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2012-13 Women's Track and Field

Nelly Yegon

Nelly Yegon

  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Eldoret, Kenya
  • High School:
    Limuru
  • Events:
    Distance

Summary

Biography

2013 Outdoor (Senior): Did not compete.

2013 Indoor (Senior): Posted a time of 6:07.19 in the mile at the Akron Zips Invitational.

2012 Indoor (Junior): Finished sixth in the 1,000m run at the YSU National Invitational with a time of 3:12.93....placed seventh in the one mile run clokcing in at 5:28.12...was 15th in the 3,000m run at the Akron Open with a time of 11:29.25.

2011 Outdoor (Sophomore): Finished 11th in both the 800m and the 1,500m at the Horizon League Championships after running season-best times of 2:22.28 and 4:57.15, respectively…ran both events at the Sparky Adams Invitational as well, placing eighth in the 800m (2:24.49) and fourth in the 1,500m (4:47.72)…finished 12th in the 3,000m at the Northeast Ohio Quad with a time of 11:02.97…ran a personal-best 5,000m time of 19:03.78 at the Duke Invitational.

2011 Indoor (Sophomore): Placed eighth in the mile run with at time of 5:17.85, was 22nd in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11:06.32 and was part of the distance medley at the Horizon League Championships.

2010 XC (Sophomore): Ran in all seven meets for the Penguins ... was the squad's second-best finisher the final three meets of the year ... at the Horizon League Championships, placed 15th with a 5k-time of 18:57 ... at the Great Lakes Regional was 140th with a 6k time of 23:18 ... was 35th at the BGSU Invitational with a time of 22:56 ... placed 71st at the Notre Dame Invitational (5k) with a time of 19:16 ... was 31st at Akron Quad Meet and 62nd at Duquesne Duals ... earned her second letter.

2010 Outdoor (Freshman): Finished fifth in the 5,000m at the Sparky Adams Invitational with a time of 20:00.76.

2010 Indoor (Freshman): Ran a mile time of 5:43.66 at the Horizon League Championships to finish 14th … ran a season-best time of 5:37.09 in the mile at the Kent State Tune-Up … finished 12th in the 3,000m at the Golden Flash Gala with a time of 12:16.55 … also ran a time of 3:22.02 in the 1,000m to finish 16th at the Doug Raymond Invitational.

2009 XC (Freshman): Ran in all five meets for the Penguins, scoring in two of them ... claimed 61st at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 22:21 ... ran a personal-best 5k time of 21:18 in her debut at the Akron Quad Meet ... finished the meet in 31st... ran a time of 25:29 to finish in 58th at the PSU Spiked Shoe Invitational ... had a 6k time of 25:24 at the Bowling Green Falcon Invite.

High School: Was named best cross country athlete in high school in 2004...also named top of the class in K-C-P-E exams in 2001.

Personal: Parents are Samuel and Susan Digby...has seven sisters (Dinah, Lydia, Mirriam, Tella, Betty, Faith, and Sylvia) and four brothers (Jack, Mike, Lawi, and Harrison)...major is nursing.

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