Hillary Rono

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 / 140
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Eldoret, Kenya
High School:
Wanng HS
Major:
Information Systems

Hillary Rono's TFRRS Profile (top performance and meet results)

Hillary Rono's TFRRS Cross Country Profile

2016-17
Indoor:
• Ran in the 800-meter run, mile run and 3000-meter run
• Placed in the top 10 seven times in 10 races, including a first-place win in the mile run at the KMS Invitational

Outdoor:
• Competed in the 800-meter run, 1500-meter run and 5000-meter run
• Clocked a PR in the 800-meter run at the War Eagle Invitational with a time of 1:50.01
• Recorded a personal-best time of 14:22.98 in the 5000-meter run at the Mt. SAC Relays

Cross Country:
• Named to the NCAA South All-Region Team
• Earned Second Team All-Conference USA honors
• Finished in the Top 25 in seven meets
• Highest finish was in the UTC Front Runner Invitational (10/15), notching second-place in the 8k race with a time of 25:04.1
• Placed 14^th overall in the C-USA Championships with a time of 24:58.6 in the 8k
• Earned a 25^th place finish in the NCAA South Regional with a 31:15.6 mark in the 10k
• Finished in 226^th in the NCAA National Championships, completing the race in 32:05.4

2015-16
Cross Country:
• Took home four top-10 finishes in five competitions
• Began the season with a time of 15:19.7 in the Belmont Opener 5K
• Finished the PowerAde Invitational in 15:46.93 to finish eighth
• Won the Front Runner Invitational 5K with a season-best time of 15:04.20
• Notched an 8K season-best time of 24:50.9 at the C-USA Championships, finishing fifth
• Placed ninth overall at the NCAA South Regional 10K and first among Blue Raiders with a time of 30:59.50

Indoor:
• Placed third at the C-USA Championship at the 800 Meter (1:52.74)
• Won the Music City Challenge Mile race (4:09.55)
• Personal best 3,000 Meter time was 8:12.16 in the Music City Challenge
• Best finish in the 3,000 Meter was fourth (8:21.65)

Outdoor:
• Ran only once in the 800 meter, finishing 12th at the Tiger Track Classic with a time of 1:53.50
• Finished near the top in every 1,500 meter race, including a second place finish at the Tiger Track Classic (3:49.34)
• Was third in the prelim round at the C-USA Championship (3:49.76), followed by a fourth place finish at the C-USA Championship in the finals with a season-best time of 3:46.07
• Best time in the 5,000 meter was 14:26.33 at the Raleigh Relays, finishing 39th
• Placed 15th at the C-USA Championship in the 5,000 meter (14:57.86)

2014-15
Cross Country:
• Named to the Conference USA All-Conference Third Team
• Competed in every race for the Blue Raiders, placing second at the Belmont Invitational (15:05.74, 5K), the PowerAde Invitational (15:08.06, 5K) and the Front Runner Invitational (14:55.67, 2^nd)
• Added a fourth-place finish at the Commodore Classic with his fastest 8K performance of the season (24:27.07)
• Led the Blue Raiders at the NCAA East Regional with a 21st-place finish (31:00.00)

Indoor:
• Raced ten different times, with the worst overall finish being eighth
• Competed at the 800-meter, mile and 3K
• Won the 800-meter at the Ed Temple Classic (1:55.76) and the MT Invitational (1:52.06)
• Won the mile competition at the Samford Invitational (4:07.60)
• Best mile time was at the Vanderbilt Invitational (4:07.37)
• Won the 3K at the Christmas Invitational (8:34.88)
• Best 3K time came at the Commodore Invitational, finishing second with a time of 8:20.10
• Part of the distance medley team that won two races and the 4x800-meter relay team that finished second

Outdoor:
• Notched six top-10 finishes overall
• Competed in the 800-meter, 1,500-meter and 5K
• Finished second at the Bellarmine Classic in the 800-meter (1:54.13)
• Best 1,500-meter time was at the Alabama Relays, where he finished fourth (3:48.14)
• Finished sixth at the C-USA Championships in the 1,500-meter (3:54.16)
• Competed once in the 5K, finishing 37th at the Raleigh Relays (14:26.04)
• Was apart of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second at the Bellarmine Classic and fourth in the distance medley relay at the Alabama Relays

2013-14
Indoor:
• Competed in the Cupid Classic Feb. 14 in the 800-meter (1:58.74, 30th) and the mile (4:19.11, eighth)

Outdoor:
• Competed in the 800-meter and 1,500-meter with five top-10 finishes
• Won the 1,500 at the Coach O Invitational April 26 with a time of 3:53.44
• Set a season-best time in the 1,500 at the Tiger Track Classic (3:51.60), while finishing seventh
• Added a ninth-place finish in the 800-meter at the Tennessee Challenge May 3 with a season-best time of 1:53.61

Prior to MT:
• Was the captain of his hockey and soccer team
• Competed in basketball, soccer and track and field
• Helped led his team to regional finals in hockey

Personal:
• Hillary Kibiwott Rono
• Son of Wilson Rono and Lucy Kigen
• Hobbies include watching movies and training
• Plans to pursue his master’s degree and professionally run
• Brother, Aleou, was the 2002 world junior champion and commonwealth champion in 2006
• Majoring in information systems