Ian Boit
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- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Kimillili High School
News mentions
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Members of the Vincennes University Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams took part in another opportunity to surpass the NJCAA National Qualifying mark at Friday’s Billy Hayes Invitational hosted by Indiana University. The VU men’s team was led by sophomore Kyle Stewart (Evansville, Ind.), who took the top spot in the long jump with a jump of 7.21 meters. Vincennes came away with second and third in the 4x400 meter relay, with the team of freshmen Yamar Lyons (Kalamazoo, Mich.), Collin Sutton (New Albany, Ind.) and Jalen Bowman (Evansville, Ind.) and sophomore Manamanya Opiew (Indianapolis, Ind.) taking second with a time of 3:23.22.
OWENSBORO, Ky. – The Vincennes University Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams competed Friday afternoon at the Brescia Bearcat Twilight Invitational in Owensboro. The VU Men’s team had a very good showing, ending the day with a second-place finish as a team, with the VU Women’s team placing ninth as a team. “What looked like it was going to be our first meet with good weather turned into another cool, rainy event,” VU Head Track and Field Coach Marty Rogier said. “But as they have done all season, these kids stepped up and performed well.”
VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University men’s and women’s track and field teams had an outstanding showing Saturday afternoon at the annual VU Bill Smith Invitational, named after former VU Track and Field coach and 2021-22 NJCAA Cross Country and Track & Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee Bill Smith. The conditions were tough Saturday to begin the outdoor track season, with temperatures hovering around the mid-30’s and 25 mile per hour wind all afternoon. The VU athletes braved the cold weather to pick up first-place finishes in 16 different events Saturday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Vincennes University men’s and women’s Track and Field teams both entered this week ranked No. 21 in the country in this week’s polls. The Trailblazer teams defended these rankings well at Friday’s Tiger Paw Classic in Louisville hosted by Campbellsville University and Georgetown College. VU’s men’s team dominated the 1000 meter race, with the blue and gold coming away with three of the top four finishers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Vincennes University Track and Field teams looked to have hit their stride Saturday as the Trailblazers took part in the University of Indianapolis Track & Field Classic. Vincennes came away with seven first-place finishes on the day, including five for the VU men’s team and two by the women’s team. The Vincennes men’s team was led by freshman Mathew Keitany (Kenya) whose first place finish in the 3000 meter race was good enough to qualify for Nationals with a time of 8:52.16.