| Fred Samoei |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Moiben, Kenya
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| High School:
Paul Boit
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| Last College:
South Plains
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| Event:
Cross Country/Distance
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Accolades
Cross Country
• NJCAA All-American (2007)
• All-SEC (2009)
• All-South Region (2009)
Track
• Outdoor NCAA All-American, 800m (2010)
• Outdoor NJCAA National Champion, 5,000m (2008)
• Outdoor NJCAA All-American, 800m (2008)
• Outdoor NJCAA All-American, 1,500m (2008)
• Outdoor NJCAA All-American, 5,000m (2008)
Career Bests
• 800m - 1:49.94
• 1,500m - 3:49.44
• Mile - 3:58.84
• 8k XC - 23:42.53
• 10k XC - 30:14.63
Junior (2009-10)
Competed in six of seven races for the Tide during the cross country season, running in top three in five...finished third at the Crimson Classic...posted a personal-best 8,000m time of 23:42.53 at the Bill Dellinger Invitational where he finished seventh...finished 12th at the SEC Cross Country Championships earning Second Team All-SEC as the team won the title...turned in a seventh place finish and personal-best 10,000m time of 30:14.63 at the NCAA South Region Championships to earn All-South Region honors while the team won the title...placed 45th as Alabama's fourth runner at the NCAA Cross Country Championships with a time of 30:25.2...helped the Tide to its highest NCAA finish ever (3rd) ... earned All-America honors in the 800m with an eighth-place finish in a time of 1:47.84 ... ran a personal best 1:45.94 in the prelims ... finished third in the 800m at the SEC Championships.
At South Plains CC
Holds school indoor record in the mile run (3:58.84) making him the first SPC runner in history to run a sub 4-minute mile ... placed first in the 5,000 meter run, second in the 800 meter run and third in the 1,500 meter run at 2008 NJCAA Outdoor Championships to become a three-time NJCAA Outdoor All-American in outdoor track ... earned All-American status by placing seventh at the 2007 NJCAA Cross Country Championships.
Prep and Personal
Won the track and cross country titles at the provincial level in 2002 ... named MVP in middle distance running in 2003 ... also played volleyball and soccer and won national championships in 2002 and 2003 ... son of Daniel and Pauline Samoei ... majoring in health sciences.
