2017-18 Track and Field Roster
Cheruyot, Joshua

Joshua Cheruyot
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Republic of Kenya
- High School:
- Eldoret
Bio
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
- 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)
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
- 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 20th 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 12th (17:50.4, 9/16)
- Finished 101st at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (8K) (26:45.6, 9/29)
- Finished 109th at Pre-Nationals (8K) (25:59.3, 10/14)
- Competed in The American Championships (8K) with an 37th place finish (26:39.6, 10/28)
- Competed in NCAA South Central Regional with a 78th 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
- All-American Athletic Conference team member and LSWA Honorable Mention
- Competed in the Brooks Memphis Twilight XC 4 mile, finishing 33rd (20:37.24, 9/3)
- Ran at the All State Sugar Bowl XC Festival to finish 4th overall (14:44.20, 9/10)
- Ran at the LSU XC Invitational to finish 10th overall (15:54.36, 9/17)
- Notched a career best time to finish 65th at the Stanford XC Invitational 8K (24:59.70, 10/1)
- Competed at the ISU Pre-National Invitational 8K finishing 75th overall (26:25.8, 10/15)
- Ran at the American Championship with a 15th place finish (25:19.2, 10/29)
- Competed at the NCAA South Central Regional with a 54th 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 11th place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase at the American Outdoor Championships (5/14)
- Two podium finishes in the 3,000m steeplechase, 2nd at the Baylor Invitational (9:33.88, 4/9) and 3rd 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)
- 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)
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