Meshack Lerionka Koyiaki
Meshack Lerionka Koyiaki
Height: 5-11
Weight: 137
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Kilgoris, Kenya
College: Chattahoochee Technical College
Major: Finance
Team: Men's Cross Country/Track

2009: Finished ninth at the NCAA Division II Cross-Country Championships (11/21) with a time of 31:22, earning All-American honors...Won every meet he started in 2009 and finished second at the NCAA regional (11/7) with a time of 31:14...Won the Individual Peach Belt Championship in a time of 24:38, the second-fastest 8k ever run at a PBC Championship...Selected First Team All-Peach Belt and Peach Belt men's Co-Runner of the Year...Was named Peach Belt Runner of the Week three times...Also a member of the 2010 CSU track team, Koyiaki qualified in the 1500 meters for the NCAA Division II Track Championships... Koyiaki ran a qualifying time of 3:48.58, the 12th-best time in the country this season. Set season-best times in the 1500m and in the 5000m...In the 1500, Koyiaki ran a time of 3:48.58 and that time ranks him third in the Division II rankings. His time of 14:32 in the 5000 ranks him 10th in Division II.

2008: Transferred from Chattahoochee Technical College in Marietta, GA...Earned All-American and set seven records while at Chattahoochee Tech...Placed 5th in Steeplechase Nationals.

High School: Graduate of Shartuka High in Kenya.

 

Personal: Son of Edward and Ann Koyiaki...Favorite movie is Rush Hour 2...Favorite professional athlete is David Rudisha...Enjoys playing ping pong and listening to music in his spare time...Lists his mom and dad as having the most influence on his life...Lists his grandfather as his hero...Most memorable athletic achievement was breaking 3:50 in the 1500 meters.

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