Jacob Chebii
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- Height:
- 5-4
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- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
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- Year:
- Fr
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- Major:
- Physical Education
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- Previous School:
- St. Joseph Boys HS
Bio
2015-2016: Chebii made great contributions during his freshman season, running in six of seven races for Coker. He won both the USC Open (Sept. 23, 10:11) and the FMU Invitational (Oct. 16, 16:02). Chebii finished in the top-30 in four of his six races.
High School: Chebii was a standout cross country and track athlete at St. Joseph Boys High School.
Personal: Son of Linah Chebii and Peter Chemitei...he has a sibling Solomon.
News mentions
The races Saturday end the season for the men's and women's cross country teams.
The men's and women's teams will run in Monroe, N.C. Saturday.
The men's and women's teams had a combined five top 30 finishers in the two races.
The Coker cross country teams look to wrap up a South Atlantic Conference championship on Saturday.
Coker's Jacob Chebii was named SAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week, while teammate Hannah Weibel was named SAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week as well.
A Coker runner earned the top spot in both the men's and women's races.
The teams look to improve on their 20th place finishes last weekend in Charlotte.
Both teams placed 20th in their respective races in Charlotte on Friday.
The races are slated for a 4:00 p.m. start in Charlotte, N.C.
The Cobras swept the top six spots in the Division II category.
Men's cross county looks to build off its 23rd-place finish at Furman.
The men's and women's cross country teams locked up 23rd and 10th places respectively at Furman on Saturday.