Oklahoma State University Athletics
2017-18 Men’s Cross Country & Track Roster
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Barus, Sylvester
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Sylvester Barus
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
- High School:
- Latemo HS
Bio
Personal Bests:
1,500 Meters – 4:02.32
Mile – 4:16.72
3,000 meters – 8:07.96
5,000 Meters – 14:05.11
10,000 Meters – 29:04.65
All-American:
2017 Outdoor 10,000 Meters (Honorable Mention)
All-Big 12:
2017 Indoor 5,000 meters
2017 Outdoor 5,000 meters
2017 Outdoor 10,000 meters
2017 Outdoors: Kicked off his season at the Stanford Invitational with an NCAA-qualifying time of 29:04.65... Raced twice at the Big 12 Championships and earned All-Big 12 honors in both events: the 5,000 meters and the 10,000 meters... Took 12th at the West Regional and punched a ticket to Eugene, Oregon, for the NCAA Championships.
2017 Indoors: Laced up for the Cowboys three times... Competed in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters... Earned All-Conference honors at the Big 12 Championships with his eighth place finish in the 5,000 meters.. Finished ninth in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships... Earned
2016 Cross Country: Competed in five events for the Cowboys...Finished 139th at the NCAA Championships... Claimed an All-Region honor when he finished 15th at the Midwest Regional... Won his first ever race for the Cowboys at the Cowboy Jamboree.
2016 Outdoors: (At Iowa Western) Finished runner-up at the NJCAA Championships in the 5,000 and third in in the 10,000… Ran a personal best 30:04.84 to qualify for the NJCAA Championships in the 10,000.
2016 Indoors: (At Iowa Western) Earned All-America honors in three events in his second season at Iowa Western… Took third in both the 5,000-and 3,000-meter runs… Finished seventh in the mile with a personal best.
2015 Cross Country:
2015 Outdoors: (At Iowa Western) Finished fourth at the NJCAA Championships in the 10,000-meter run… Took ninth in the 5,000… Never finished lower than 10th in any race during his debut outdoor season.
2015 Indoors: (At Iowa Western) Entered four events at the NJCAA Championships… Finished seventh as a member of the distance medley relay team for his first All-America honor… Took 11th in the 5,000-meter run, 10th in the 3,000 and 15th in the 4X800-meter relay at the NJCAA Championships.
2014 Cross Country:
Personal: Sylvester Barus is the son of James Kiborus… Born April 24, 1994 in Eldoret, Kenya… Played volleyball in high school and was a member of the debate team.
1,500 Meters – 4:02.32
Mile – 4:16.72
3,000 meters – 8:07.96
5,000 Meters – 14:05.11
10,000 Meters – 29:04.65
All-American:
2017 Outdoor 10,000 Meters (Honorable Mention)
All-Big 12:
2017 Indoor 5,000 meters
2017 Outdoor 5,000 meters
2017 Outdoor 10,000 meters
2017 Outdoors: Kicked off his season at the Stanford Invitational with an NCAA-qualifying time of 29:04.65... Raced twice at the Big 12 Championships and earned All-Big 12 honors in both events: the 5,000 meters and the 10,000 meters... Took 12th at the West Regional and punched a ticket to Eugene, Oregon, for the NCAA Championships.
2017 Indoors: Laced up for the Cowboys three times... Competed in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters... Earned All-Conference honors at the Big 12 Championships with his eighth place finish in the 5,000 meters.. Finished ninth in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships... Earned
2016 Cross Country: Competed in five events for the Cowboys...Finished 139th at the NCAA Championships... Claimed an All-Region honor when he finished 15th at the Midwest Regional... Won his first ever race for the Cowboys at the Cowboy Jamboree.
2016 Outdoors: (At Iowa Western) Finished runner-up at the NJCAA Championships in the 5,000 and third in in the 10,000… Ran a personal best 30:04.84 to qualify for the NJCAA Championships in the 10,000.
2016 Indoors: (At Iowa Western) Earned All-America honors in three events in his second season at Iowa Western… Took third in both the 5,000-and 3,000-meter runs… Finished seventh in the mile with a personal best.
2015 Cross Country:
2015 Outdoors: (At Iowa Western) Finished fourth at the NJCAA Championships in the 10,000-meter run… Took ninth in the 5,000… Never finished lower than 10th in any race during his debut outdoor season.
2015 Indoors: (At Iowa Western) Entered four events at the NJCAA Championships… Finished seventh as a member of the distance medley relay team for his first All-America honor… Took 11th in the 5,000-meter run, 10th in the 3,000 and 15th in the 4X800-meter relay at the NJCAA Championships.
2014 Cross Country:
Personal: Sylvester Barus is the son of James Kiborus… Born April 24, 1994 in Eldoret, Kenya… Played volleyball in high school and was a member of the debate team.
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