Anthony Rotich

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|birth_place = Nairobi, Kenya

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Mile: 3:59.93
5000 meters: 13:31.59
3000 m SC: 8:13.74

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Anthony Rotich (born 1991) is an American long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.{{cite web|url=https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/sports/college/utep/2019/03/08/utep-steeplechase-track-star-anthony-rotich-kenya-becomes-american-us-citizenship-2020-olympics/3109811002/ |title=UTEP track legend Anthony Rotich gains American citizenship, could compete for US |publisher=El Paso Times |date=March 8, 2019}} He is a four time NCAA Division 1 Champion and twelve time NCAA Division 1 All-American.

Running career

=Collegiate=

From Koiwa High School, Rotich was a state champion in high school. He was recruited to UTEP from El Paso, Texas, whose track and cross country program had a long history in recruiting talented runners from eastern Africa. At UTEP, Rotich was a 3 time NCAA champion in the 3000 meters steeplechase.[http://www.utepathletics.com/sports/c-track/mtt/anthony_rotich_795231.html] UTEP Miners - Anthony Rotich Bio In 2014, he won the mile at the indoor NCAAs and won the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

In 2015, Rotich was named Conference USA track and field athlete of the year.[http://www.utepathletics.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/070115aaa.html] UTEP Miners Track and Field: Rotich Named Conference USA Male Athlete of the Year - July 1, 2015 By the time he graduated in 2015, Rotich's was awarded twelve All-American honors in NCAA track and cross country, with a total of 11 national awards.[http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/252127-NCAA-D1-Outdoor-Championships-2015/article/31946-NCAA-Mens-Steeple-Preview-The-Rotich-Kebenei-Re-Match-Lives-On] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715110301/http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/252127-NCAA-D1-Outdoor-Championships-2015/article/31946-NCAA-Mens-Steeple-Preview-The-Rotich-Kebenei-Re-Match-Lives-On |date=2015-07-15 }} Flotrack: NCAA Men's Steeple Preview: The Rotich-Kebenei Re-match Lives On[http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20150612/SPORTS02/150619868/] Kyle Grabowski. The Durango Herald. Bayfield grad Steve Flint earns 2nd-team All-America honors in steeplechase June 12, 2015.

Career finishes and statistics

College	CUSA Cross Country	NCAA Cross Country	Indoor CUSA	NCAA Indoor	Outdoor CUSA	NCAA Outdoor
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Freshman 11-12			DMR 4th; 3000 5th; 5000 2nd		3000S 2nd; 5000 3rd	3000S 6th
Sophomore 12-13	8k 1st	10 km 4th	DMR 2nd; Mile 2nd; 3000 1st; 5000 1st	3000 12th; 5000 6th	1500 1st; 3000S 1st; 5000 1st	3000S 1st
Junior 13-14	8k 1st	10 km 19th	Mile 1st; 3000 1st; 5000 1st	Mile 1st	1500 1st; 3000S 1st; 5000 1st	3000S 1st
Senior 14-15	8k 1st	10 km 11th	Mile 2nd; 3000 2nd; 5000 1st	Mile 3rd	1500 1st; 3000S 1st; 5000 1st	3000S 1st
R Senior 15-16	8K 1st	10 km 15th

=College Times=

Event	Time	Date	Venue
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1500m	3:42.55	April 12, 2014	El Paso, Texas
Mile	3:59.93	April 25, 2015	Berkeley, California
3000m	7:53.43	February 9, 2013	Seattle, Washington
5000m	13:31.59	April 3, 2015	Stanford, California
3000mSC	8:30.54	May 4, 2014	Stanford, California

National and international career

2015 All-Athletics.com World Rankings

Event Group	Place	Score
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Men's 3000mSC	73	1104
Men's 1500m	110	1082
Men's 5000m	377	975

Rotich placed fourth in the 2016 Payton Jordan Invitational 3,000m steeplechase in 8:27.62 at Stanford University on May 1, 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30600&ATCLID=210926842|title=Fast Times at Payton Jordan - Stanford University|website=Stanford University|language=en|access-date=2018-05-02}}

1500m 3:48.74 El Paso (USA) 25.03.2017

Mile ind. 4:03.67 Albuquerque (USA) 11.02.2017

3000mSC 8:36.39 Palo Alto (USA) 05.05.2017

Anthony Rotich placed first in 2017 Payton Jordan Invitational 3,000m steeplechase in 8:36.39 at Stanford University on 5 May 2017.[http://www.gostanford.com/documents/2017/5/6//pjc_compiled.htm 2017 Payton Jordan Invitational 3,000m steeplechase results] May 5, 2017

Rotich won 2018 Music City Distance Carnival steeplechase in Nashville, Tennessee in 8:34.56.