2023 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
NIL Connection
2023: 2023 MAC Championship Runner-up team...Ran in two races...Highest finish was 55th at the 2023 MAC Championships.
2022: 2022 MAC Championship Runner-Up Team...Ran a 24:24.6 and season-highest finish of 17th place at the 2022 MAC Championships on Oct. 29...Ran in five races...Finished 94th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships on Nov. 11.
2020-21 (Easter Kentucky): Ran one season of cross country and track & field at Eastern Kentucky before transferring to Toledo... Named second team All-OVC after finishing 13th at the OVC Cross Country Championships , and his performance helped the Colonels to a runner-up finish at the meet... Scored points with a sixth-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the OVC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, clocking a personal-best time of 30:58.99 … ran a personal-best time of 14:31.2 in the 5,000 meters during the outdoor season. Helped EKU to a third-place showing in the OVS Conference and ranked No.3 runner in the 5000 meters for the ASUN conference.
High School: Was the leading business subject and geography trophies all four years in high school.
Personal
Full names is Charles Chirchir Kipchumba... Parent is Jeremiah Kipchumba... Has seven siblings, Cyrus Koech, Wi Sun Jemutai, Bernard Biwott, Patrick Kipsang, Wilfred Cheruiyo, Alex Kipkore, and Scolarstica Jepkosgei...Majoring in management
Why Toledo?: "I chose Toledo because of the good coaching staff."
Best Times:
5K: 2022 Ohio XC Invitational – 32nd place – 16:41.4
8K: 2022 MAC Championships – 17th place – 24:24.6
10K: 2022 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships – 94th place – 32:03.6
Historical Player Information
