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2012-13 Women's Cross Country

Nelly Yegon

Nelly Yegon

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Limuru
  • Hometown:
    Eldoret, Kenya

Summary

Biography

2012 (Senior): Competed in all five meets...at the Horizon League Championships finished 25th with a time of 19:21...was 27th at the Tommy Evans Invitational with a time of 20:39...at the Duquesne Duals posted a time of 20:08 to finish 31st...had a time of 19:14 at the Notre Dame Invitational...in the 6K at the NCAA Pre-Nationals clocked a time of 23:24.7 to place 145th...earned her fourth letter.

2011 (Junior): Competed and scored in all seven meets of the season...was the Guins' third-best runner...placed 13th at the Horizon League Championships with a 5k time of 19:49...earned second-team honors...ran a season-best 6k time of 22:40 at the Great Lakes Regional to place 109th...finished the 5k at the Duquense Duals in 20:43 to place 24th...improved by nearly 40 seconds to run the 5k in 20:06 at the Akron Quad...placed 27th at the meet...had a season-best 5k time of 18:59 at the Notre Dame Invitational to place 57th...also ran 6k times of 23:17 and 23:40 to finish 36th at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational and 87th at the Penn State Collegiate National, respectively...earned her third letter.

2010 (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.

2009 (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 ... earned her first letter.

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: Mother is Susan Yegon and father is Mark Limo...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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