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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Hometown:
- Kapsabet, Kenya
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- High School:
- Henry Kosgey
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- Events:
- Mid-Distance
News mentions
LUBBOCK, Tex. – Vincennes University sophomore Sophia Salvi (Sao Paulo, Brazil) claimed her third straight Pole Vault National Championship over the weekend at the 2025 NJCAA Indoor National Championships in Lubbock, Tex. Salvi paced the field to defend her title after clearing a height of 4.15 meters, setting a new Personal Best. Salvi’s Championship gave the Vincennes University Women’s team 10 points for the meet, allowing the Trailblazers to claim 17th place overall as a team over the weekend.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Vincennes University Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams put the finishing touches on the 2025 Indoor regular season Saturday at the 2025 John Gartland Invitational hosted by Indiana State University in Terre Haute. The VU Men’s Track team was highlighted by sophomore Malik Ferdinand (Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines) who finished second overall in the 400 meter dash against another stacked field against NCAA Division I runners, with a time of 50.63 seconds. Sophomore Zion Pruitt (Avon, Ind.) joined Ferdinand in the top five in the 400 meters with a final time of 51.42 seconds.
ALLENDALE, Mich. – The Vincennes University Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams continue to rewrite the VU school record books this season as another Trailblazer record was topped this weekend at the Grand Valley State University Big Meet in Michigan. The two day meet began Friday afternoon with Vincennes setting the tone early for the weekend as sophomore Cody Noel (Hebron, Ind.) began the weekend in the 5000m with a fourth-place finish with a time of 15:28.00. Freshmen Lane Connaway (Carmi, Ill.) and Jeremy Mendez (Velpen, Ind.) also competed in the 5000 meters Friday but ran in different sections of the race, with Connaway posting a time of 16:27.73 to take 20th and Mendez ending at 16:36.83 to take 22nd.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Vincennes University Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams were once again in action this weekend as VU headed back to Louisville, Ky. for the two-day PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational hosted by the University of Louisville. The Trailblazers faced some very tough competition Friday and Saturday in Louisville, going up against several NCAA Division I athletes including athletes from traditional Track and Field powers like University of Miami (FL) and Florida State University. The VU athletes held their own over the two day event and were able to put together some solid times and continue to show improvement early in the Indoor season.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Vincennes University Track and Field team opened their 2025 Indoor season Friday at the 2025 Bellarmine Open in Louisville. The Blazers got the season off to a very strong start, notching three NJCAA National qualifiers in their first meet and built a great foundation for the rest of the season. The VU men’s team was led on the day by an outstanding performance by freshman Anis Abdaoui (Kairouan, Tunisia) who picked up a third place finish in the 3000 meters, facing several NCAA Division I runners with an impressive NJCAA Nationals qualifying time of 8:27.21