Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2018-19 Track & Field/Cross Country: M Roster
Roster
Chemadi, Kigen
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
Kigen Chemadi
- Position:
- XC/Distance
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 140
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Ainbkoi, Kenya
- High School:
- Meteitei Boys SS
- Major:
- Aerospace
Bio
Track & Field Collegiate Bests & Results via TFRRS
Cross Country Collegiate Bests & Results via TFRRS
Honors and Awards
2020-21: OTF C-USA Athlete of the Week (5/5) … 3000m Steeplechase Champion OTF C-USA Championships … OTF C-USA First Team All-Conference (3000m Steeplechase) … OTF C-USA Third Team All-Conference (5000m)
2019-20: XC C-USA Male Athlete of the Week (9/3) … XC National Athlete of the Week by USTFCCCA (9/16) … XC C-USA First Team All-Conference … ITF All-American (DMR) … 3000m Champion ITF C-USA Championships … ITF C-USA First Team All-Conference (3000m) … ITF C-USA First Team All-Conference (5000m)
2018-19: 3000m Champion ITF C-USA Championships … ITF C-USA First Team All-Conference (3000m) … 1500m Champion OTF C-USA Championships … 5000m Champion OTF C-USA Championships … 3000m Steeplechase Champion OTF C-USA Championships … OTF C-USA First Team All-Conference (1500m, 5000m, 3000m) … OTF C-USA Male Track Athlete of the Year … OTF USTFCCCA First Team All-American (3000m Steeplechase) … OTF USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (5000m)
2017-18: XC USTFCCCA All-American … XC C-USA First Team All-Conference … ITF First Team All-Conference (5000m) … ITF Third Team All-Conference (3000m) … ITF USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (3000m)
2016-17: XC C-USA First Team All-Conference … ITF C-USA Freshman of the Year
2020-21 (Senior)
Cross Country
2019-20 (Senior)
Cross Country
2018-2019 (Junior)
Cross Country
2017-18 (Sophomore)
Cross Country
2016-17 (Freshman)
Cross Country
2015-16 (Freshman)
Cross Country
Cross Country Collegiate Bests & Results via TFRRS
Honors and Awards
2020-21: OTF C-USA Athlete of the Week (5/5) … 3000m Steeplechase Champion OTF C-USA Championships … OTF C-USA First Team All-Conference (3000m Steeplechase) … OTF C-USA Third Team All-Conference (5000m)
2019-20: XC C-USA Male Athlete of the Week (9/3) … XC National Athlete of the Week by USTFCCCA (9/16) … XC C-USA First Team All-Conference … ITF All-American (DMR) … 3000m Champion ITF C-USA Championships … ITF C-USA First Team All-Conference (3000m) … ITF C-USA First Team All-Conference (5000m)
2018-19: 3000m Champion ITF C-USA Championships … ITF C-USA First Team All-Conference (3000m) … 1500m Champion OTF C-USA Championships … 5000m Champion OTF C-USA Championships … 3000m Steeplechase Champion OTF C-USA Championships … OTF C-USA First Team All-Conference (1500m, 5000m, 3000m) … OTF C-USA Male Track Athlete of the Year … OTF USTFCCCA First Team All-American (3000m Steeplechase) … OTF USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (5000m)
2017-18: XC USTFCCCA All-American … XC C-USA First Team All-Conference … ITF First Team All-Conference (5000m) … ITF Third Team All-Conference (3000m) … ITF USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (3000m)
2016-17: XC C-USA First Team All-Conference … ITF C-USA Freshman of the Year
2020-21 (Senior)
Cross Country
- Did not compete.
- Did not compete.
- Finished first in the 1500m at the WKU Hilltopper Relays.
- Finished first and broke a school record in the 3000m steeplechase at the Tennessee Challenge.
- Named C-USA Athlete of the Week (5/5).
- Captured the 3000m steeplechase title at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.
- Named C-USA First Team All-Conference (3000m Steeplechase) and C-USA Third Team All-Conference (5000m).
- Notched a first-place finish in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA East Preliminary and earned a ticket to the NCAA National Championships in Eugene, Ore.
2019-20 (Senior)
Cross Country
- Named to the Conference USA First Team All-Conference.
- Ran in all seven events this season, including the NCAA South Regional and the NCAA Championships.
- Ranked as high as ninth in the nation, according to FloTrack.
- Led the team to a first-place finish on two occasions, the Brooks Twilight Classic and Commodore Classic.
- Finished second overall at the C-USA Championships with a time of 23:56.4.
- Had five podium finishes this season, including two first place, two second-place, and one-third place.
- Took fourth place at the NCAA South Regional with a time of 30:10.1.
- Posted a new personal best time of 19:27.22 in the 4 mile at the Brooks Twilight Classic.
- Named National Athlete of the Week by USTFCCCA (9/16/19).
- Named C-USA XC Male Athlete of the Week (9/3/19).
- 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 (3,000-meter) and the Third Team All-Conference (5,000-meter).
- Took the gold in the 3,000-meter event at the C-USA Championships with a time of 8:12.31, claimed 3rd in the 5,000-meter with a time of 14:08.88, and took 8th place in the one mile run with a time of 4:18.07.
- Broke a meet record at the C-USA Championships in the 5,000-meter after finishing third with a time of 14:08.88.
- Set a new program record in the 5,000-meter with a time of 13:36.82 after finishing 5th at the Boston University Season Opener.
- Ranked 9th 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.
- Had five Top-5 individual finishes on the season and two Top-5 team relay finishes.
- Competed in the 800-meter, one-mile run, 3,000-meter, and 5,000-meter events across six meets on the season.
- Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2018-2019 (Junior)
Cross Country
- Did not compete.
- Ran in four meets for the Blue Raiders, including three different events at the C-USA Championships.
- Won the C-USA Championship in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:19:39.
- Ran the mile in three events, posting a season-best time of 4:04.06 at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
- Ran in four meets for the Blue Raiders, including three different events at the C-USA Championships.
- Won the C-USA Championship in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:19:39.
- Ran the mile in three events, posting a season-best time of 4:04.06 at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
2017-18 (Sophomore)
Cross Country
- Led the Blue Raiders at the NCAA Cross Country Championship with a 23rd place finish and a 10K time of 29:45.33.
- Was the runner-up at the Conference USA Conference Championship with a time of 23:57.5.
- Finished 5th at the NCAA South Regional, completing the 10K course in 23:57.5.
- Named an All-American and First Team All-Conference.
- Won the Brooks Memphis Twilight XC Classic with a time of 19:46.3 in the four-mile.
- First-Team All-Conference Honoree (5,000-meter) and Third-Team All-Conference Honoree (3,000-meter)
- Opened his indoor season at the Vanderbilt Opener, claiming a first-place finish in the mile (4:03.65) on Dec. 2
- Recorded a season-best time of 14:01.44 at the 2017 Hoosier Open (12/8) to claim a third-place finish
- Inked a sixth-place finish in the 3,000-meter event at the Camel City Classic on Feb. 2, recording a season-best time of 7:58.42
- Posted a first-place finish at the Iowa State Classic (2/9) with a time of 4:01.13 in the mile
- Represented the Blue Raiders in five events (800, 3,000, 5,000, mile, DMR) at the 2019 Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
- Received the champion title in the 5,000-meter event at the C-USA Championships with a time of 14:17.10 and earned spots in the finals in the 800-meter (2:04.64, 8th), the mile (4:14.38, 8th), and 3,000-meter (8:18.16) events
- Competed in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 3,000-meter to earn Second-Team All-American honors
- Did not compete.
2016-17 (Freshman)
Cross Country
- Named First Team All-Conference.
- Competed in all eight events while finishing in the Top 15 in seven meets.
- Strung together six straight Top 8 finishes, including his first, first-place finish in the UTC Front Runner Invitational (10/15) with a time of 25:04.0 in the 8k.
- Finished fourth overall in the C-USA Championships with a 24:11.1 time in the 8k.
- Took home second place in the NCAA South Regional 10k with a time of 30:22.7.
- Was the second Blue Raider to finish in the NCAA National Championships with a 149th place finish (31:14.4) in the 10k.
- Named C-USA Freshman of the Year.
- Competed in the 800-meter run, Mile run, 3000-meter run, and 5000-meter run.
- Placed in the top 6 in all nine events in which he competed, including a first-place finish in the 3000-meter at the Vanderbilt Opener.
- Set the school record in the 3000-meter run at the Camel City Invitational with a time of 8:01.95.
- Set PRs in the 800-meter run (1:55.99), Mile run (4:01.55), 3000-meter run (8:01.95) and 5000-meter run (14:14.90).
- Competed in the 800-meter run, 1500-meter run, and 5000-meter run.
- Placed in the top 10 in seven of the eight races he competed in.
- Placed first in the 5000-meter run at the Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 13:56.54.
- Set PRs in the 800-meter run (1:51.06), 1500-meter run (3:47.15) and 5000-meter run (13:56.54).
2015-16 (Freshman)
Cross Country
- Competed in five events, taking home three top-10 finishes.
- Finished sixth in his first race as a Blue Raider at the Belmont Opener (15:30.5, 5K).
- Followed that up at the PowerAde Invitational with a sixth-place finish with a 5K time of 15:34.83.
- Best 8K time and finish came at the Commodore Classic with a time of 25:09.0 and 13th place finish.
- Third overall finish at the Front Runner Invitational 5K (15:06.97).
- Had a 10K time of 33:35.86 in the NCAA South Regional.
- Did not compete.
- Ran only three times in the outdoor season for the Blue Raiders.
- Placed third at the Joey Haines Invitational in the 1500-meter race with a time of 3:59.08.
- Had a finish of 10th at the Tiger Track Classic at the 3000 meter (8:39.96).
- At the War Eagle Invitational, he finished ninth with a time of 15:08.85.
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