Alex Keter
Alex Keter
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- Hometown:
- Kapsabet, Kenya
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- Year:
- So.
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- Events:
- Distance
Bio
Phonetic Pronunciation: Alex Ket-er
NMJC (Sophomore Track & Field 2024)
Indoor
- Stan Scott Memorial (Jan. 13) | 1000m- 2:32.60 (National Qualifier) | 3000m- 8:57.42
- MLK Invite (Jan. 20) | Men's Mile- 4:20.51 (National Qualifier)
- New Mexico Open (Jan. 27) | 800m- 1:53.51 (National Qualifier)
- Charlie Thomas Invitational (Feb. 2) | DMR- 10:23.08 (Cheruiyot, Reid, Bille, Keter) (National Qualifier)
- Jarvis Scott Open (Feb.9-10) | 1000m- 2:28.86 (IQ)
- Indoor T&F National Championships (March 1-2) | 800m 7th- 1:53.45 (All-American) | DMR 8th- 10:07.92 (Cheruiyot, Reid, Bille, Keter) (All-American) (School Record)
NJCAA Indoor Team Runner-up (2024) | Two-time Indoor All-American
Outdoor
- Masked Rider (March 22-23) | 800m- 1:52.63 (National Qualifier)
- Bobcat Inivitational (March 28-30) | 800m- 1:51.76 (IQ) | 1500m- 3:58.38 (National Qualifier)
- John Jacobs Invitational (April 12-13) | 800m- 1:51.98
- Michael Johnson Invitational (April 19-20) | 800m- 1:56.66 | 1500m- 3:55.16 (IQ)
- Corky/Crofoot Shootout (April 26-27) | 400m- 51.70
- Outdoor T&F National Championships (May 16-18) | 800m 3rd Place- 1:48.75 (All-American) (School Record) | 4x800m 7th Place- 7:48.76 (Keter, Walker, Bille, T. Vega) (All-American)
NJCAA Outdoor National Runner-up (2024) | Two-time Outdoor All-American
NMJC (Sophomore)
Cross Country Races 2023
- 08-25-23 Western Texas Open 5k- 4th Place (17:00.80)
- 09-02-23 Lori Fitzgerald Memorial Open 5k- 11th Place (15:15.53)
- 09-15-23 Texas Tech Open 8k- 26th Place (26:28.50)
- 09-22-23 NMJC Invitational 8k- 5th Place (25:09.70)
- 10-06-23 NMJC Invitational II 8k- 3rd Place (24:43.70)
- 10-13-23 NMJC Invitational III 8k- 5th Place (24:47.88)
- 10-28-23 Region V Championships 8k- 10th Place (25:20.00)
- 11-11-23 NJCAA DI Men’s XC Championships 8k- 47th Place (25:41.70)
- 11-14-23 NJCAA Half-Marathon- 38th Place (1:13:36.80)
NMJC (Sophomore Cross Country 2023)
- NJCAA Half Marathon Team National Champion (2023)
NMJC (Freshman Track & Field 2023)
Outdoor
- TTU Masked Rider Open (March 25) | 1500M- 4:03.47 (National Qualifier) | 5000M- 15:10.44 (National Qualifier)
- WT Jo Meaker Classic (April 6-8) | 5000M- 15:24.29
- Ross Black Open (April 14-15) | 10,000M- 33:03.03 (National Qualifier)
- UNM Don Kirby (April 20) | 1500M- 4:05.03 (IQ-ALT)
- TTU Corky Crofoot Shootout (April 29) | 5000M- 15:55.94
NJCAA Men's Outdoor Team National Champion (2023)
NMJC (Freshman Cross Country 2022)
2022 Cross Country Races
- 08-26-22 Western Texas Open 6k- 5th Place (21:48.80)
- 09-23-22 NMJC Invitational 8k- 7th Place (26:16.40)
- 09-30-22 SPC Invite 8k- 6th Place (25:32.60)
- 10-07-22 LCU October Invite 8k- 5th Place (26:10.00)
- 10-14-22 NMJC Invitational II 8k- 13th Place (25:24.80)
- 10-29-22 Region V Championships 8k- 42nd Place (28:41.70)
Personal
Father: Paul Keter
Enjoys traveling, watching movies, drinking juice, and plans on majoring in computer science.
Keter's brother Emmanuel attended UTEP for cross country/track and his father competed in cross country/track at Texas A&M Universtity at Corpus Christi.
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