Benard Sigei
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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Hometown:
- Bomet, Kenya
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Sagumerga HS
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- Previous School:
- Sugumerga HS
Bio
2019 (Senior): Ran in five meets, earning a pair of team third-place finishes... claimed a season-best in the 8K with a time of 27:34.5 at the Upstate Invitational (Oct. 5).
2018 (Junior): A wildcard runner who finished in all five slots of the Tech lineup at least once during the year … posted a season-best eight-kilometer time of 24:36.2 at the Greater Louisville Classic on Sept. 29, which gave him a top-30 finish, and the program’s 12th fastest-time ever … came in sixth overall with a time of 24:39.21 at the Florida Mountain Dew Invitational on Sept. 22 … took a third top-15 result, placing 13th in 24:57.90 at the UAB Blazer Classic on Oct. 12 … came in fourth overall Sept. 8 at the Golden Eagle Invitational, recording the team’s second-fastest four-mile time, 20:34.9 … posted three 8K times that sit in the top 50 on Tech’s all-time list.
2017 (Sophomore): Tech's No. 4 runner in four of five meets on the season ... came in 10th at TTU's Golden Eagle Invitational on September 2, posting a 6K time of 20:03.9 ... took an 8K season-best at the OVC Championships on October 28, finishing as the team's No. 3 in 25:44.5 to place 44th overall.
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...finished 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: Son of Richard & Salina Karin... born August 2, 1994... native of Bomet, Kenya.
Academic: Majoring in accounting.
News mentions
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Tennessee Tech freshman Nancy Jesang rewrote the Tech history books on Saturday as she became the best-ever freshman finisher at the OVC Cross Country Championships, claiming a third-place finish with a time of 17:55. As a team, both Tech's men's and women's teams finished with ninth-place finishes on the day.
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Tennessee Tech cross country will open the championship season this Saturday as they compete in the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in Edwardsville, Illinois hosted on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
MURRAY, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech cross country teams closed out their regular season on Friday at the Murray State Open at Miller Memorial Golf Course, as both Ababu Mohamed and Nancy Jesang claimed top-place finishes in both races and the women's team earned a runner-up finish.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Tennessee Tech wrapped up its third meet of the season on Saturday morning as they competed in the Upstate Invitational at the Milliken Research Park.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech cross country made their second trip to Nashville on Saturday as they competed in the Commodore Classic, hosted by Vanderbilt University.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech cross country teams opened their season on a steamy Friday afternoon in Nashville, claiming a pair of sixth-place finishes during the Belmont Opener at Percy Warner Park.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech cross country has their eyes set on their first competition of the 2019 season, the Belmont Opener at Percy Warner Park in Nashville on Friday, Aug. 30.
NEW ORLEANS, La. - As the Golden Eagles begin the Peter Dalton era, the Tennessee Tech men’s cross country team will begin their season ranked 11th in the south region, announced by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.