Felix Kosgei
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- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
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- Year:
- SO
News mentions
FORT DODGE, IA — The South Plains College men’s and women’s cross country teams earned a pair of top 10 finishes on Saturday at the 2017 NJCAA Cross Country Championships at the Lakeside Golf Couse.
The South Plains College men’s and women’s cross country teams will travel to Fort Dodge, Iowa this weekend for the 2017 NJCAA Cross Country Championships on Nov. 11 at the Lakeside Golf Course. The men’s 8k will get underway at 11 a.m., followed by the women’s 5k at noon.
LEVELLAND — The South Plains College men’s cross country team defended their regional crown on Saturday at Lake Brashear Park in Levelland as they captured their second consecutive NJCAA Region V Cross Country Championship title. The Texans placed five runners inside the top 10 to finish with a final team average of 25:28.70. El Paso Community College placed second, followed by Ranger, Western Texas and Odessa College.
LEVELLAND—The South Plains College men's and women's cross country teams were back in action on Saturday on their home course at the 2017 South Plains College Open at Brashear Lake Park. Ranked third in the latest USTFCCCA national polls, the Texans protected their home course and picked up their fifth consecutive first-place finish placing four runners inside the top 10.
HOBBS—Another week. Another sweep. The South Plains College men’s and women’s cross country teams picked up a pair of first-place finishes on Friday evening at the New Mexico Junior College Invitational at Harry McAdams Park.
LEVELLAND—The South Plains College men’s and women’s cross country teams will return to action on Friday when they travel to Hobbs, NM for the New Mexico Junior College Open beginning at 5 p.m. MST. The Texans will look to pick up their fourth consecutive victory in the men’s 8k, led by sophomore All-American Felix Kosgei. The Lady Texans’ veteran squad of Leslie Romero, Poro Gahekave, Seselia Dala and Caitlyn Mercer continue to make their claim as one of the top women’s teams in the country.
LAS VEGAS, NM—For the third time in as many weeks, the South Plains College Texan cross country team captured its third consecutive first-place finish on Saturday at the New Mexico Highlands Cross Country Jam. South Plains placed four runners inside the top five and six inside the top 10. The Texans were once again led by sophomore standout Felix Kosgei who earned his third straight top finish with a mark of 24:36 in the men’s 8k. Freshmen Andrew Bosquez and Filmon Beyene finished second and third for the Texans with times of 25:10 and 25:17, respectively.
LEVELLAND—The South Plains College men’s and women’s cross country teams will travel to Las Vegas, New Mexico on Saturday to compete in the New Mexico Highlands Cross Country Jam. The Texans enter Saturday as winners of their first two meets which earned them a No. 4 national ranking in the newly released USTFCCCA polls. Led by sophomore All-American Felix Kosgei, the Texans swept the top four spots a week ago in Snyder at the Western Texas College Open and will look for a similar performance come Saturday.
SNYDER—The South Plains College men's cross country team picked up their second consecutive first-place finish on Saturday at the Western Texas College Open.
LEVELLAND—The South Plains College men’s and women’s cross country teams will look for a repeat performance when they travel to Snyder on Saturday following a week one performance that concluded with a pair of top-five finishes at the Texas Tech Open. The men’s 8k will get underway at 9 a.m. at the Western Texas College cross country course, followed by the women’s 5k at 9:35.