2013-14 Track & Field / XC Roster
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Okwera, Peter
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Peter Okwera
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kampala, Uganda
Bio
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 2013 NCAA All-South Region Cross Country Team
- 2013 All-SEC Cross Country Team
- 2012 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-American
- 2012 All-South Region Cross Country Team
- 2012 All-SEC Cross Country Team
2014 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor
- Time of 14:44.03 in 5000m at SEC Championships (3/1)
- Season best times of 8:25.92 in 3000m and 14:34.96 in 5000m at Tyson Invitational (2/15)
- Established new outdoor best in 1500m at Florida Relays 4/5/14
- Season best time of 14:33.34 in 5000m at Raleigh Relays
2013 CROSS COUNTRY
- Had a mark of 32:13.5 at NCAA Championship, placing 192nd
- Advanced to NCAA Championships for second consecutive year after placing fifth at 2013 South Regionals finishing course in 29:55.43
- Scored a new personal best in the 8K at SEC Championships with a time of 24:00.42
- Won second race of season & career at the Greater Louisville Classic, finishing the 8K in 24:20.39
- Earned first collegiate win of career at Belmont Opener with a time of 15:41.85 in the 5K race
2013 TRACK & FIELD
Indoors
- Competed in both the 3000m and the 5000m at the league meet, finishing in 8:17.21 to place 13th and 14:18.06 to place tenth, respectively
- Placed seventh in the Husky Classic 5000m with a personal best time of 14:07.22
- Ran the final leg of the DMR at the Armory Invitational, where the relay team finished seventh in 9:56.75
- Finished the 3000m in 8:20.60 at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge, where he placed second...Helped the DMR to a third-place finish by anchoring them to a 10:07.09 time
- Competed in the mile at the Virginia Tech Invitational, finishing fifth in 4:16.28
- Ran in his first track meet for the Vols at the Kentucky Invitational, placing second in the 3000m in 8:18.48
- Finished 24th in the 5000m at SEC Championships in 15:00.10
- Ran a season best time of 14:42.22 in the 5000m at Penn Relays
- Began his outdoor campaign with a personal record in the 10,000 meter run at the Sea Ray Relays, where he finished second in 30:10.54
2012 CROSS COUNTRY
- Earned USTFCCCA All-America honors for his 30th place finish at the NCAA Championships
- Ran the 10K championship course in a personal-best time of 29:53.9
- Finished sixth at the NCAA South Regional, earning All-South Region honors and a trip to the NCAA Championships in Louisville
- Was the first Vol to automatically qualify for the national meet since 2005
- Led the team with a personal record at the 10K South Regional, finishing in 30:41.1
- Earned All-SEC honors for his sixth place finish at the 8K SEC Championships, leading the Vols and finishing in a personal best time of 24:04.97
- Led the team and finished third overall in the Belmont-VU 5K Opener, clocking in at 15:20.10
- Paced the team again and finished second overall at the 8K Commodore Classic in the second meet of the season, finishing in 24:36.49
- Was the top runner for the Vols again at the 8K Brooks Paul Short Run, navigating the course in 24:37 to finish 25th overall
- Continued leading the team at the 8K Crimson Classic, finishing seventh overall in 25:38.98
PERSONAL
- Recipient of the VJM Sigmon Athletic Scholarship
Everything Orange S2 | Sarah Schmitt (Track & Field)
Thursday, April 17
Track & Field | 400m Hurdles Feature
Wednesday, May 22
Track & Field | Tennessee Invite Recap
Wednesday, April 10
Track & Field | Battle on the Bayou Recap
Saturday, March 30
