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| Year: | Jr. |
| Hometown: | Eldoret, Kenya |
| High School: | Kipkabus |
2013 Outdoor
Track
Placed sixth at the Southern Conference
Championships (April 20-21) in the 5,000-meter race with a time of
14:55.50 to earn UNCG three team points … Set an
personal-record in the 5,000-meter race at the Duke Invitational
(April 5-6) with a time of 14:44.98 … Finished ninth at the
SoCon Championships in the 10,000-meter race with a time of
31:59.61 … Notched a personal-best time in the 10k at the
Raleigh Relays (March 29-30) with a time of 30:52.19 …
Placed third in the 3,000-meter race at the Wake Forest Open (March
15-16), posting the top UNCG time of the season at 8:43.63 …
Ran one 1,500-meter race, posting a time of 4:00.86 at the UNCW
Seahawk Invitational (March 8-9).
2012-13 Indoor
Track
Posted a personal-best time of 4:21.63 in the mile
distance at the Hilton Garden Invitational (Feb. 1-2) …
Turned in a strong 2013 Southern Conference Championship (Feb.
23-24), notching personal-records in both the 3,000-meter and
5,000-meter races … Placed 10th in the
3,000-meter with a time of 8:34.17 and ninth in the 5,000-meter
race with a time of 15:06.23 … Also ran a time of 8:35.23 in
the 3,000-meter race at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb.
8-9).
2012 Cross
Country
Posted a season-best time of 25:03.30 at the
Pre-Nationals (Oct. 13) in Louisville when he finished
174th overall … Placed 73rd at the
NCAA Southeast Regional (Nov. 9), finishing in a career-best time
of 31:49.35 on the 10,000-meter course … Notched a ninth
place finish at the Southern Conference Championships (Oct. 27)
with a time of 25:09.00 on the 8,000-meter course … Won the
Elon Invitational (Sept. 15) individual title with a time of
25:29 on the 8,000-meter course … The title was the first of
his career … Finished 90th at the Greater
Louisville Classic (Sept. 29) with a time of 25:11.13.
2012 Outdoor
Track
Outdoor: Began the season with a sixth place overall
finish in the 1,500m at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational in a personal
record time of 3:59.12 (Mar 10) … crossed the line in a time
of 15:03.19 for the 5,000m at the Raleigh Relays (Mar 30) …
ran a personal best time of 31:03.15 in the 10,000m at the Duke
Invitational to finish in second place overall (Apr 6).
2011-12 Indoor
Track
Started the indoor season off with a ninth place overall finish in
the mile run at the Dick Taylor Invite with a personal best time of
4:24.28 (Jan 14) … ran a personal record time of 8:35.46 for
3,000m at the Fast Track Invite to finish in fifth place overall
(Feb 11).
2011 Cross
Country
Began the season with a fourth overall finish at the Elon
Invite, crossing the line in 25:13 (Sept 17) … ran a
personal record 8,000-meter time of 24:27 at the Southern
Conference Championships to finish seventh overall (Oct 29)
… First Team All-SoCon … finished 73rd
overall at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Louisville, Ky., with a
personal best 10,000-meter time of 32:01 (Nov 12).
Prior to
UNCG
2010-11
Competed at Northwood University as a freshman for coach
Jody Hawkins … named the Red River Conference Newcomer of
the Year in cross country … also named all-conference in
cross country after taking home runner-up honors at the conference
championship … helped lead his team to the Red River
Conference team title in outdoor track … named
all-conference in outdoor track in the 1,500, 3,000, 5,000 and
10,000 meters.
High
School
Attended Kipkabus Secondary School in Kipkabus, Kenya
where he ran for coach Edwin Kemboi.
Personal
Abraham Kiptoo Kemboi … born Aug. 4, 1987 in
Eldoret, Kenya … son of Francies and Grace Kemboi …
majoring in public health at UNCG.
Top Performances
Cross
Country
8k: 24:27.58 (SoCon Championships - 10/29/11)
10k: 31:49.35 (NCAA Southeast Regional - 11/9/12)
Indoor
Mile: 4:21.63 (Hilton Garden Invitational, 2/1/13)
3,000m: 8:34.17 (SoCon Indoor Championships, 2/23/13)
5,000m: 15:06.23 (SoCon Indoor Championships, 2/23/13)
Outdoor
800m: 1:56.93 (High Point VertKlasse, 3/23/13)
1,500m: 3:59.12
3,000m: 8:40.54
5,000m: 14:44.98 (Duke Invitational, 4/5/13)
10,000m: 30:52.19 (Raleigh Relays, 3/29/13)

