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2010 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Kalphys Kemboi

Kalphys Kemboi

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-8 / 129
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Eldama Ravine, Kenya
  • Prev School:
    Simontro HS
  • High School:
    Simontro HS

Summary

Biography

2009 Cross Country (Junior): Teamed with Henry Rop to win McNeese Invitational 6000 m relay (17:10) ... Led Southeastern at South Alabama's Azalea City Classic 5K with a third place finish (16:19.5) ... Won LSU Invitational, finishing the 8K event with a time of 25:38.71, earning Southland Conference athlete of the week in the process ... Claimed fourth place (26:06.72) at Mississippi College's Watson Ford Invitational 8K ... Was Southeastern’s top finisher at 8K Southland championships, placing sixth by clocking a time of 24:23 ... Missed NCAA south central regional meet following an injury suffered that week.

2009 Indoor (Junior): Finished second in 3000 m steeplechase at Lamar's Ty Tyrell Relays (9:26.73) ...

2008 Cross Country (Sophomore): Earned All-Southland Conference honors with a third-place time of 24:47 in the SLC Championships ... Claimed second place at the Mississippi College Invitational with a time of 24:46 ... Earned medalist honors at the LSU CC Festival with an 8K time of 24:32 ... Received All-Louisiana honors for the second consecutive season. 

2008 Outdoor (Sophomore): Had three top-three finishes at the SLC Championships ... Took first in the 3K steeplechase (9:03.36), second in the 10K (31:26.26) and third in the 5K (14:33.54) ... Performances at the league meet earned him All-Louisiana honors with the top time in the state in the 3K steeplechase and the third best time in the 10K.

2008 Indoor (Sophomore): Posted a time of 8:34.33 to take first place in the 3000 m at the Purple Tiger Invitational ... Had a pair of first-place finishes at the Arkansas State Indoor Invitational, winning the 1 Mile Run with a time of 4:17.67 and taking medalist honors in the 5000 m with a time of 14:46.62 ... Claimed second in the 1 Mile Run at the Bayou Bengal Invitational with a time of 4:22.84 ... Set a new personal best in the 5000 m run with a time of 14:36.56 to claim second place behind teammate Henry Rop at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships.

2007 Cross Country (Freshman): Finished third at the 2007 Southland Conference Cross Country Championships, garnering Freshman of the Year honors ... Earned All-Regional honors by finishing 21st at the NCAA Cross Country Mideast Regionals ... Named to the All-Louisiana Cross Country team by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.

 2007 Indoor/Outdoor (Freshman): Joined the Lions in the spring semester ... Earned Southland Conference Male Athlete and Freshman of the Year honors after scoring a meet-best 26 points at the SLC Outdoor Championships ... Captured the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:01.13) and 10,000-meter titles (31:32.05) while finishing third in the 5,000-meters (14:46.19) ... Qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regionals in the steeplechase after finishing fourth (9:04.74) overall at the Texas Relays ... Finished second in the 5,000-meters (14:37.82) and third in the 3,000 (8:26.06) at the SLC Indoor Championships.

Prior to Southeastern -

High School: Attended Simontro High School in Eiddrei, Kenya.

 Personal: Younger sister, Esther is a member of the Southeastern women’s cross country/track team ... One of Eric and Sarah Kemboi’s six children.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2009Redshirt Freshman

    0 lbs
  • 2009-10Junior

    Distance
    5'8" 126 lbs
  • 2010Junior

    Distance
    5'8" 129 lbs