Amos Korir
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- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
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- Year:
- Sophomore
Bio
2017: The honorable mention All-SAC performer three top-20 finishes and one top-10 finish during his sophomore campaign. Korir's best finish was a 6th place finish at the Allen and Phyllis Morgan Invitational Battle at Mossy Creek, when he ran the 5-k course in a time of 15:56.0.
Tusculum Open: 11th - 16:37
Asheville Cross Country Inviational: 14th - 21:20.27
Allen and Phyllis Morgan Inviational: 6th - 15:56.0
SAC Championships: 19th - 26:10.47
Southeast Regional: 31st - 33:27.54
2016: Finished first on the team in three of the team’s five meets during his debut season in Mossy Creek… Placed a season-high second at the Maryville Invitational’s 10-kilomter run on Oct. 1… Ran a season-fastest time of 17:47.3 in the five-kilometer run at the Tusculum Open to begin the season on Sept. 9…Picked up All-Freshman honors by the South Atlantic Conference…
Maryville Invitational: 2nd- 29:05.60
Royals Challenge: 260th- 28:52.1
South Atlantic Conference Championships: 20th- 27:27.9
Southeast Regionals: 40th- 32:21.04
News mentions
Luke Greer (Abington, Northhampton, United Kingdom) is the first men’s cross country runner in at least a decade to qualify for the NCAA Division II National Cross Country Championships on Saturday morning in Wingate, N.C.
The Carson-Newman cross country teams will travel to Wingate, N.C. on Saturday morning to participate in the NCAA Division II Cross Country Southeast Regional.
Senior Luke Greer (Abington, Northhampton, United Kingdom) came in second place at the South Atlantic Conference Championships on Saturday morning, the men’s team placed seventh overall and the women’s team came in eighth place during the conference meet.
The Carson-Newman cross country teams will be racing in the South Atlantic Conference Championships on Saturday morning in Newton, N.C.
Luke Greer (Abington, Northhampton, United Kingdom) picks up his third victory of the season as the men’s team comes in second and the women’s team finishes in third at the Allen and Phyllis Morgan Invitational-Battle at Mossy Creek on Friday afternoon.
The Carson-Newman cross country teams will be racing in the Allen and Phyllis Morgan Invitational-Battle at Mossy Creek on Friday afternoon at 3 p.m.
Luke Greer (Abington, United Kingdom) picks up victory number two on the season running a 20:15.91 four-mile run at the Asheville Cross Country Invitational on Saturday morning.
Carson-Newman senior runner Luke Greer (Northampton, United Kingdom) came in first-place at the Tusculum Open on Friday evening, with a time of 15:38 a new personal best in a five-kilometer race.
The Carson-Newman cross country teams open the season on Friday afternoon in Greenville, Tenn., at the Tusculum Open.
The South Atlantic Conference announced the men’s and women’s cross country preseason rankings on Wednesday morning.
The Carson-Newman cross country programs have set their schedule for the 2017 season.