Thobias Cheruiyot

Position:
Distance
Position:
Distance
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Uasin Gishu, Kenya

Program Outdoor Record Holder: 10,000m (28:27.14), 2025
2025 SEC Outdoor Championships Scorer (10,000m)
2025 NCAA West First Round Qualifier (10,000m)
2024 NCAA West First Round Qualifier (10,000m)
2024 Big 12 Indoor Championship Scorer (5,000m)
2026 NCAA Outdoor West First Round Qualifier (10,000m)
2026 SEC Outdoor Championships Competitor (10,000m)
2026 SEC Indoor Championships Competitor (3000m)

OU Indoor Collegiate Bests:
3000m: 8:04.85
5000m: 13:52.71

OU Outdoor Collegiate Bests:
1500m: 3:52.30
5,00m: 13:51.73
10,000m: 28:27.14

2026

(Outdoor) Competed in four meets … Placed eighth in the 1500m with a time of 3:54.24 at the OU Alumni O’Ring Open … Ran 28:42.43 in the 10,000m at the 2026 Bryan Clay Invitational … Competed in the 10,000m with a time of 30:12.08 at the 2026 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Recorded a time of 29:44.19 in the 10,000m at the NCAA Division I West First Rounds …

(Indoor) Competed in three meets … Finished sixth in the 5000m (13:52.71) at the 2026 Husky Classic … Recorded a time of 8:12.96 in the 3000m at the 2026 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships … Competed in the 5000m with a time of 14:08.93 at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener …

2025
(Outdoor) Competed in four meets … Qualified for the NCAA West First Rounds, clocking 29:04.54 in the 10,000m for 22nd … Scored for the Sooners in the 10,000m (30:21.58) with fifth place at the SEC Outdoor Championships, also recording 14:19.75 in the 5,000m for 21st … Broke the school record with a 28:27.14 time in the 10,000m for 13th at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Opened the outdoor season with fifth place in the 5,000m (13:58.42) at Texas Relays …

(Indoor) Competed in four meets … Clocked 14:00.17 in the 5,000m for 12th and 8:13.99 in the 3,000m for 37th at the SEC Indoor Championships … Finished 15th in the 5,000m (14:04.01) at the Husky Classic … Captured fourth in the 3,000m (8:13.52) at the JD Martin Invitational … Registered 8:16.55 in the 3,000m for third at the Red Raider Invitational …

2024
(Outdoor) Finished 13th in the 10000m at the NCAA West First Rounds, registering a time of 29:01.29 … Recorded 14:19.26 in the 5000m for 19th at the Big 12 Championship… Raced for second place in the 5000m (14:26.30) and third in the 1500m (3:52.30) at the Rock Chalk Invite …Posted a PR in the 5000m at Mt. SAC Relays, clocking in at 13:51.73 for first place … Broke the 10000m school record at the Stanford Invitational with a 28:35.80 time …

(Indoor) Scored in the 5000m at the Big 12 Indoor Championship with fifth place, clocking 13:56.12 for a PR, also finished 15th in the 3000m with a 8:10.58…Debuted as a Sooner at the Windy City Invite, set a PR in the 3000m with an 8:04.85 for sixth place …