Norfolk State University Athletics

Personal Records
Cross Country
8,000 meters: 24:56.7 (2016 Southland XC Championships)
10,000 meters: 30:39.6 (2017 NCAA SE Regional)
Indoor
3,000 meters: 8:53.41 (2017 Jack Pyrah Invitational)
5,000 meters: 15:22.39 (2017 Southland Indoor)
Outdoor
5,000 meters: 15:48.12 (2016 Southland Outdoor)
10,000 meters: 31:20.80 (2018 VSU Trojan Invitational)

2017-18: Member of the NSU AD’s Honor Roll for the fall semester. Cross Country: Broke the 26-minute mark in all three 8K races he competed in … Ran a season-best time of 25:14.5 in his third-place finish at the MEAC Outdoor Championships, earning all-conference honors … Was NSU’s high finisher at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships, posting a 10K time of 30:39.6 for a 54th-place finish … Also clocked 8K times of 25:15 at ECU (20th place) and 25:59.2 at George Mason (ninth place). Indoor: Logged a runner-up finish in the 3,000 meters at the Jack Pyrah Invitational at Villanova (8:53.41) … Qualified for the MEAC Indoor Championships in the event, placing 13th … Also ran the 5,000 meters during indoor season, with a high finish of ninth place at the VMI Winter Relays (16:02.09). Outdoor: Won the 10,000 meter race at the VSU Trojan Invitational in 31:20.80 … Qualified for the MEAC Outdoor Championships in the event, but did not finish.

At UCA: Spent two academic years at the University of Central Arkansas of the Southland Conference (2015-17) … Competed one season in outdoor track (2016) and cross country (2016) and two in indoor track (2016-17) … Placed 13^th at the Southland Cross Country championship meet as a freshman in 2016 with a collegiate-best time of 24:56.7 … Qualified for the Southland Indoor Championship meet in both the 3,000 and 5,000 meters as a sophomore … Took 12^th in the 5,000 (15:22.39) … Also a Southland outdoor meet qualifier in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races and advanced to the conference indoor meet in the 5K as a freshman in 2016 … Took 11^th in the 10K race (32:34.15) at the 2016 Southland Outdoor Championship.

High School: Qualified for the East African championships each year in high school.

Personal: Bill Kemboi was born on July 18, 1994 … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.