2021 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2019: Earned All-South Atlantic Conference and All-Southeast Region for the third time each as a junior…Qualified for the NCAA national championship meet for the first time, posting a school-record 10K time of 31:31.9 in California…Posted two 2019 victories: Catawba Fleet Feet (26:30.7, 8K) and WU Bulldog Stampede (25:23.1, 8K)…Claimed third place in the SAC championship meet with his 8K time of 25:41.7…Finished eighth in the prestigious Lehigh Paul Short Run (Brown Division) with his 8K time of 24:57.0…Holds WU school records in both the 8K and the 10K…South Atlantic Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll student…
2018: All-South Atlantic Conference and All-Southeast Region as a sophomore…Posted a career-best 8K time of 24:26.0 at the Royals Challenge…Recorded a 25:23.6 8K in the SAC Championship Meet, finishing eighth…In the NCAA Southeast Regional meet, finished 22nd with his 10K time of 32:50.09…
2017: Earned first team All-SAC honors for his seventh-place finish in the SAC Championship meet 8K with a time of 25:17.65… Placed 10th with a time of 32:15.3 in the NCAA Southeast Regional Meet 10K… Earned bronze for his time of 26:41.9 in the Chick-fil-A Invitational 8K… Posted a time of 26:27.69 in the Lenoir-Rhyne Invite 8K good for a third place finish… Ran a 33:28.43 10K time in the Bulldog Stampede earning him a bronze… Posted a time of 26:13.8 at the Disney XC Classic 8K for a fifth place finish…
Personal
- Full name is Micah Kipchumba
- Born on January 17th, 1995
- Born in Nakuru, Kenya
- Son of Daniel and Betty
- Majoring in Accounting
- Favorite Athlete is Elliot Richards
- Favorite sports team is Panthers
- Favorite movie is Jumanji welcome to the jungle
- Favorite TV show is Family guy
- Favorite musical artist is Drake
- Favorite food is spicy chicken wings
- Most memorable sports moment is Qualifying for nationals
- Person I admire the most is Lebron James
- Something people don’t know about me is I have done the same pre race routine since high school.
- Nickname: Mikey.
- Favorite Quote: “If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.” – Michael Owen.
2017 Results
| Date |
Event |
Time |
Place |
| 9.2.17 |
Chick-Fil-A Invitational (8K) |
26:41.9 |
3rd |
| 9.8.17 |
Lenoir-Rhyne XC Invite (8K) |
26:27.69 |
3rd |
| 9.23.17 |
Bulldog Stampede (10K) |
33:28.43 |
3rd |
| 10.7.17 |
Disney XC Classic (8K) |
26:13.8 |
5th |
| 10.21.17 |
SAC Championship Meet (8K) |
25:17.65 |
7th |
| 11.4.17 |
NCAA Southeast Regional Meet (10K) |
32:15.3 |
10th |
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