2015-16 Men's Cross Country & Track and Field Roster

Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner

Methuselah Lagat

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Ht./Wt.:
    - /
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Letters:
    0
  • Hometown:
    Eldoret, Kenya
  • High School:
    Samoei Educational Centre / Cameron (Okla.) University

Summary

Biography

2016 Outdoor Season: Placed 16th in the 800 in 2:05.98 at the Rhodes Invitational (March 18) to begin the season...At the Louisiana Classic (March 25), came in third in the 5K with a time of 15:36.30 and fifth in the 1500 with a time of 4:02.13...Ran the 5K again at the Little Rock Invitational, bettering that time by more than 30 seconds and winning with a time of 15:03.71...Also ran the 1500 at home, crossing the finish line second in 4:03.51...In the 1500 at the UCA Open (April 15), placed fifth in 4:01.00...At the Memphis Invitational (April 29), ran the steeplechase in 9:22.61 for second place and the eighth-best time in school history...Ran that same race at the Sun Belt Championship (May 13), coming in seventh place in 9:25.92...Also ran the 5K at the Sun Belt Championship, taking 17th place in 15:38.77.

2015-16 Indoor Season: Helped the Trojans to a fifth-place finish in the DMR at the Sun Belt Championship (Feb. 22) as the team finished in 10:18.01...Ran the mile at that meet as well, taking 14th in 4:24.66...Also ran the mile at the Jaguar Invite (Feb. 7) in 4:31.22...Came in 24th place in the 800 at the ASU Invitational (Jan. 22)...Ran the 800 at the Jaguar Invite in 2:05.48.

2015 Cross Country Season: Came in 228th at the Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic to begin his Trojan career, crossing the finish line in 24:59.02...Helped the team to a victory at the Lois Davis Invitational with a time of 26:07 for seventh place...Came in 93rd in 25:31.67 at the Chile Pepper Festival...Ran 46th at the Sun Belt Championship with a time of 27:58.9.

Before Little Rock: Ran cross country and track and field at Cameron (Okla.) University for two years, helping the Aggies to a fifth-place conference finish in 2014...Was his high school's 3K and 400 meter champion while also taking part in the high jump and the 1500-meter race.

Personal: Born August 20, 1994...Son of WIlliam Komen...Has four brothers...Majoring in criminal justice.

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