Anthony Rotich

Anthony Rotich
Rotich at the 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-08-09) August 9, 1991 (age 35)
Nairobi, Kenya
Sport
SportTrack
Events
1500 meters, mile, 3000-m steeple, 5000 meters
College teamUTEP
Turned pro
2016
Achievements and titles
Personal bests1500 meters: 3:42.55
Mile: 3:59.93
5000 meters: 13:31.59
3000 m SC: 8:13.74

Anthony Rotich (born August 9, 1991) is an American long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He is a four time NCAA Division I Champion and twelve time NCAA Division I All-American.

Running career

Collegiate

From Koiwa High School, Rotich was a state champion in high school. He was recruited to UTEP from El Paso, Texas, whose track and cross country program had a long history in recruiting talented runners from eastern Africa. At UTEP, Rotich was a 3 time NCAA champion in the 3000 meters steeplechase. In 2014, he won the mile at the indoor NCAAs and won the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

In 2015, Rotich was named Conference USA track and field athlete of the year. By the time he graduated in 2015, Rotich's was awarded twelve All-American honors in NCAA track and cross country, with a total of 11 national awards.

Career finishes and statistics

CollegeCUSA Cross CountryNCAA Cross CountryIndoor CUSANCAA IndoorOutdoor CUSANCAA Outdoor
Freshman 11-12DMR 4th; 3000 5th; 5000 2nd3000S 2nd; 5000 3rd3000S 6th
Sophomore 12-138k 1st10 km 4thDMR 2nd; Mile 2nd; 3000 1st; 5000 1st3000 12th; 5000 6th1500 1st; 3000S 1st; 5000 1st3000S 1st
Junior 13-148k 1st10 km 19thMile 1st; 3000 1st; 5000 1stMile 1st1500 1st; 3000S 1st; 5000 1st3000S 1st
Senior 14-158k 1st10 km 11thMile 2nd; 3000 2nd; 5000 1stMile 3rd1500 1st; 3000S 1st; 5000 1st3000S 1st
R Senior 15-168K 1st10 km 15th

College times

EventTimeDateVenue
1500m3:42.55April 12, 2014El Paso, Texas
Mile3:59.93April 25, 2015Berkeley, California
3000m7:53.43February 9, 2013Seattle, Washington
5000m13:31.59April 3, 2015Stanford, California
3000mSC8:30.54May 4, 2014

National and international career

2015 All-Athletics.com World Rankings

Event GroupPlaceScore
Men's 3000mSC731104
Men's 1500m1101082
Men's 5000m377975

Rotich placed fourth in the 2016 Payton Jordan Invitational 3,000m steeplechase in 8:27.62 at Stanford University on May 1, 2016.

1500m 3:48.74 El Paso (USA) 25.03.2017
Mile ind. 4:03.67 Albuquerque (USA) 11.02.2017
3000mSC 8:36.39 Palo Alto (USA) 05.05.2017
Anthony Rotich placed first in 2017 Payton Jordan Invitational 3,000m steeplechase in 8:36.39 at Stanford University on 5 May 2017.

Rotich won 2018 Music City Distance Carnival steeplechase in Nashville, Tennessee in 8:34.56.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 All-Athletics. "Profile of Anthony Rotich".
  2. ↑ "UTEP track legend Anthony Rotich gains American citizenship, could compete for US". El Paso Times. March 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ UTEP Miners - Anthony Rotich Bio
  4. ↑ UTEP Miners Track and Field: Rotich Named Conference USA Male Athlete of the Year - July 1, 2015
  5. ↑ Archived 2015-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Flotrack: NCAA Men's Steeple Preview: The Rotich-Kebenei Re-match Lives On
  6. ↑ Kyle Grabowski. The Durango Herald. Bayfield grad Steve Flint earns 2nd-team All-America honors in steeplechase June 12, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Fast Times at Payton Jordan - Stanford University". Stanford University. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  8. ↑ 2017 Payton Jordan Invitational 3,000m steeplechase results May 5, 2017