Benard Sigei
Benard Sigei
Height: 5-6
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Bomett, Kenya
High School: Sagumerga HS
Previous School: Sugumerga HS

2018: A wildcard runner who finished in all five slots of the Tech lineup at least once during the year … posted a season-best eight-kilometer time of 24:36.2 at the Greater Louisville Classic on Sept. 29, which gave him a top-30 finish, and the program’s 12th fastest-time ever … came in sixth overall with a time of 24:39.21 at the Florida Mountain Dew Invitational on Sept. 22 … took a third top-15 result, placing 13th in 24:57.90 at the UAB Blazer Classic on Oct. 12 … came in fourth overall Sept. 8 at the Golden Eagle Invitational, recording the team’s second-fastest four-mile time, 20:34.9 … posted three 8K times that sit in the top 50 on Tech’s all-time list.

2017: Tech's No. 4 runner in four of five meets on the season ... came in 10th at TTU's Golden Eagle Invitational on September 2, posting a 6K time of 20:03.9 ... took an 8K season best at the OVC Championships on October 28, finishing as the team's No. 3 in 25:44.5 to place 44th overall.

2016: Sigei recorded a personal-best 6K time at the Golden Eagle Invitational, where he completed the race with a time of 19:22.7...recorded an 8K time of 25:39.41 at the Greater Louisville Classic on Oct. 1, which placed him 19th in the Tech record books...was a solid middle-of the-pack runner, recording four second-place, two third-place, and one fourth-place team finish for the Golden Eagles...finsihed 20th overall at the OVC Championships with an 8K time of 25:52.4...placed 63rd overall at the NCAA South Regionals with a 10K time of 32:22.1.

Personal: Sigei is a native of Bomet, Kenya ... majoring in accounting.