Justin Gaymon
Peter Kosgei (Hamilton College) Update? 4/23/2012 8:28PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
The D3 thread got me thinking about this fellow.

Does anyone have any information on his whereabouts? For those that do know what happened to him, he was nearly killed while visiting his home in Kenya a couple years ago. I'm pretty sure he never competed again in college.

He was a great athlete, and a splendid guy.

And for all the D1 big shots, he took down Peter Kosgei (Arkansas) in a fairly memorable steeple back in the day.


I hope he's doing well.
den bosch
RE: Peter Kosgei (Hamilton College) Update? 4/25/2012 9:59AM - in reply to Justin Gaymon Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
If his LinkedIn profile is to be believed, he's now a PhD student in chemistry at Birmingham in NYC so that's good news. When he got mugged last year he said he would probably try the marathon once he got healthy again but I can't find any updates about that.
This is correct
RE: Peter Kosgei (Hamilton College) Update? 4/25/2012 10:01AM - in reply to den bosch Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Very cool.
kibitzer
RE: Peter Kosgei (Hamilton College) Update? 4/25/2012 4:30PM - in reply to den bosch Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

den bosch wrote:

If his LinkedIn profile is to be believed, he's now a PhD student in chemistry at Birmingham in NYC so that's good news.


I've lived in NYC for several decades and am entirely unfamiliar with this "Birmingham." Anyone know anything about it?
coma stamina
RE: Peter Kosgei (Hamilton College) Update? 4/25/2012 4:57PM - in reply to kibitzer Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
The previous poster was way off. It's actually Binghamton, and his LinkedIn profile lists him in the NY State area and not NYC. Good for Peter!
Apple juice
RE: Peter Kosgei (Hamilton College) Update? 4/25/2012 5:43PM - in reply to Justin Gaymon Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
He ran a 14:36 at Princeton about a month ago, believe his PR is 14:30...
R2D3
RE: Peter Kosgei (Hamilton College) Update? 5/9/2012 12:23AM - in reply to Apple juice Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Leo. O'Connor
RE: Peter Kosgei (Hamilton College) Update? 5/18/2012 11:01PM - in reply to Justin Gaymon Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Peter is back running again and in a PhD program in Chemistry at Binghamton University.

He ran his first ever half marathon (on 5-k training) early May in 1:07:54

Upcoming races include the Utica Boilermaker 15-k in July.
the eagerest of beavers
RE: Peter Kosgei (Hamilton College) Update? 5/19/2012 12:59AM - in reply to Leo. O'Connor Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Thanks for the update, that's great to hear.

If he runs the Boilermaker this year, hopefully he remembers to bring shorts.
yasdfsafsd
RE: Peter Kosgei (Hamilton College) Update? 5/19/2012 3:31AM - in reply to the eagerest of beavers Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
That's great that he is running again. Hearing about what those thugs did to him in Kenya was heartbreaking.