Benard Sigei
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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Hometown:
- Bomett, Kenya
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Sagumerga HS
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- Previous School:
- Sagumerga HS
Bio
In 2016 (Freshman): Sigei recorded a personal-best 6K time at the Golden Eagle Invitational, where he completed the race with a time of 19:22.7...recorded an 8K time of 25:39.41 at the Greater Louisville Classic on Oct. 1, which placed him 19th in the Tech record books...was a solid middle-of the-pack runner, recording four second-place, two third-place, and one fourth-place team finish for the Golden Eagles...finsihed 20th overall at the OVC Championships with an 8K time of 25:52.4...placed 63rd overall at the NCAA South Regionals with a 10K time of 32:22.1.
Personal: Sigei is a native of Bomet, Kenya..will major in accounting.
News mentions
CHARLESTON, Ill. – Tennessee Tech men’s cross country began its postseason at the OVC Championship on Saturday morning, enduring cold conditions at host Eastern Illinois’ Panther Trail Course.
NEW ORLEANS – The Tennessee Tech men’s cross country team has moved to No. 15 in Week 5 of the USTFCCCA South Region rankings, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Monday.
LOUISVILLE – Tennessee Tech received a preview of November’s NCAA Championships during its appearance at the adidas® Pre-National Invitational, hosted by the University of Louisville on Saturday morning.
LOUISVILLE – This coming Saturday, the Tennessee Tech men’s cross country team will race in its biggest and most prestigious meet yet this season at the NCAA Division I adidas® Pre-Nationals Invitational.
NEW ORLEANS – The Tennessee Tech men’s cross country team now stands at No. 12 in week 4 of the USTFCCCA South Region rankings, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Monday.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Compared to last week’s Mountain Dew Invitational, the Tech men’s cross country team faced a smaller but more challenging field at Indiana University’s inaugural Sam Bell Invitational.
NEW ORLEANS – The Tennessee Tech men’s cross country team has been rewarded for its performance at last weekend’s Mountain Dew Invitational with a jump in the latest USTFCCCA South Region rankings, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Monday.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Having not raced since Sept. 2, Tech men’s cross country showed no signs of slowing down at the Mountain Dew Invitational Saturday morning. The Golden Eagles placed second out of 24 teams in their first-ever appearance at the meet, and sophomore Gilbert Boit collected his second individual win in as many meets this season.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech cross country endured rainy conditions to complete the Golden Eagle Invitational presented by Hometown IGA, its season-opening meet at the Ironwood Golf Course on Saturday morning.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – For the second-consecutive year, Tennessee Tech cross country is gearing up for its season-opening Golden Eagle Invitational presented by Hometown IGA at the Ironwood Golf Course on Saturday morning.