Eliud Rutto

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.:
6-0 / 125
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Eldoret, Kenya
High School:
Legebet SS

2015-16
Cross Country: Notched three top-five finishes in five races ... Finished fourth at the Belmont Opener to begin the season (15:26.4, 5K) ... Best finishes came at the PowerAde Invitational (15:29.00, 5K) and the Front Runner Invitational (15:05.69, 5K), where he finished second both times ... Had an 8K time of 25:05.7 at the Commodore Classic, finishing 12th ... Finished the season placing 11th at the C-USA Championships in the 8K (25:05.5) ... Had a time of 31:59.92 at the NCAA South Regional 10K.

Indoor: Won the 400 Meter at the Ed Temple Classic (49.03) ... Won the Commodore Invitational and the C-USA Championship in the 800 Meter ... Placed second at the NCAA Championship in the 800 Meter posting a career best time of 1:46.81 ... Won the Mile at the Vanderbilt Opener (4:12.20) ... Finished second at the MT Invitational and the C-USA Championship in the Mile race ... Part of the 4x400-Meter Relay team that finished second at the Ed Temple Classic (3:23.60) ... Won the Distance Medley Relay at the Emory Invitational.

Outdoor: Won three times in the outdoor season in the 800 meter competition ... Took first at the Payton Jordan Invitational (1:46.24) and won twice at the C-USA Championship, with his best time of the weekend coming in the finals with a time of 1:49.44 ... Finished second in his first 800 meter competition of the outdoor season at the Mt. SAC Relays (1:45.59) ... Placed eighth at the NCAA Regional on May 27 with a time of 1:47.15 ... Won three times in the 1,500 meter event, including the Tiger Track Classic (3:48.35), War Eagle Invitational (3:43.48) and the C-USA Championship (3:49.08) ... Finished third in the finals of the 1,500 meter race at the C-USA Championship with a time of 3:44.90 ... Won his only 5,000 meter race of the season, having a time of 14:47.45 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational.

2014-15
Indoor: Did not compete.

Outdoor: Did not compete.

2013-14
Indoor: At the Hilton Garden Invitational set the school record in the 800-meter with a time of 1:47.45 (second overall, first collegiately) & Broke his previous best time of 1:49.36 set at the Vanderbilt Invitational Jan. 25 & Finished first in the 1,000-meter at the Blazer Invite (2:29.81) & Also at the Blazer Invite, placed second in the mile (4:12.22) & A member of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed second at the ISU Classic Feb. 15 (3:08.01)

Outdoor: Competed in the 800-meter, 1,500-meter and was a member of various 4x400-meter relay and sprint medley teams … Broke the MT 800-meter school record after running 1:45.37 at the Payton Jordan Invitational … Won the 800-meter at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships (1:48.88) and finished third in the 1,500-meter (3:46.19) … Placed second in the 800 NCAA East Preliminary round (1:47.19) … Opened the season with 1:47.97 in the 800 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, winning the event … Captured first in the 800 at the War Eagle Invitational (1:49.12) … Won the 1,500-meter at the Tiger Track Classic with a season-best 3:44.82 … Helped the 4x400-meter squad capture first at the Tennessee Relays with a season-best 3:06.83 time … Was a member of the sprint medley team that placed fourth at the Penn Relays, breaking a 32-year school record with their time of 3:18.72.

2012-13
Indoor: Won the 800-meters and set a personal best at the Valentine Invitational posting a 1:53.81 & Finished first in the 800-meters at the MT Invitational with a 1:55.93 & Set a personal best in the mile at the SBC Championships posting a 4:18.23 & Won the mile at the MT Invitational with a time of 4:18.63.

Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA Championships with a 2nd place finish in the NCAA East Regional Qualifying round (1:49.55) of the 800-meter run & After setting the school record in the 800 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, re-set it with a 1:48.66 qualifying time at for the first round at the NCAA Regional & Won the SBC Championship for the 800 in 1:50.89 (he qualified first with an identical time) & Named the SBC Freshman of the Year & Part of the NCAA qualifying 4x400-meter relay ... Placed fifth in the 800-meter semifinals at the 2013 NCAA Championships to qualify for the 800-meter final & Broke a previous school record in the 800-meter finals (1:48.66) with a time of 1:48.07 & Finished seventh nationally and automatically earned first team All-America accolades.