Timothy Chesondin

Position:
Distance
Weight:
null
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Eldoret, Kenya
High School:
St. Paul Kapkessum Secondary

2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in three meets for Akron...selected as the MAC Freshman Track Performer of the Meet after capturing the 10,000 meter title at the MAC Championships (May 9) crossing the line in 29:38.65...placed second in the 5,000 meters in a season-best time of 14:31.41 at the MAC Championships (May 11)...registered second-fastest time in outdoor program history in the 10,000 meters at the Grand Valley State Big Meet in a time of 29:30.20.

2024 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: MAC Freshman Track Performer of the Meet...MAC Champion (Indoor 10,000M)...First-Team All-MAC (10,000M)...Second-Team All-MAC (5,000M).

2024 INDOOR: Competed in a pair of meets for Akron...registered a season-best time of 8:15.87 in the 3,000 meters at the Penn State National (Jan. 27).

2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Became Akron’s first-ever All-America honoree in men’s cross country placing 36th at the NCAA Championship (Nov. 18) in a school-record 10K time of 29:43.4...earned All-Region accolades finishing eighth in the 10K race at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10) in a time of 29:51.5...garnered First-Team All-MAC honors helping Akron to its first-ever MAC Championship (Oct. 28) running the course in a school-record time of 23:59.82.

2023 CROSS COUNTRY ACCOLADES: Earned All-America accolades...NCAA All-Region honoree...First-Team All-MAC.

PERSONAL: Majoring in nursing...son of Fred Chesondin.