Vivien Chesire

Vivien Chesire
Vivien Chesire
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Hometown:
    Eldoret, Kenya
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Previous School:
    Kapkenda Girls' HS
Bio

2018:  Competed in five of Tech’s seven meets, slotting in as the Golden Eagles’ No. 4 runner at four of them … took a fifth-place overall finish at the Golden Eagle Invitational (Sept. 8) with a five-kilometer time of 22:22.7 … saved her season-best for the biggest stage, clocking a 21:42 at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships on Oct. 27.

Personal: Chesire is a native of Eldoret, Kenya and looks to build a career in agricultural business.

News mentions
Sanga reigns supreme at OVC Championships, men post highest team finish since 1967
Sanga reigns supreme at OVC Championships, men post highest team finish since 1967

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Purity Sanga followed through on her billing as the top female runner in the Ohio Valley Conference this season, winning the individual league title on Saturday morning at the OVC Championships. The Tech men made their own statement in the second race of the event, taking a third-place team finish, the program’s best since 1967.

Tech cross country seeks to make history at OVC Championships
Tech cross country seeks to make history at OVC Championships

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – An outstanding season for the Tennessee Tech cross country program has the potential to culminate in a storybook ending on Saturday morning when runners from all 12 Ohio Valley Conference institutions will meet in Cape Girardeau, Mo. to decide the league champions. For TTU, the OVC Championships will be the climax of meticulous preparation and five regular-season meets that have seen both the men’s and women’s teams progress tremendously.

Tech cross country puts exclamation point on regular season with dynamic finishes at Blazer Classic
Tech cross country puts exclamation point on regular season with dynamic finishes at Blazer Classic

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – If the prior weeks’ accomplishments weren’t enough proof, Tennessee Tech cross country left no doubt it’s ready for the OVC Championships in two weeks, as it turned in another round of spectacular performances at the UAB Blazer Classic Friday morning.

Tech men continue to trend upward, Sanga posts third-straight program record at Greater Louisville Classic
Tech men continue to trend upward, Sanga posts third-straight program record at Greater Louisville Classic

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The accomplishments continued to rise for the Tennessee Tech cross country teams with the conclusion of the Greater Louisville Classic Saturday, as the men’s team claimed its highest finish ever at the event and Purity Sanga broke the program record for the 5K for the third straight week.

Sanga’s school record, men’s top-five finish highlight breakout performance at Commodore Classic
Sanga’s school record, men’s top-five finish highlight breakout performance at Commodore Classic

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sophomore Purity Sanga is the new owner of the fastest women’s five-kilometer time in Tennessee Tech cross country history, and she sits alone at the top of the all-time list by a wide margin. Sanga came across the finish line in 17-minutes, 20.7-seconds, eclipsing Micayla Rennick’s old mark of 17:29.8 from October 29, 2016 by more than nine ticks of the clock.

Tech cross country makes strong 2018 debut at Golden Eagle Invitational
Tech cross country makes strong 2018 debut at Golden Eagle Invitational

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – “Whose house is this!?” “TECH’S!” “Whose house is this!?” “TECH’S!” “Whose house is this!?” “TECH’S!” So went the chant led by coach Wayne Angel prior to the men’s four-mile cross country race on Saturday morning at the Putnam County Sports Complex. The idea, obviously, was that both the TTU men’s and women’s cross country teams were coming into the race intending to defend their home turf, and when the results came out, that’s exactly what they had done.