Edwin Kurgat | |
Birth Date: | 19 May 1996 |
Birth Place: | Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya |
Sport: | Track and field |
Event: | 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m |
Education: | St. Patrick's High School |
Collegeteam: | Iowa State |
Club: | UA Mission Dark Sky |
Coach: | Stephen Haas |
Edwin Kurgat (born 19 May 1996) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes for UA Mission Run Dark Sky.[1] He won the 2019 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships while competing for Iowa State.
Kurgat attended St. Patrick's High School in Iten, Kenya, and didn't begin running until 2016. He initially attended UT Martin, before transferring to Iowa State in 2018.[2]
On 26 January 2024, Kurgat ran a personal best time of 12:57.52 in the indoor 5000 metres at the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston. This met the Olympic standard of 13:05.00.[3] [4]
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