Staff Directory
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
Gilbert Kemboi is in his first year as the volunteer assistantcoach with the cross country programs at USC Upstate.
Kemboi is the standard for all Upstate men's cross country andtrack & field distance runners after turning in an epic careerthat is arguably the top individual atheltic career in the historyof the athletic department. By the time he finished his four-yearcareer at Upstate in 2013, he claimed 14 individual A-Sunchampionships in cross country and track & field, making himone of the top distance runners in A-Sun history.
Kemboi claimed three straight A-Sun cross country championshipsfrom 2010-12 and helped lead the Spartans to back-to-back teamchampionships in 2011 and 2012. He became the first Upstatestudent-athlete to advance to an NCAA Nationals competition,finishing two places away from All-America status in 2012.
In addition to his three A-Sun cross country titles, Kemboi wasa multiple champion in the 3,000 and 5,000 meter races at the A-SunIndoor Track & Field Championships, while also taking homemultiple titles in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the A-Sun OutdoorTrack & Field Champsionships.
Kemboi was also an exceptional student and earned multiple A-SunScholar-Athlete of the Year honors in cross country and track &field. He became the first Upstate student-athlete to earn twoprestigious honors as well, garnering the NCAA PostgraduateScholarship as well as A-Sun Student-Athlete of the Year honors in2013. In addition, he earned two Upstate Athletics Coca-ColaStudent-Athlete of the Year honors in 2012 and 2013 for exclellencein academics, athletics and community service.
Kemboi is a native of Eldoret, Kenya, and attended KangetunyHigh School prior to coming to Upstate.
