Augustus Maiyo
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kapsabet, Kenya
High School:
Kapsabet Boys
Event:
Distance
Accolades:
XC:
• SEC Freshman of the Year (2005)
• All-SEC (2005, 2006)
• All-South Region (2005, 2006, 2007)
• All-American (2007)
Track:
• Indoor NCAA Qualifier, Mile (2006)
• Indoor NCAA Qualifier, 3000m (2006)
• Indoor NCAA Qualifier, 5000m (2006)
• Outdoor SEC Champion, 3000m Steeplechase (2006)
• Outdoor All-SEC, 3000m Steeplechase (2006, 2007)
• Outdoor All-American, 3000m Steeplechase (2006)
• Outdoor Mideast Region Champion, 3000m Steeplechase (2007)
• Outdoor All-Mideast Region, 3000m Steeplechase (2007)
• Outdoor NCAA Qualifier, 3000m Steeplechase (2007)
All-Time Rank at Alabama:
• Indoor Mile - 8th
• Indoor 3000m - 8th
• Indoor 5000m - 5th
• Indoor DMR - 4th
• Outdoor 3000m Steeplechase - 3rd
• Outdoor 5000m - 9th
• Outdoor 10000m - 3rd
Career Bests:
• 1500m - 3:45.27
• Mile - 4:13.70
• 3000m - 8:11.49
• 3000m Steeplechase - 8:35.12
• 5000m - 13:58.43
• 10000m - 28:49.92
• 8k XC - 23:30
• 10k XC - 30:12:80
RS Junior/Senior (2007-08): Posted a second place finish at the Crimson Classic...ran a personal best 8k time of 23:30 to finish fourth at the Dellinger Invitational...finished third at the NCAA South Region Cross Country Championships...member of the cross country team that finished sixth at the NCAA Championships where he finished the 10k course in a personal best time of 30:12.80 and place of 18th to earn his second All-American accolade...finished third and fifth in the 3000m steeplechase and 10000m, respectively, at the Outdoor SEC Championships...placed ninth in the 3000m steeplechase at the Mideast Region Championships...finished ninth at the Outdoor NCAA Championships in the 3000m steeplechase...second best 5000m runner for Alabama during the indoor season and second fastest 10000m runner during the outdoor season...best 3000m steeplechase time for Alabama during the outdoor season...second fastest 3000m steeplechase time and fourth fastest 10000m time in the SEC during the outdoor season
RS Sophomore/Junior (2006-07): Earned All-SEC at the SEC Cross Country Championships...also earned All-South Region at the NCAA Region Championships...finished second and fourth in the 3000m steeplechase and 5000m at the SEC Outdoor Championships...won the 3000m steeplechase at the Mideast Regional Championships to qualify for the Outdoor NCAA Championships...finished 16th in the 3000m steeplechase at the Outdoor NCAA Championships
RS Freshman/Sophomore (2005-06): Finished in second place at the Brooks Memphis Twilight XC Classic...won the Crimson Classic...finished second at the SEC Cross Country Championships ...named SEC XC Freshman of the Year...finished third at the NCAA South Region Cross Country Championships ...member of the fourth best DMR team in Alabama school history...finished in fifth and seventh at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 3000m and mile, respectively...qualified for the mile, 3000m, and 5000m at the Indoor NCAA Championships....placed third in the 5000m at the SEC Outdoor Championships...earned his first All-American honor at the Outdoor NCAA Championships
FRESHMAN (2004-05): Finished fifth and sixth at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 3000m and 5000m, respectively
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL INFORMATION: Broke former Crimson Tide All-American and National Champion David Kimani's and Olympic bronze medalist Bernard Lagat's 3000m track record in Kenya...Ran a personal best time of 3:45.69 in the 1500m in 2002...Birthday: May 10, 1983...Parents: Simeon and Rosaline Mitei...Majoring in General Health Studies
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