Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2018-19 Track & Field/Cross Country: M Roster
Roster
Choge, Jacob
Mid-Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Sprints
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Sprints
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
XC/Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
XC/Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Sprints/Jumps
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
XC/Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Sprints
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
XC/Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Mid-Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Sprints
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
XC/Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & FieldThrows
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Jumps
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Sprints
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & FieldXC/Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Mid-Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Mid-Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & FieldSprints
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Sprints
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & FieldJumps
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Jacob Choge
- Position:
- XC/Distance
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-1 / 110
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
- High School:
- Lelmokwo HS
- Major:
- Liberal Studies
Bio
Track & Field Collegiate Bests & Results via TFRRS
Cross Country Collegiate Bests & Results via TFRRS
Honors and Awards
2020-21: XC C-USA Athlete of the Week (10/20) … XC C-USA Second Team All-Conference … 1500m Champion OTF C-USA Championships … 10K Champion OTF C-USA Championships … OTF C-USA First Team All-Conference (1500m, 10K) … OTF C-USA Second Team All-Conference (800m, 5000m) … OTF C-USA Men’s Track Performer of the Meet
2019-20: C-USA XC Male Athlete of the Year … XC C-USA First Team All-Conference … Individual Champion XC Conference Championships … XC C-USA Outstanding Senior Award … ITF USTFCCCA All-American (DMR) … Mile Champion ITF C-USA Championships … 5000m Champion ITF C-USA Championships … ITF C-USA First Team All-Conference (Mile, 5000m) … ITF C-USA Second Team All-Conference (800m, 3000m) … ITF C-USA Male Track Performer of the Meet … ITF C-USA Male High Scorer of the Meet …
2018-19: ITF C-USA Second Team All-Conference (Mile, 3000m)
2017-18: Individual Champion XC Conference Championships … XC C-USA First Team All-Conference … XC USTFCCCA All-American … ITF C-USA First-Team All-Conference (3000m, 5000m) … 3000m Champion ITF C-USA Championships
2016-17: First Blue Raider to be named XC USTFCCCA All-American … First Blue Raider to be named XC C-USA Athlete of the Year … First Blue Raider to win the XC C-USA Championships … First Blue Raider to place first overall in the XC NCAA South Regional … XC NCAA South All-Region Team … XC Freshman of the Meet … XC C-USA Athlete of the Week Honors (9/20, 10/4) … 3000m Champion ITF C-USA Championships … 5000m Champion ITF C-USA Championships … OTF C-USA Freshman of the Year … OTF USTFCCCA Second-Team All American (10K) … OTF USTFCCCA Honorable Mention All American (5000m) … 5000m Champion OTF C-USA Championships … 10K Champion OTF C-USA Championships
2020-21 (Senior)
Cross Country
2019-20 (Senior)
Cross Country
2018-19 (Junior)
Cross Country
2017-18 (Sophomore)
Cross Country
2016-17 (Freshman)
Cross Country
Cross Country Collegiate Bests & Results via TFRRS
Honors and Awards
2020-21: XC C-USA Athlete of the Week (10/20) … XC C-USA Second Team All-Conference … 1500m Champion OTF C-USA Championships … 10K Champion OTF C-USA Championships … OTF C-USA First Team All-Conference (1500m, 10K) … OTF C-USA Second Team All-Conference (800m, 5000m) … OTF C-USA Men’s Track Performer of the Meet
2019-20: C-USA XC Male Athlete of the Year … XC C-USA First Team All-Conference … Individual Champion XC Conference Championships … XC C-USA Outstanding Senior Award … ITF USTFCCCA All-American (DMR) … Mile Champion ITF C-USA Championships … 5000m Champion ITF C-USA Championships … ITF C-USA First Team All-Conference (Mile, 5000m) … ITF C-USA Second Team All-Conference (800m, 3000m) … ITF C-USA Male Track Performer of the Meet … ITF C-USA Male High Scorer of the Meet …
2018-19: ITF C-USA Second Team All-Conference (Mile, 3000m)
2017-18: Individual Champion XC Conference Championships … XC C-USA First Team All-Conference … XC USTFCCCA All-American … ITF C-USA First-Team All-Conference (3000m, 5000m) … 3000m Champion ITF C-USA Championships
2016-17: First Blue Raider to be named XC USTFCCCA All-American … First Blue Raider to be named XC C-USA Athlete of the Year … First Blue Raider to win the XC C-USA Championships … First Blue Raider to place first overall in the XC NCAA South Regional … XC NCAA South All-Region Team … XC Freshman of the Meet … XC C-USA Athlete of the Week Honors (9/20, 10/4) … 3000m Champion ITF C-USA Championships … 5000m Champion ITF C-USA Championships … OTF C-USA Freshman of the Year … OTF USTFCCCA Second-Team All American (10K) … OTF USTFCCCA Honorable Mention All American (5000m) … 5000m Champion OTF C-USA Championships … 10K Champion OTF C-USA Championships
2020-21 (Senior)
Cross Country
- Competed in two races.
- Finished 24th at the Blazer Classic with a time of 24.33.20.
- Used a time of 24.41.20 to earn a ninth-place finish at the C-USA Cross Country Championships.
- Did not compete.
- Finished second in the 5000m at the Clark Wood Invitational.
- Earned the silver in the 1500m and the bronze in the 800m at the Tennessee Challenge.
- Broke the C-USA outdoor championship record in the 10K with a time of 28:58.29 to earn the gold at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.
- Used a personal best 3:42.24 to claim the gold in the 1500m at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.
- Took the silver in the 800m and the 5000m at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.
- Finished 17th in the 10K at NCAA Regionals.
2019-20 (Senior)
Cross Country
- Competed in all seven events this season.
- Named Conference USA XC Male Athlete of the Year.
- Named to the C-USA First Team All-Conference.
- Individual champion at the C-USA Championships, where he posted a time of 23:52.1 in the 8K.
- Won the C-USA Outstanding Senior Award.
- Finished third overall at the NCAA South Regional with a 10K time of 29:52.9, leading his team to a second-place finish to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
- Ranked as high as eighth in the nation, according to FloTrack.
- Had six podium finishes this season, including two first place, two second place, and two third place.
- Notched a career-best 4-mile time of 19:45.9 in the Brooks Twilight Classic and a career-best 8K time of 23:00.6 in the Greater Louisville Classic.
- Finished first on the team for the fifth consecutive event at the NCAA Championships, completing the 10K in 32:16.0.
- The NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships were canceled due to COVID-19.
- Listed as an All-American by the USTFCCCA in the DMR.
- Named to the First Team All-Conference (One Mile Run, 5,000-meter) and the Second Team All-Conference (800-meter, 3,000-meter) after claiming gold and silver in the four distance events at the C-USA Championships.
- Named Male Track Performer of the Meet at the C-USA Championships and Male High Scorer of the Meet.
- Set a new meet record at the C-USA Championships in the 5,000-meter after claiming the gold with a time of 14:07.32.
- Broke the program record in the 5,000-meter and set a new personal best with a time of 13:38.48 after finishing 6th at the Boston University Season Opener.
- Ranked 10th nationally in the 5,000-meter to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
- He and his distance medley relay team qualified for the NCAA Championships after finishing first at the Boston University Last Chance Qualifier with a time of 9:32.60, which ranked 12th in the nation.
- Inked a personal best one mile run time of 4:00.82 at the Vanderbilt Invitational and a personal-best 800-meter time of 1:50.38 at the Jim Green Invitational.
- Had nine Top-5 individual finishes on the season and three Top-5 team relay finishes.
- Competed in the 800-meter, one-mile run, 3,000-meter, 5,000-meter, and DMR events on the season across nine meets.
- Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2018-19 (Junior)
Cross Country
- Did not compete.
- Ran once in the 800-meter, posting a time of 1:56.53 in the Ed Temple Classic.
- Placed second in the mile run at the C-USA Championships with a time of 4:10.74.
- Finished second behind teammate Kigen Chemadi at the C-USA Championships in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:20.34.
- Posted a time of 14:13.17 in the 5,000-meter event at the C-USA Championships.
- Posted a time of 3:58.40 in the 1,500-meters at the Black and Gold Invitational.
- Clocked in at 29:24.27 at the Raleigh Relays in the 10,000-meters.
2017-18 (Sophomore)
Cross Country
- Won second straight C-USA Individual Championship with a time of 23:54.12 in the 8K.
- Finished 3rd at the NCAA South Regional with a 10K time of 29.50.9.
- He was named to his second straight All-American team with a 34th place finish in the NCAA Cross Country Championship and a time of 29:55.6 in the 10K.
- Named First Team All-Conference.
- Competed in four regular-season meets, never finishing lower than 6th.
- Won the Crimson Classic with an 8K time of 23:22.3.
- First-Team All-Conference Honoree (3,000-meter and 5,000-meter)
- Inked six top-5 finishes during his indoor campaign.
- Opened his 2017-18 indoor season at the Vanderbilt Opener (12/2), posting a second-place finish in the mile (4:05.97).
- Claimed a second-place finish at the Commodore Invitational (1/12) in the 3,000-meter event (8:16.49).
- Finished with a time of 4:13.57 in the mile at the 2018 KMS Invitational (1/28) to notch a first-place finish.
- Recorded a season-best time of 4:04.25 in the mile at the Iowa State Classic (2/9) to post a seventh-place finish.
- Represented the Blue Raiders in three events at the Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 17 (mile, 3,000-meter, 5,000-meter).
- Claimed the champion title in the 3,000-meter event (8:14.15) while recording a second-place finish in the 5,000-meter (14:17.28) and the C-USA Championships.
- Inked a season-best time of 13:54.35 in the 5,000-meter event at the BU Last Chance Qualifier (2/25).
- Competed in one event for the Blue Raiders during his outdoor campaign at the Raleigh Relays on Mar. 30 in the 10,000-meter event (29:25.31, 11th).
2016-17 (Freshman)
Cross Country
- First Blue Raider in history to be named All-American after placing 40th in the NCAA National Championships with a 30:27.7 time in the 10K.
- First Blue Raider to be named C-USA Athlete of the Year.
- First Blue Raider to win the C-USA Championships with a time of 23:54.1 in the 8K.
- First Blue Raider to place first overall in the NCAA South Regional with a 30:19.7 mark in the 10K.
- Record-breaking year led MT to its first-ever NCAA National Championship bid.
- Named to the NCAA South All-Region Team.
- Named as the Freshman of the Meet at the C-USA Championships.
- Ranked as high as the No. 7 runner in the nation, according to FloTrack.
- Won C-USA Athlete of the Week Honors 2x.
- In the first race of his career, he finished second overall at the Commodore Classic (9/17) with a 24:03.7 mark in the 8K.
- In his second career race, he ran the fastest 8k in Middle Tennessee history with a time of 23:37.2, placing second overall in the Greater Louisville Classic (10/1).
- Competed in the Mile run, 3000-meter run, and 5000-meter run.
- Won two C-USA Championship titles in the 3000-meter run (8:18.42) and 5000-meter run (14:04.51).
- Set a school record in the 5000-meter run with a time of 14:04.51.
- Named C-USA Freshman of the Year.
- Named Second-Team All American in the 10000-meter run and Honorable Mention All American in the 5000-meter run.
- Finished 14th in the 10000-meter run at the NCAA Championships and 21st in the 5000-meter run at the NCAA Championships.
- Won two C-USA titles in the 5000-meter run (15:08.50) and the 10000-meter run (30:06.76).
- School record holder in the 5000-meter run (13:39.90) and in the 10000-meter run (28:42.31).
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