2005 Cross Country Roster
Roster

Benson Chesang
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Eldama Ravine, Kenya
- High School:
- Kituro
2006: Competed in five meets … Finished fourth on the team and ninth overall at the KU/KSU Dual … Ran an 8K personal record at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (25:59.1) … Placed 196th at the Roy Griak Invitational (27:08.1). 2005: Won the Big 12 Championship for the second year in a row (23:45) … Garnered all-conference and all-region honors … Was the team[apos]s top finisher in four of the five races in which he competed … Helped the team to a 12th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, the Jayhawks[apos] best result at Nationals since 1989 … Finished second overall at the Roy Griak Invitational (24:05), losing only to two-time national champion … Ran a 24:05.2 at Pre-Nationals, good for 14th overall … Finished 11th at NCAA Midwest Regionals in a time of 31:26. 2004: All-American … Had the best season for a Kansas runner since John Lawson in 1965 … As a sophomore, was the Jayhawks[apos] top runner for the second year in a row … A 2004 All-Big 12 runner … Won the Big 12 Championships (24:07.43) … The only Kansas runner to qualify for the NCAA Championships … Finished seventh at the NCAA Championships (30:59.4) … Big 12 Runner of the Week for the week of September 28 … Finished sixth at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a time of 30:30.74 … Had a third place finish at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (23:54.6) … Finished 11th at the Roy Griak Invitational (24:38). 2003: As a freshman, was the Jayhawks[apos] top runner and the lone qualifier for the NCAA Championships … Finished 48th at the NCAA Championships (30:22.7) … Finished second at the 10k Midwest Regionals in 30:41 … Placed 11th at the Big 12 Championships (25:05.90, 8k) … Finished second at the Bob Timmons Invitational, Wildcat Invitational and the OSU Cowboy Jamboree … Won 10,000m at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships after coming to the team in the spring of 2002. High School: Placed third in the 8k at the 1998 District Championships … Finished second in the 5000m at the 1999 Provincial Championships … Placed first in the 1500m in 2000 at the Interhouse Championships, good for a school record … Parents are Susan and Kipsang Cheptallam … Born December 27, 1982, in Eldama Ravine, Kenya … Majoring in biochemistry.