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Barnabas Ndiwa
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior*
- Hometown:
- Trans Nzoia West, Kenya
- High School:
- Taldet Mixed Secondary
- Previous School:
- Iowa Western CC
CAREER RESULTS
2026 CROSS COUNTY
Opened the season with a third place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic, running the 6K in 18:19.2.
2026 OUTDOOR
Ran at five meets for the Jayhawks … Opened the season with a personal best 10,000 meter time of 28:28.51 to place second at the Stanford Invitational … Ran a personal best 5,000 meters time of 13:50.10 to finish 12th at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Won the 5,000 meters run at the Rock Chalk Classic … Placed 15th in the 5,000 meters and 11th in the 10,000 meter run at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships … Qualified for the NCAA West First Round and competed in the 10,000 meters.
2025-26 INDOOR
Competed twice for Kansas in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters … Opened the season at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational, running the 5,000 meters… Placed 18th and 26th at the Big 12 Indoor Championship.
2025 CROSS COUNTRY [Iowa Western CC]
Competed in six meets, winning three of them … Opened the season with a second place finish in the 6K at the Platte River Rumble Gold Meet … Won the Gans Creek Classic 8K with a time of 23:42.1 … Achieved second place in the 8K at the FHSU Tiger Open with a time of 23:32.8 … Won the NJCAA Region 11 Championship, earning ICCAC All-Conference First Team honors and the ICCAC Division I Athlete of the Year award … Finished 13th in the 8K at the NJCAA Cross Country Championships, earning NJCAA Third-Team All American honors … won his second straight NJCAA half-marathon championship, helping the team win its second in a row and earned NJCAA First-Team All American honors.
2025 OUTDOOR [Iowa Western CC]
Competed in four meets … Opened the season with a school record time in the 10,000 meter run at the Bryan Clay Invitational, completing it in 28:52.64 to finish third … Achieved second place in the 10,000 meters at the Region 11 Championship … Finished as the national runner-up in the 10,000 meter run with a time of 29:33.13 and took third in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:19.84 at the NJCAA Outdoor Championship to help the team place third … Earned USTFCCCA All American honors in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, while also being named a NJCAA Second Team All-American and Honorable Mention.
2024-25 INDOOR [Iowa Western CC]
Competed in five meets, running the 3,000 and 5,000 meters … Kicked off the season with a second place finish in the 3,000 meter run at the Graduate Classic … Won the 5,000 meters at the Washburn Open, finishing in 14:03.94 … Set a personal best 3,000 meters time of 8:10.11 to win the Ichabod Invitational … Won the 3,000 meter run with a time of 8:26.56 and finished second in the 5,000 meters at the Region 11 Indoor Championship, helping the team also win … Finished the season with a sixth place finish in the 3,000 meters and a fourth place finish in the 5,000 meters at the NJCAA Championship, helping the team finish third nationally for a second straight year and earning USTFCCCA All American honors in both events.
2024 CROSS COUNTRY [Iowa Western CC]
Opened the season with a personal best 6K time of 17:52.2 to place third at the Hawkeye Invitational … Achieved third place in the four mile race with a personal best time of 18:09.9 at the Augie Twilight … Placed second at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational, completing the 8K in 24:11.5 … Finished third at the Gans Creek Classic, running the 8K in 23:33.2 … Finished as the runner-up at the ICCAC Region 11 Championship with a personal best 8K time of 23:28.9 … Placed fourth at the NJCAA Cross Country Championships, finishing in 23:39.5 and helping the team finish as the national runner-up in cross country … Broke the NJCAA All-Time National Record in the half-marathon, winning the event in 1:03:47.1 and helping Iowa Western win its first team distance national championship … Earned ICCAC First-Team All Conference, NJCAA Cross Country First-Team All American and NJCAA Half Marathon All American honors.
2024 OUTDOOR [Iowa Western CC]
Ran distance in four meets … Opened the season with a third place finish in the 10,000 meter run at the Wash U Distance Carnival with a time of 29:21.55 … Set a school record in the 5,000 meter run at the Drake Relays, placing eighth with a time of 14:09.96 … Won the ICCAC Outdoor Conference Championship in the 5,000 meter while also finishing second in the 10,000 meter run to help the team win the title … Closed the season with a fourth place finish in the 5,000 meters and a sixth place finish in the 10,000 meter run at the NJCAA Outdoor Championship to earn USTFCCCA All-American honors in both events and help the team place third nationally.
2023-24 INDOOR [Iowa Western CC]
Competed at five meets, running the 3,000 and 5,000 meters … Opened the season with a second place finish in the 3,000 meters at the Coach Alsup Open … Won his first collegiate race at the Bearcat Invite, completing the 5,000 meter run in 14:26.20 … Brought home the gold in the 5,000 meter run at the ICCAC Region 11 Indoor Championship to help secure the team title … Finished seventh in the 5,000 meters and 11th in the 3,000 meters at the NJCAA Indoor Championship, earning USTFCCCA All-American honors in the 5,000 meter run.
HIGH SCHOOL
Represented Teldet Mixed Day Secondary School at Regionals.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE KU?
KU has strong track, cross country and academic programs that allow me to develop as a student athlete.
2026 CROSS COUNTY
Opened the season with a third place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic, running the 6K in 18:19.2.
2026 OUTDOOR
Ran at five meets for the Jayhawks … Opened the season with a personal best 10,000 meter time of 28:28.51 to place second at the Stanford Invitational … Ran a personal best 5,000 meters time of 13:50.10 to finish 12th at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Won the 5,000 meters run at the Rock Chalk Classic … Placed 15th in the 5,000 meters and 11th in the 10,000 meter run at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships … Qualified for the NCAA West First Round and competed in the 10,000 meters.
2025-26 INDOOR
Competed twice for Kansas in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters … Opened the season at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational, running the 5,000 meters… Placed 18th and 26th at the Big 12 Indoor Championship.
2025 CROSS COUNTRY [Iowa Western CC]
Competed in six meets, winning three of them … Opened the season with a second place finish in the 6K at the Platte River Rumble Gold Meet … Won the Gans Creek Classic 8K with a time of 23:42.1 … Achieved second place in the 8K at the FHSU Tiger Open with a time of 23:32.8 … Won the NJCAA Region 11 Championship, earning ICCAC All-Conference First Team honors and the ICCAC Division I Athlete of the Year award … Finished 13th in the 8K at the NJCAA Cross Country Championships, earning NJCAA Third-Team All American honors … won his second straight NJCAA half-marathon championship, helping the team win its second in a row and earned NJCAA First-Team All American honors.
2025 OUTDOOR [Iowa Western CC]
Competed in four meets … Opened the season with a school record time in the 10,000 meter run at the Bryan Clay Invitational, completing it in 28:52.64 to finish third … Achieved second place in the 10,000 meters at the Region 11 Championship … Finished as the national runner-up in the 10,000 meter run with a time of 29:33.13 and took third in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:19.84 at the NJCAA Outdoor Championship to help the team place third … Earned USTFCCCA All American honors in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, while also being named a NJCAA Second Team All-American and Honorable Mention.
2024-25 INDOOR [Iowa Western CC]
Competed in five meets, running the 3,000 and 5,000 meters … Kicked off the season with a second place finish in the 3,000 meter run at the Graduate Classic … Won the 5,000 meters at the Washburn Open, finishing in 14:03.94 … Set a personal best 3,000 meters time of 8:10.11 to win the Ichabod Invitational … Won the 3,000 meter run with a time of 8:26.56 and finished second in the 5,000 meters at the Region 11 Indoor Championship, helping the team also win … Finished the season with a sixth place finish in the 3,000 meters and a fourth place finish in the 5,000 meters at the NJCAA Championship, helping the team finish third nationally for a second straight year and earning USTFCCCA All American honors in both events.
2024 CROSS COUNTRY [Iowa Western CC]
Opened the season with a personal best 6K time of 17:52.2 to place third at the Hawkeye Invitational … Achieved third place in the four mile race with a personal best time of 18:09.9 at the Augie Twilight … Placed second at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational, completing the 8K in 24:11.5 … Finished third at the Gans Creek Classic, running the 8K in 23:33.2 … Finished as the runner-up at the ICCAC Region 11 Championship with a personal best 8K time of 23:28.9 … Placed fourth at the NJCAA Cross Country Championships, finishing in 23:39.5 and helping the team finish as the national runner-up in cross country … Broke the NJCAA All-Time National Record in the half-marathon, winning the event in 1:03:47.1 and helping Iowa Western win its first team distance national championship … Earned ICCAC First-Team All Conference, NJCAA Cross Country First-Team All American and NJCAA Half Marathon All American honors.
2024 OUTDOOR [Iowa Western CC]
Ran distance in four meets … Opened the season with a third place finish in the 10,000 meter run at the Wash U Distance Carnival with a time of 29:21.55 … Set a school record in the 5,000 meter run at the Drake Relays, placing eighth with a time of 14:09.96 … Won the ICCAC Outdoor Conference Championship in the 5,000 meter while also finishing second in the 10,000 meter run to help the team win the title … Closed the season with a fourth place finish in the 5,000 meters and a sixth place finish in the 10,000 meter run at the NJCAA Outdoor Championship to earn USTFCCCA All-American honors in both events and help the team place third nationally.
2023-24 INDOOR [Iowa Western CC]
Competed at five meets, running the 3,000 and 5,000 meters … Opened the season with a second place finish in the 3,000 meters at the Coach Alsup Open … Won his first collegiate race at the Bearcat Invite, completing the 5,000 meter run in 14:26.20 … Brought home the gold in the 5,000 meter run at the ICCAC Region 11 Indoor Championship to help secure the team title … Finished seventh in the 5,000 meters and 11th in the 3,000 meters at the NJCAA Indoor Championship, earning USTFCCCA All-American honors in the 5,000 meter run.
HIGH SCHOOL
Represented Teldet Mixed Day Secondary School at Regionals.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE KU?
KU has strong track, cross country and academic programs that allow me to develop as a student athlete.
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