Amos Cheruiyot

Men's Track & Field/Cross Country

/ Track & Field/Cross Country

Women's Track & Field/Cross Country

/ Track & Field/Cross Country

Position:
XC/Dist.
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 130
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Eldoret, Kenya
High School:
Kabimoi HS

Amos Cheruiyot's TFRRS Profile (for top performance and meet results)

Amos Cheruiyot's TFRRS Cross Country Profile

2017-18
Indoor: Represented the Blue Raiders in the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter during his indoor campaign…opened his season at the Vanderbilt Opener on Dec. 2 in the 3,000-meter race (9:13.68, 9th)…inked a second place finish in the 3,000-meter at the MTSU Invitational (2/3) with a time of 8:50.31…rounded off his indoor season at the Conference USA Track and Field Championships on Feb. 17 claiming an 11th place finish in the 5,000-meter event (15:00.43).
Outdoor: Competed at three meets for the Blue Raiders in the 2018 outdoor season…started the outdoor season at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational (3/23), competing in the 1,500-meter event (4:08.31, 30th)…represented the Blue Raiders in the 2018 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 5,000-meter (15:25.56, 19th) and 10,000-meter event (33:29.92, 10th).

2016-17
Cross Country:
• Named to the NCAA South All-Region Team
• Named Second Team All-Conference
• Competed in all eight events, while finishing in the Top 30 in seven meets
• Finished in fifth in the UTC Front Runner Invitational (10/15) 8k with a time of 25:19.7
• Placed 10^th overall in the C-USA Championships with a 24:46.7 time in the 8k
• Placed 18^th in the NCAA South Regional 10k at 31:06.2
• Competed in the NCAA Championships, placing 194^th overall with a 31:36.6 mark in the 10k
Indoor:
• Competed in the Mile run, 3000-meter run and 5000-meter run
• Placed in the top 10 of each race in which he competed
• Claimed first in the 3000-meter run at the MTSU Invitational with a time of 8:51.72
Outdoor:
• Competed in the 1500-meter run, 3000-meter run, 5000-meter run and 10,000-meter run
• Placed in the top 6 three times
• Finished fourth in the 10000-meter run at the C-USA Championships with a time of 31:20.37
• Posted PR times in the 1500-meter run (4:07.31) and in the 5000-meter run (14:34.25)

2015-16
Cross Country:
• Took home four top-10 finishes in five races
• Started the season off with a 10th place finish at the Belmont Opener 5K (15:44.8)
• Best 5K time and finish came at the PowerAde Invitational with a time of 15:29.38 while placing third
• Best 8K time and finish was a time of 24:53.1 and a sixth place finish at the Commodore Classic, where he was the first Blue Raider to cross the finish line
• Placed sixth at the Front Runner Invitational (15:46.01, 5K)
• Ended the season with a 14th place finish at the C-USA Championships (25:24.6, 8K)
• Had a 10K time of 31:59.39 at the NCAA South Regional, second among Blue Raiders
Indoor:
• Only competition in the 800 Meter was at the MT Invitational, finishing 8th with a personal best time of 2:05.94
• Best Mile time and finish was at the Emory Invitational, as he finished third with a time of 4:30.70
• Best time and finish in the 3,000 Meter was an 8th place finish at the Commodore Invitaional with a career-best time of 8:22.51
• Best 5,000 Meter time and finish was a the C-USA Championship, finishing third with a time of 14:36.55
Outdoor:
• Placed sixth at the Tiger Track Classic in the 3,000 meter with a time of 8:36.43
• Ran once in the 5,000 meter, finishing eighth with a time of 14:41.39 in the C-USA Championship
• Participated twice in the 10,000 meter competition, placing 14th at the Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 29:53.80 and also was ninth at the C-USA Championship (31:19.68)

2014-15
Cross Country:
• Named Freshman of the Meet at the Conference USA Championship and to the C-USA All-Conference Second Team
• Tallied four top-10 finishes, including a third-place finish at the PowerAde Invitational (15:12.59, 5K)
• Placed fourth in the season-opening Belmont Invitational (15:11.90, 5K)
• Fastest 5K race of the season at the Front Runner Invitational (15:08.52)
• Was one of two Blue Raiders in the top-10 at the Conference USA Championships, finishing eighth on the 8K course in 24:31.79
• Competed in his first collegiate 10K at the NCAA East Regional, scoring third for the Blue Raiders in 31:12.50 (28^th)
Indoor:
• Ran fastest indoor mile at the Commodore Invitational (4:25.36) where he notched his best finish in mile competition (7th)
• Eighth in the mile at the Blazer Invitational and ninth at the MT Invitational
• Highest finish in the 3K was second at the MT Christmas Invitational
• Best time in the 3K competition came at the Vanderbilt Invitational (8:32.00)
• Finished third at the Blazer Invitational (15:16.53, 5K)
• Had his best 5K time of the season at the C-USA Championships (14:39.17), but finished fourth
• Six top-10 finishes overall
Outdoor:
• Competed in three events
• Finished third at the Georgia Tech Invitational (14:40.69, 5K)
• Best 10K time of the season came at the Raleigh Relays (30:21.00), where he finished 28th
• Notched a fifth place finish at the C-USA Championships (32:56.41, 10K)

Prior to MT:
• Played Hockey and Table Tennis at Kabimoi High School.

Personal :
• Son of David Tumo and Gladys Cheruiyot
• Hobbies include running, listening to music and watching movies • Majoring in Nursing.