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Jonathan Kimutai
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Nairobi, Kenya
- High School:
- Kipkeino High School
- Prev School:
- Cardinal Stritch
Bio
• 2019 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Indoor Distance Medley Relay)
• 2018 Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (3,000-meter steeplechase)
• 2017 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Cross Country)
2019-20: Indoor - Competed in the 800-meters, mile run and distance medley relay ... posted top time in the 800 meters (2:03.65) at the FasTrak Collegiate Invitational ... top time in the mile (4:39.30) came at the McNeese Indoor II ... ran the anchor leg of Louisiana's DMR that produced season-best time (10:48.78) at the Ted Nelson Invitational ... member of the Ragin' Cajuns DMR squad that finished seventh (11:03.37) overall at the Sun Belt Championships. Cross Country - Competed in four events during the season with top 8K time (27:13.0) coming at the Sun Belt Championships.
2018-19: Outdoor - Clocked a season-best time in the 1,500-meters (3:59.50) at the Beach Invitational ... clocked a season-best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:36.08) at the Mt. SAC Relays ... finished second overall in the steeplechase (9:45.26) at the Louisiana Classics, while posting a season-best time in the 800 meters (2:00.03). Indoor - Member of the distance medley relay team that earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors (10:14.09) ... ran the mile in a season-best 4:20.45 to finish third overall at the Samford Open ... finished seventh overall in the 3,000-meters (8:46.73) at the McNeese Indoor. Cross Country - Posted three top-20 finishes in five events during the season ... opened the season with a 12th-place finish at the 4-mile McNeese Cross Country Season Opener (13:07.9) ... placed 13th overall at the LSU Invitational (21:20.6) and 19th at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede (22:24:6) ... finished 21st overall at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (26:00.8).
2017-18: Outdoor - Earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors after finishing second overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:14.69) at the SBC Outdoor Championships ... placed eighth overall in the 1,500-meters (4:00.60) at the SBC Outdoor ... clocked season-best 3:55.78 in the 1,500 at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational ... finished eighth overall in the 800-meters at the Louisiana Classics, posting a personal-best time (1:53.66). Indoor - Recorded a personal-best in the mile run (4:19.97) at the SBC Indoor Championships ... clocked a season-best times in both the 800-meters (1:57.96) and 3,000-meters (8:39.91) at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational ... ran anchor leg of Louisiana's distance medley relay team that finished second (10:27.18) at the Ted Nelson Invitational. Cross Country - Competed in six events in his first season with the Ragin' Cajuns, earning third-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors after a 15th-place finish (25:50.4) at the SBC Championships ... had three top-5 finishes on the season beginning with third-place performances at the UNO 5K (15:30.0) and 6K Azalea City Classic (18:20.9) ... posted season-best time on 8K course (24:49.9) at the Texas A&M Invitational ... was fourth overall at the Mississippi College Invitational (25:38.2).
2016-17 (at Cardinal Stritch): Finished 20th overall (25:02.9) at the NAIA Cross Country Championships ... ran personal-best time on 8K course (24:49.2) at the Louisville Classic ... posted top time (1:56.19) in the 800 meters at the 2017 St. Norbert Twilight.
• 2018 Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (3,000-meter steeplechase)
• 2017 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Cross Country)
2019-20: Indoor - Competed in the 800-meters, mile run and distance medley relay ... posted top time in the 800 meters (2:03.65) at the FasTrak Collegiate Invitational ... top time in the mile (4:39.30) came at the McNeese Indoor II ... ran the anchor leg of Louisiana's DMR that produced season-best time (10:48.78) at the Ted Nelson Invitational ... member of the Ragin' Cajuns DMR squad that finished seventh (11:03.37) overall at the Sun Belt Championships. Cross Country - Competed in four events during the season with top 8K time (27:13.0) coming at the Sun Belt Championships.
2018-19: Outdoor - Clocked a season-best time in the 1,500-meters (3:59.50) at the Beach Invitational ... clocked a season-best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:36.08) at the Mt. SAC Relays ... finished second overall in the steeplechase (9:45.26) at the Louisiana Classics, while posting a season-best time in the 800 meters (2:00.03). Indoor - Member of the distance medley relay team that earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors (10:14.09) ... ran the mile in a season-best 4:20.45 to finish third overall at the Samford Open ... finished seventh overall in the 3,000-meters (8:46.73) at the McNeese Indoor. Cross Country - Posted three top-20 finishes in five events during the season ... opened the season with a 12th-place finish at the 4-mile McNeese Cross Country Season Opener (13:07.9) ... placed 13th overall at the LSU Invitational (21:20.6) and 19th at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede (22:24:6) ... finished 21st overall at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (26:00.8).
2017-18: Outdoor - Earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors after finishing second overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:14.69) at the SBC Outdoor Championships ... placed eighth overall in the 1,500-meters (4:00.60) at the SBC Outdoor ... clocked season-best 3:55.78 in the 1,500 at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational ... finished eighth overall in the 800-meters at the Louisiana Classics, posting a personal-best time (1:53.66). Indoor - Recorded a personal-best in the mile run (4:19.97) at the SBC Indoor Championships ... clocked a season-best times in both the 800-meters (1:57.96) and 3,000-meters (8:39.91) at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational ... ran anchor leg of Louisiana's distance medley relay team that finished second (10:27.18) at the Ted Nelson Invitational. Cross Country - Competed in six events in his first season with the Ragin' Cajuns, earning third-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors after a 15th-place finish (25:50.4) at the SBC Championships ... had three top-5 finishes on the season beginning with third-place performances at the UNO 5K (15:30.0) and 6K Azalea City Classic (18:20.9) ... posted season-best time on 8K course (24:49.9) at the Texas A&M Invitational ... was fourth overall at the Mississippi College Invitational (25:38.2).
2016-17 (at Cardinal Stritch): Finished 20th overall (25:02.9) at the NAIA Cross Country Championships ... ran personal-best time on 8K course (24:49.2) at the Louisville Classic ... posted top time (1:56.19) in the 800 meters at the 2017 St. Norbert Twilight.
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