Emmanuel Rotich

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Rotich's Career Honors
Year	Honor
2018	American Athletic Conference Runner of the Year
	NCAA Championships Qualifier
2017	USTFCCCA Regional Athlete of the Year
	American Athletic Conference Runner of the Year
	All-South Central Region Team
	NCAA South Central Regional Winner
2016	LSWA Runner of the Year
	LSWA All-Louisiana Team
	All-South Central Region Team
	All-American Athletic Conference Team
	NCAA South Central Regional Winner
	4x American Athletic Conference Male XC Runner of the Week (9/3, 9/17, 10/1, 10/15)

Rotich's Career Best Performances
Event	Time (Date)
*Outdoor*
1500	3:49.21 (3/17/17)
3000	8:03.17 (1/19/18)
5000	13:52.815 (12/2/17)
10K	29:09.24 (3/31/18)
3K steeplechase	8:36.40 (5/25/17)
*Cross Country*
8K	23:19.90 (10/1/16)
10K	29:49.1 (11/10/17)

As a senior (2018-2019)
Outdoor Track & Field

Competed in five regular-season meets in primarily the 3000 Steeplechase, in addition to 1500m and 5000m
Finished 20th in the 3000S in the semi-finals at the NCAA Division I Championships, with a time of 9:18.20
Earned a 3rd place finish at the East Region Preliminary Rounds with a season-best, 8:39.68
Took home the Conference title in both the 3000S as well as the 5000, with times of 8:56.39 and 14:08.87, respectively
In the 3000S, placed 1st and 2nd in two of his three regular-season races, finishing in the top 10 at all three
Was awarded ACC Track Athlete of the Week after his season-record setting performance at the Payton Jordan Invitational

Cross Country

Participated in two regular-season meets, The American Cross Country Championships, the NCAA South Central Regional, and NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
American Athletic Conference Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Year
Raced at the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive season, placing 155th in the field with a 10K time of 31:05.4 (11/17)
Placed fourth overall at the NCAA South Central Regional (11/9), earning himself a spot at the NCAA Championships with a time of 31:41.7
Won the American Athletic Conference Championship for the second consecutive year with a time of 27:06.0.
Claimed the crown at the Texas A&M Invitational (9/22) with an 8K time of 23:43.3
Placed 39th at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (10/13) with a time of 24:29.1 on the 8K course.

As a junior (2017-18)
Outdoor Track & Field

Reached the NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 3K steeplechase for the second consecutive year; was named a Second Team All-American for his 13th-place finish in 8:54.44
Won the 3K steeplechase at the NCAA East Regional (5/24) with a time of 8:43.05 to earn his place at the national meet
Took second in the conference championship 3K steeplechase, crossing the finish line in 8:49.01
Had his college-best mile at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (4/28) when he finished third in 4:08.21
Took third in the 3K steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/19) and won the Payton Jordan Invitational (5/3) 3K steeplechase
Ran his fastest 10K in college at the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational (3/31), placing second in 29:09.24
Won the 800 at the Early Bird Invitational (3/2) in 1:53.54

Indoor Track & Field

Won the 3K at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19) with a time of 8:03.17, his collegiate best
Took second in the 5K in 13:52.15 at the Boston University Season Opener (12/2), his collegiate best
At the Armory Challenge (1/25), placed second in the mile in 4:13.27

Cross Country

Participated in three regular-season meets, The American Cross Country Championships, the NCAA South Central Regional, and NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
American Athletic Conference Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Year
Competed in the Temple University Cross Country Invitational at Belmont Plateau (8K), earning a 1^st place finish (26:00.6, 9/1)
Finished 1^st at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (8K) (24:17.4, 9/29)
Finished 1^st at Pre-Nationals (8K) (23:47.1, 10/14)
Competed in The American Championships (8K) with a 1^st place finish (24:58.6, 10/28)
Competed in NCAA South Central Regional (10K) with a 1^st place finish (29:49.1, 11/10)
Finished 191^st at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships (10K) (31:30.5, 11/18)

As a sophomore (2017)
Outdoor Track & Field

Reached the NCAA Championship in the 5K and the 3K steeplechase; placed ninth in the steeplechase to earn Second Team All-American status and 18th in the 5K
At the NCAA East Regional, set his personal best in the 3K steeplechase with a run of 8:36.40 for seventh place to earn his spot at the national meet; also came in seventh in the 5K in 14:06.86
Won the American Athletic Conference Championship in the 3K steeplechase in 9:21.51 and ws also fourth in the 1500 in 3:54.57
Won the 3K steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/13) and the Houston Alumni Invitational (4/8) and the Early Bird Invitational (3/3)
Had his college-best 1500 at the Louisiana Classic (3/17) with a time of 3:49.21
Member of Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club spring 2017

Cross Country

Competed in all five regular-season meets as well as the American Athletic Conference Championships, the NCAA South Regional and the NCAA National Championships
LSWA Runner of the Year
American Athletic Conference Male Runner of the Week on four of five possible occasions (9/3, 9/17, 10/1, 10/15)
Finished in the top three in all but one meet
Opened the season as a runner-up at the Brooks Memphis Twilight (9/3)
Collected three title finishes on the year at the Allstate Sugar Bowl XC Festival (9/10), ISU Pre-National Invitational (24:36.5, 10/15) and the NCAA South Central Regional (29:58.9, 11/11)
Broke a school record in the 8K at the Stanford XC Invitational, finishing second only behind an unattached competitor (23:19.90, 10/1)
Finished third at the American Athletic Conference Championships to earn All-Conference honors
Also broke a 10K school record at the NCAA South Central Regional, finishing in 29:58.9 (11/11) to earn All-Region honors
Helped the Tulane men’s team to their highest ever placing at the American Athletic Conference Championships to finish second
Finished the 10K in 30:46.5 at the NCAA National Championships, the fourth-fastest time in school history

As a freshman (2016)
Outdoor Track & Field

Competed in eight regular-season meets and the American Athletic Conference Championships
Posted results in the 3,000 meter run, 5,000 meter run and 3,000 meter steeplechase
Set a school record in the 3,000 meter run at the Baylor Invitational (4/9) with a first-place time of 8:25.22
2^nd in both the 1,500 meter run (3:58.41) and 3,000 meter run (8:53.38) at the Tulane Twilight Invitational (3/4)
Career best and first place in the 1,500 meter run at the Southeastern Invitational (3:53.23, 4/16)
2^nd in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Alabama Relays (9:22.02, 3/19) and 3^rd at the Victor Lopez Relays (9:15.70, 3/25)
5^th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the prestigious Penn Relays (9:02.68, 4/28)
Silver medal in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the American Outdoor Championships (5/14-15) on a career-high time of 8:59.90
Career high and fifth-place finish in the 5,000 meter run (14:27.41) at the American Outdoor Championships (5/14-15)

Cross Country

Competed in three regular-season meets, as well as the American Athletic Conference Championships and the NCAA South Central Regional
Began his collegiate career to finish 18th at the Sundodger Invite 8k (25:10.80, 9/19)
Came in 41st at the Paul Short Run 8k (25:53, 10/2)
Ended regular-season at the Pre-Nationals 8k (25:17.8, 1017)
Posted a lifetime best mark at the American Cross Country Championships 8k earning a 22nd place individual finish while also helping the Tulane men to their best team finish at a conference championship since 2001 (24:49.37,10/31)
Led the Green Wave at the NCCA South Regional 10k (32:04.1,11/13)