Amon Kemboi
 Kemboi in 2025 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 December 1995 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long-distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500m 3:33.49 (Los Angeles, 2024) Mile: 3:53.57 (Boston, 2025) 3000m 7:38.99 (Boston, 2024) 5000m: 13:06.30 (Boston, 2024) |
Amon Kemboi (born 10 December 1995) is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. Competing in the United States, he became the first man to earn five All-America honours for NCAA cross country running.[1]
NCAA
[edit]He is from Kapsabet, Kenya before racing in the college system in the United States. In March 2018, competing for Campbell University, he won All-American indoor honours in the 5000 metres. He was later voted the 2017-18 Big South Conference Men’s Runner of the Year.[2][3] In 2019, he broke his own school record and set a new Big South Conference record, for the indoor mile run.[4] He later also attended the University of Arkansas, for whom he was named the South Central Region Athlete of the Year twice by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Kemboi also became the first man to earn five All-America honours in NCAA cross country running.[5]
Professional career
[edit]In June 2023, he won the 1500 metres race at the Portland Track Festival in Oregon in 3:34.12, closing the race with 56.40s for the final 400m.[6]
He finished third behind Josh Kerr and Josh Hoey at the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile in New York in September 2024. His time of 3:49.3 moved him into the all-time top-10 in the race's history.[7]
In January 2025, he acted as pacemaker at the Houston Half Marathon as Conner Mantz broke the American half marathon national record.[8]
In April 2025, he finished third at the Boston 5k, running a time of 13:37.[9] He was added as a challenger to the men’s long-distance field at the 2025 Grand Slam Track event in Miami, where he finishes seventh in the 3000 metres race on 2 May 2025.[10][11]
Statistics
[edit]| Grand Slam Track results[12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Miami Slam | Long distance | 3000 m | 7th | 8:20.16 | US$10,000 |
| 5000 m | 6th | 13:50.64 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Amon Kemboi". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Kemboi and Kipkoech earn All-America in 5000m". gocamels.con. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Campbell's Amon Kemboi Named 2017-18 Men's Runner of the Year". Big South Sports. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Miller, Andrew (25 January 2019). "Kemboi breaks school, conference indoor mile record". gocamels.con. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Price, Shawn (November 23, 2021). "South Central Region: Kemboi Athlete Of The Year, Bucknam Coach Of The Year". arkansasrazorbacks. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Chavez, Chris (June 5, 2023). "Cole Hocker Is Back + More Takeaways From Portland Track Festival". Citiusmag. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Kerr breaks long-standing race record to win 5th Avenue Mile". World Athletics. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Kuzma, Cindy (19 Jan 2025). "Conner Mantz Takes Down 18-Year-Old American Half Marathon Record". Runnersworld. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ Gault, Jonathan (17 April 2025). "2025 Boston 5K/BAA Mile: Casey Comber Repeats in Mile, Taylor Roe's Strong Season Continues". Lets Run. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ Levy, Leighton (30 April 2025). "Megan Tapper Joins Grand Slam Track Miami Leg as World Championship Season Gathers Pace". SportsMax. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Grand Slam Track Miami". World Athletics. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
