Nicodemus Ng'etich Class: Sophomore Hometown: Kapsabet, Kenya High School: Kaptel H.S. Height / Weight: 6-2 / 135 Event: Distance Birthdate: 06/27/1983

Miner Nuggets: The C-USA Freshman of the Year and the C-USA Newcomer of the Year during the 2006 cross country season.

2007 (Sophomore): Cross Country: Finished 46th at the NCAA Championships to help UTEP to a 10th-place finish ... third at the C-USA Championships, assisting the men's team to a record-setting first-place finish with a perfect 15 points ... fifth at the Lobo Invite as part of a meet-record 19 team points ... finished 15th at the Mountain Regional on Nov. 10.

2007 (Freshman): Outdoor: Posted an NCAA regional time of 14:11.16 in the 5,000-meter run at the Cardinal Invite on April 29 ... finished 12th at regionals in the event (14:40.07) ... earned a silver medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at C-USA Championships ... also finished fifth in the 1,500m run (3:49.25) and sixth in the 5,000m run (14:42.86) at the conference meet ... Springtime Invite champion in the 1,500m and finished second at the UTEP Invite ... ninth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Texas Relays. Indoor: First as part of the distance medley relay at C-USA Championships ... also finished sixth in the mile (4:12.99) and seventh in the 3,000-meter run (8:35.72) at the conference meet to help the Miners to a runner-up team finish ... fifth in the mile at the Tyson Invitational on Feb. 9 and seventh at the Husker Invite on Feb. 3. Cross Country (2006): C-USA Newcomer of the Year ... C-USA Freshman of the Year ... helped UTEP win five meet titles during the season, including perfect scores at the Lori Fitzgerald Invitational and the Kachina Classic ... placed 31st out of 105 runners at the NCAA Mountain Regional ... first team All-Conference, taking fourth at the C-USA Championships ... placed 16th out of 288 runners, helping UTEP defeat Arkansas and win the Chili Pepper Invitational on Oct. 14 ... fourth at both the Lori Fitzgerald Invitational and the Kachina Classic ... silver medalist at the Lobo Invitational on Sept. 9 in his collegiate debut.

Before UTEP: Ran for Coach Anungo as a prep ... graduated from Kaptel.

Personal: Full name is Nicodemus Kirwa Ng'etich ... majoring in finance ... son of Hillary and Pauline Lagat ... has three brothers and one sister ... born June 27, 1983, in Kapsabet, Kenya.