999 OUTDOOR: Had solid campaign under Dave Smith during outdoor season after transferring from Dodge City Community College ... Held team's top times in 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 meter runs ... Top time in 1,500 was 3:52.20 at LSU Gold meet (4/17) ... Ran top time of 8:35.91 in 3,000 at Texas Opener (3/20) ... Top 5,000 time was 14:32.96 at Stanford Invite (3/28) ... Finished fourth at Texas Relays (3/31) in 5,000 with time of 14:58.32 ... Took 11th at Big 12 Championships (5/23) in 5,000 with mark of 14:53.18 ... Won 1,500 meters at FWISD Athletic Invitational (3/26) with time of 3:58.94 ... Finished 12th in 800 meters at same event. COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Ran at Dodge City Community College ... Team won 1998 cross country national championship ... Top time was 3:52 in 1,500 meters and 14:32 in 5,000. HIGH SCHOOL: 1995 graduate of Ruiry High School in Ruiry, Kenya ... Played soccer and ran track. PERSONAL: Born in Nairobi, Kenya ... Son of Elijah G. Ndungu and Joyce N. Gikonyo ... Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in mathematics. |
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