Career - 8-time All-America (three indoor, five outdoor) ... 2006 NCAA II Outdoor 10,000 meter champion ... has 14 career first-place finishes.
2008 Indoor - Ran the 3000 and 5000 meters ... earned All-America honors in the 5000, finishing fifth overall at the NCAA Nationals ... qualified for nationals by running 14:22.65 and finishing second at Arkansas' Tyson Invitational.
2007 Outdoor - Competed in five events ... earned All-America honors in both the 5000 meters and 10,000 meters ... placed third at NCAA Nationals in the 10,000 meters in 30:00.12 ... qualified for nationals by running 29:41.30 at Mt. SAC ... placed sixth at NCAA Nationals in the 5000 meters in 14:26.60 ... ran 14:42.42 in the prelims ... qualified for nationals by running 14:15.47 at Drake ... also ran 14:27.30 at Rhodes and 15:26.35 at Harding ... won the 800 meters (1:55.15) and 3000-meter steeplechase (9:20.59) at the Harding NCAA South Region Meet.
2007 Indoor - Competed in the mile, 3000 meters and 5000 meters ... earned All-America honors in the 5000 meters, placing fifth in 14:14.19 ... qualified for nationals by running 14:26.60 at Arkansas ... also ran 4:16.01 in the mile at Arkansas and a personal-best 8:14.34 in the 3000 meters at Arkansas.
2006 Outdoor - Competed in the 1500 meters, 3000 meters, 5000 meters and 10,000 meters ... won the NCAA Division II national championship in the 10,000 meters, finishing in 30:01.63 ... qualified for nationals by running 29:38.83 at Drake ... earned All-America honors by placing second in the 5000 meters at NCAA Nationals in 14:48.22 ... ran 14:53.65 in the prelims ... also ran 14:23.91 at Rhodes and 14:29.00 at Missouri ... won the 3000 meters in 8:29.49 and the 1500 meters in 3:54.90 at Alabama-Huntsville.
2006 Indoor - Earned All-America honors in the 5000 meters by placing third in 14:13.34 at NCAA Nationals ... qualified for nationals by winning at Missouri Southern in 14:24.83 ... broke the school record in the 3000 meters by running 8:15.88 at Arkansas ... also ran 4:16.59 in the mile at Arkansas.
2005 Outdoor - Competed in the 800 meters, 1500 meters and 5000 meters ... earned All-America honors by placing fifth at NCAA Nationals in the 5000 meters in 14:27.76 ... ran 14:43.29 in prelims ... also ran 14:21.74 at Louisiana-Monroe, 14:35.72 at Rhodes and 14:50.88 at Kansas (won all three races) ... placed second in the 1500 meters at Southeast Missouri, running 3:52.76 ... won the 800 meters at Rhodes (1:53.94) and Missouri Southern (1:52.26).
2005 Indoor - Placed 12th at NCAA Nationals in the 5000 meters in 14:32.19 ... qualified for nationals by running 14:19.57 at Arkansas ... also ran 14:34.36 in winning at Missouri Southern ... placed seventh in 8:29.55 in the 3000 meters at Arkansas ... ran 4:14.95 and 4:17.57 in the mile in meets at Arkansas.
Personal - Born: Aug. 28, 1980 ... Major: Information Technology ... Parents: Kimitei and Veronica Kosgei.
Kosgei's Indoor Personal Bests
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Event
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Result
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Meet
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Year
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Mile
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4:14.95
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Arkansas
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2005
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3000 meters
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8:14.34
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Arkansas
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2007
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5000 meters
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14:13.34
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NCAA Nationals
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2006
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Kosgei's Outdoor Personal Bests
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Event
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Result
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Meet
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Year
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800 meters
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1:52.26
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Missouri Southern
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2005
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1500 meters
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3:52.76
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Southeast Missouri
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2005
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3000 meters
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8:29.49
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Alabama-Huntsville
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2006
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3000 steeplechase
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9:20.59
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Harding
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2007
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5000 meters
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14:15.47
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Drake
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2007
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10000 meters
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29:38.83
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Drake
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2006
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