Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2011-12 Men's Track and Field Roster
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Taiget, Silas
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Silas Taiget
- Position:
- Distance
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-8 / 125
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
- High School:
- Kipsoen SS
Bio
2013-14
Indoor: Competed in the mile and the 3,000-meter & . Placed fifth in the 3,000-meter at the Christmas Invitational Dec. 7 with a time of 8:46.28 & Fastest time of the season in the 3,000m came at the Auburn Invitational Jan. 18 (8:42.74) & Finished 18th in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational Jan. 25 with a time of 4:24.28.
Outdoor: Competed in the 1,500-meter, 3,000-meter, 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter … Won the 5,000 at the Coach “O” Invitational (15:56.47) … Notched a season-best 15:11.80 in the 5K at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships for 12th … Finished ninth in the 10,000 at the C-USA Championships with a time of 32:09.70.
2012-13
Indoor: Finished fourth and set a personal best in the mile run at the Valentine Invitational posting a 4:17.81 & Set a personal best in the 3000-meters at the Rod McCravy Memorial with a 8:26.57 & Set a personal best in the 5000-meters at the Sun Belt Championships posting a time of 15:04.31.
Outdoor: Finished third at the SBC Championships in the 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs, crusing to a 14:46.23 time in the 5,000 and a 31:35.84 (personal best) time in the 10,000 & Won the men s 1,500-meter run at the Coach O Invitational, finishing in 3:58.63 & Finished second in the Vanderbilt Invitational s 5,000, crossing the line in14:41.47.
2011-2012
XC: Captured two top-10 finishes in 2011 ... Opened the season by placing 18th at the 5k Belmont Opener, trekking a 16:02.12 ... Placed seventh at the 5k Front Runner Invitational with a 15:48 ... Best 5k time came at same course in the PowerAde Invitational where he clocked a 15:38 while placing ninth ... Recorded a 16th-place finish at the Commodore Classic while running an 8k 25:47.40 ... Top 8k time came at the Greater Louisville Classic where he posted a 25:14.70 to finish 72nd ... Bagged a 14th-place finish at the Sun Belt Championships, crossing the finish line of the 8k course in 26:03.00 ... Capped the season by placing 37th with a 10k time of 32:30.60 at the NCAA South Regionals.
Indoor: Ran a personal-best mile run time of 4:24.70 while placing seventh at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Captured a runner-up finish in the 3,000 meters at the MT Christmas Invitational in 8:57.60 ... Placed fourth at the Ed Temple Classic in the 3,000 meters, clocking a 9:10.22 ... Posted a personal-best 3,000-meter time of 8:50.51 at the Kentucky Invitational.
Outdoor: Did not compete due to injury.
High School: Competed in cross country while in high school.
?Personal: Silas Kiprop Taiget ... Son of Francis and Jospitine Taiget ... Born Sept. 2, 1990 ... Majoring in mathematics.
Indoor: Competed in the mile and the 3,000-meter & . Placed fifth in the 3,000-meter at the Christmas Invitational Dec. 7 with a time of 8:46.28 & Fastest time of the season in the 3,000m came at the Auburn Invitational Jan. 18 (8:42.74) & Finished 18th in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational Jan. 25 with a time of 4:24.28.
Outdoor: Competed in the 1,500-meter, 3,000-meter, 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter … Won the 5,000 at the Coach “O” Invitational (15:56.47) … Notched a season-best 15:11.80 in the 5K at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships for 12th … Finished ninth in the 10,000 at the C-USA Championships with a time of 32:09.70.
2012-13
Indoor: Finished fourth and set a personal best in the mile run at the Valentine Invitational posting a 4:17.81 & Set a personal best in the 3000-meters at the Rod McCravy Memorial with a 8:26.57 & Set a personal best in the 5000-meters at the Sun Belt Championships posting a time of 15:04.31.
Outdoor: Finished third at the SBC Championships in the 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs, crusing to a 14:46.23 time in the 5,000 and a 31:35.84 (personal best) time in the 10,000 & Won the men s 1,500-meter run at the Coach O Invitational, finishing in 3:58.63 & Finished second in the Vanderbilt Invitational s 5,000, crossing the line in14:41.47.
2011-2012
XC: Captured two top-10 finishes in 2011 ... Opened the season by placing 18th at the 5k Belmont Opener, trekking a 16:02.12 ... Placed seventh at the 5k Front Runner Invitational with a 15:48 ... Best 5k time came at same course in the PowerAde Invitational where he clocked a 15:38 while placing ninth ... Recorded a 16th-place finish at the Commodore Classic while running an 8k 25:47.40 ... Top 8k time came at the Greater Louisville Classic where he posted a 25:14.70 to finish 72nd ... Bagged a 14th-place finish at the Sun Belt Championships, crossing the finish line of the 8k course in 26:03.00 ... Capped the season by placing 37th with a 10k time of 32:30.60 at the NCAA South Regionals.
Indoor: Ran a personal-best mile run time of 4:24.70 while placing seventh at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Captured a runner-up finish in the 3,000 meters at the MT Christmas Invitational in 8:57.60 ... Placed fourth at the Ed Temple Classic in the 3,000 meters, clocking a 9:10.22 ... Posted a personal-best 3,000-meter time of 8:50.51 at the Kentucky Invitational.
Outdoor: Did not compete due to injury.
High School: Competed in cross country while in high school.
?Personal: Silas Kiprop Taiget ... Son of Francis and Jospitine Taiget ... Born Sept. 2, 1990 ... Majoring in mathematics.
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