Joshua Cheruyot

Cheruyot's Career Honors
Year	Honor
2016	LSWA Honorable Mention
	NCAA All-South Central Region Team

Cheruyot's Career Best Performances
Event	Time (Date)
*Outdoor*
1500	4:08.24 (4/16/16)
3000	8:57.95 (3/2/18)
5000	15:00.80 (3/31/18)
10K	32:59.13 (3/25/16)
3K steeplechase	9:32.70 (5/14/16)
Cross Country
8K	24:59.70 (10/1/16)
10K	32:06.7 (11/11/16)

As a senior (2018-2019)

Outdoor Track & Field

Competed in five regular-season meets and The American Outdoor Championships
Finished 14th in the 1500 at the Tom Tellez Invitational (May 3) with a season-best of 4:22.75
Posted a 9th place finish in the 1500 at the Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry Relays (Mar. 2) in a time of 4:32.35

Cross Country

Competed in all four regular-season meets, The American Cross Country Championships and the NCAA South Central Regional
Finished 11th at the Nicholls Cross Country Invitational (6k) with a time of 22:55.1 (9/1)
Finished 48th at the LSU Invitational-Collegiate Division (4m) with a time of 23:17.4 (9/15)
Placed 83rd at the Texas A&M Invitational (8k) with a time of 27:10.3 (9/22)
Competed in the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (8k), finishing 229th (27:51.3, 10/13)
Placed 53rd at The American Championships (8.4k) with a time of 30:06.3 (10/25)
Competed in the NCAA South Central Regional (10k), finishing 99th (34:42.3, 11/9)

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

Competed in seven regular-season meets and the American Athletic Conference Championships
Ran in the 5K and the 10K at the AAC Championship, taking 11th in the 10K in 33:13.52 and 23rd in the 5K in 15:49.78
Set a personal best in the 5K at the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational (3/31) with a time of 15:00.80 for 13th place
Had a personal best in the 800 at the Victor Lopez Classic with a time of 2:00.73
Ran his fastest career 3K at the Tulane Early Bird Invitational (3/2) in 8:57.95 for second place
Also came in second place at the Southeastern Strawberry Relays in the 1500 with a time of 4:09.04

Cross Country

Participated in all five regular-season meets, The American Cross Country Championships and the NCAA South Central Regional
Competed in the Temple University Cross Country Invitational at Belmont Plateau (8K), earning a 20^th place finish (28:10.6, 9/1)
Finished second in the Allstate Sugar Bowl XC Festival (5K) (16:12.7, 9/9)
Ran in LSU XC Invitational (6K), placing 12^th (17:50.4, 9/16)
Finished 101stat the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (8K) (26:45.6, 9/29)
Finished 109^th at Pre-Nationals (8K) (25:59.3, 10/14)
Competed in The American Championships (8K) with an 37^th place finish (26:39.6, 10/28)
Competed in NCAA South Central Regional with a 78^th place finish (32:08.6, 11/10)

As a sophomore (2016-17)
Outdoor Track & Field

Competed in five regular-season meets and the American Athletic Conference Championships
Took part in the 3K steeplechase at the AAC Championship (5/12) and finished 13th in 10:08.00
Came in fourth in the 1500 and fifth in the 3K at the season-opening Early Bird Invitational (3/3)
Was seventh in the 3K at the Longhorn Invitational (4/28) in 9:12.26
Placed third in the 3K steeplechase at the Houston Alumni Invitational (4/8), crossing the finish line in 9:53.84

Cross Country

All-American Athletic Conference team member and LSWA Honorable Mention
Competed in the Brooks Memphis Twilight XC 4 mile, finishing 33^rd (20:37.24, 9/3)
Ran at the All State Sugar Bowl XC Festival to finish 4^th overall (14:44.20, 9/10)
Ran at the LSU XC Invitational to finish 10^th overall (15:54.36, 9/17)
Notched a career best time to finish 65^th at the Stanford XC Invitational 8K (24:59.70, 10/1)
Competed at the ISU Pre-National Invitational 8K finishing 75^th overall (26:25.8, 10/15)
Ran at the American Championship with a 15^th place finish (25:19.2, 10/29)
Competed at the NCAA South Central Regional with a 54^th place finish (32:06.7, 11/11)

As a freshman (2015-16)
Outdoor Track & Field

Competed in seven regular-season meets and the American Athletic Conference Championships
Posted results in the 1,500m, 3,000m, 2,000m steeplechase, 3,000m steeplechase and the 10,000m run
Ran a career best 9:32.70 for an 11^th place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase at the American Outdoor Championships (5/14)
Two podium finishes in the 3,000m steeplechase, 2^nd at the Baylor Invitational (9:33.88, 4/9) and 3^rd at the LSU Alumni Gold (9:37.04, 4/23)
First in the 2,000m steeplechase at the Longhorn Invitational (6:15.89, 5/7)

Cross Country

Competed in three meets as a true freshman
Finished his first collegiate 8k at Lehigh University’s Paul Short Run (28:22, 10/2)
Shaved more than half a minute off his personal record in the 8k to finish 73rd at the American Cross Country Championships (27;49.80, 10/31)
Ran at the NCAA South Regional 10k to end the season (35:15.7, 11/13)