Gilbert Boit
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Iten, Kenya
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Kiborom HS
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- Previous School:
- Kiborom HS
Bio
In 2016 (Freshman): Boit had a record-breaking freshman season for the Golden Eagles...came into the 2016 season as the fourth ranked freshman in the country in the 10,000-meter race...school record holder in the 10K with a time of 29:25...set a school record in the 8K at the Greater Louisville Classic on Oct. 1, where he completed the race with a time of 23:59.70...claimed the 2016 OVC Men's Cross Country title when he beat out all other runners from around the League with an 8K time of 24:20.9, which also earned him OVC Male Runner of the Championship accolades...placed 11th at the NCAA South Regions in a field of 157 runners...led the Golden Eagle men to an 11th place overall finish at the NCAA South Regions, marking the best finish a men's team has had in school history...led the Golden Eagles in all seven races this season, including four first-place overall finishes...holds the fastest 6K-time in the OVC this year for his time of 18:33.7, which he established in Tech's opening meet at the Golden Eagle Invitational on Sept. 3...twice received OVC Male Runner of the Week accolades...named the OVC Freshman of the Year, to the All-OVC first team, and to the All-Region first team.
Personal: Boit is a native of Iten, Kenya...graduated from Kiborom High School in 2010...will study physical therapy.
News mentions
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Two male and four female Tennessee Tech cross country runners appeared at the NCAA South Regional Friday morning in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to see how they stacked up against a combined 392 other runners around the region.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech men’s cross country team continues its postseason run on Friday at the NCAA South Regional Championships, hosted by the University of Alabama at the Harry Pritchett Running Park.
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.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – With the OVC Championship races on the horizon, sophomore Gilbert Boit and freshman Purity Sanga have been recognized by the Ohio Valley Conference for their efforts all season on the cross country course.
CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Tennessee Tech men’s cross country postseason begins Saturday with the 2017 OVC Cross Country Championship, which features a tough field of all 12 OVC teams. Five teams, including Tech, are ranked regionally by the USTFCCCA.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Sophomore Gilbert Boit has been named the adidas® OVC Male Runner of the Week for the third time of the 2017 season, as announced by the Ohio Valley Conference office Tuesday.
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.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Sophomore Gilbert Boit has been named the adidas® OVC Co-Male Runner of the Week for the second consecutive week, as announced by the Ohio Valley Conference office Tuesday.
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.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Boasting a tie for its highest USTFCCCA ranking in program history, the Tennessee Tech men’s cross country team heads north this weekend for the inaugural Sam Bell Invitational, hosted by Indiana University.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Sophomore Gilbert Boit and freshman Purity Sanga have been named the adidas® OVC Male and Female Runners of the Week, as announced by the Ohio Valley Conference office Tuesday.
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.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Tennessee Tech men’s cross country team will race for the first time since early September when it travels down south for the Mountain Dew Invitational this weekend. Tech has never before appeared in the meet.
NEW ORLEANS – With one meet under its belt, the Tennessee Tech men’s cross country team remains at 11th in the USTFCCCA South Region Week 1 rankings, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Monday.
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.