2010 Men's Cross Country Roster
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Emmanuel Ngula
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Moreno Valley, CA
- High School:
- Vista Del Lago HS
2010 Redshirted the season ...
2009 Named 2009 Big West Men's Cross Country Freshmen of the Year ... Recorded career-best times in the 5k (15:09.70) at the Northridge Invitational, 6k (20:51) at the Nevada Twilight Invitational, 8k (24:24.3) at the Big West Championships, and 10k (31:58.61) at the NCAA West Regional ... Named Big West All-Conference after a ninth place finish at the conference championships ...
High School Letter winner in cross country and track & field at Vista Del Lago High School ... In cross country was the 2007 D2 Southern Section Champion and finished third at state ... In track & field was the 2008 masters winner in the 800m and qualified for state ... Scholar athlete ...
Personal Emmanuel Ngula is the son of Daniel and Veronica Kithoka ... Considers his high school coach to be one of his biggest athletic influences because he taught him to never give up, and his father because he introduced him to the sport and let him know he can do anything if he believed ... Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers and considers Kobe Bryant, Hicham El Guerrouj, and Steve Prefontaine as his favorite athletes ... Favorite food is pizza ... Watches “The Office,” “106 & Park” and the “Jamie Fox Show” on television and cites “The Dark Knight” and “Friday” as his favorite movies ... Hobbies include swimming and playing video games ... His most memorable sporting achievement was running the 800m in 1:51.72 ...
Career Collegiate Performances
2009 Named 2009 Big West Men's Cross Country Freshmen of the Year ... Recorded career-best times in the 5k (15:09.70) at the Northridge Invitational, 6k (20:51) at the Nevada Twilight Invitational, 8k (24:24.3) at the Big West Championships, and 10k (31:58.61) at the NCAA West Regional ... Named Big West All-Conference after a ninth place finish at the conference championships ...
High School Letter winner in cross country and track & field at Vista Del Lago High School ... In cross country was the 2007 D2 Southern Section Champion and finished third at state ... In track & field was the 2008 masters winner in the 800m and qualified for state ... Scholar athlete ...
Personal Emmanuel Ngula is the son of Daniel and Veronica Kithoka ... Considers his high school coach to be one of his biggest athletic influences because he taught him to never give up, and his father because he introduced him to the sport and let him know he can do anything if he believed ... Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers and considers Kobe Bryant, Hicham El Guerrouj, and Steve Prefontaine as his favorite athletes ... Favorite food is pizza ... Watches “The Office,” “106 & Park” and the “Jamie Fox Show” on television and cites “The Dark Knight” and “Friday” as his favorite movies ... Hobbies include swimming and playing video games ... His most memorable sporting achievement was running the 800m in 1:51.72 ...
Career Collegiate Performances
| Meet | Date | Overall | Scoring | Time | Team | Dist |
| Nevada Twilight Invitational | Sept. 4, 2009 | 12 | 10 | 20:51 | 3 | 6k |
| UC Riverside Invitational | Sept. 19, 2009 | 15 | 14 | 24:32.3 | 2 | 8k |
| Notre Dame Invitational | Oct. 2, 2009 | 75 | 75 | 25:01 | 2 | 8k |
| Northridge Invitational | Oct. 16, 2009 | 2 | 2 | 15:09.70 | 2 | 5k |
| Big West Championships | Oct. 31, 2009 | 9 | 9 | 24:24.3 | 2 | 8k |
| NCAA West Regional | Nov. 14, 2009 | 48 | 47 | 31:58.61 | 2 | 10k |
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