Oklahoma State University Athletics
David Chirchir
September 02, 2008 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track
Personal Bests
10000 meters (cross country): 30:11
Mile: 4:09.89
3000 meters: 8:06.95
3000 meter steeplechase: 9:07.20
5000 meters: 14:27.42
2008 Outdoors: All-Big 12 selection in the steeplechase placed sixth at the conference meet with a 9:27.19 ... Season-best mark in the steeplechase was a 9:07.20 at the John McDonnell Invitational ... His 9:08.31 at the Stanford Invitational was good for a 15th-place finish in section one.2008 Indoors: All-Big 12 honoree after placing eighth in the 5000 meters at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 14:27.42 ... Turned in a season best when he ran an 8:06.95 in the 3000 meters to place sixth in the invitational race at the Tyson Invitational ... Clocked a 4:16.94 in the mile at the Arkansas Invitational.
2007 Cross Country: All-America performer who placed 15th at the NCAA Championship with a time of 30:20 despite hanging back in the pack for the first 5000 meters of the race as part of Oklahoma State's team strategy ... Coaching staff says he could have easily finished higher in the standings, but his willingness to be part of the team strategy was one of the key factors in the Cowboys taking third in the team standings ... Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and all-Big 12 selection after running a 25:02 to place eighth at the conference meet ... All-Midwest region honoree ran a 30:11 at the regional meet to place seventh overall and lead the Cowboys to their third consecutive Midwest regional championship ... Ran the NCAA pre-national meet in 24:44 ... Clocked in at 25:34 at the Cowboy Jamboree.
2007 Outdoors: Did not compete. Cameron University does not compete in outdoor track and field.
2007 Indoors: Did not compete. Cameron University does not compete in indoor track and field.
2006 Cross Country (at Cameron University): Earned Freshman of the Year and all-Lone Star Conference honors in his only season of competition at NCAA Division II Cameron University, where he finished fourth at the conference meet ... All-Region honoree ... Placed 42nd at the NCAA Division II Championships ... Lone Star Conference Runner of the Week after winning the East Central University Cross Country Meet by more than a minute.
High School: Attended St. Patrick's High School in Iten, Kenya, where he was coached by Brother Colm O'Connell ... Member of the history club, the Christian union and the traditional festivals team.
Personal: David Chirchir was born in Eldoret, Kenya ... Son of Eric and Eshter Chirchir ... Sister, Sylvia, runs track and cross country at Oklahoma Christian University.
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