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Nelson Mapi Setek
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Kajiado, Kenya
- High School:
- Matiliku
Personal Records
Cross Country
- 8k: 24:52.9 (2025)
- 10k: 30:58.2 (2025)
Indoor Track
- Mile: 3:55.90 (2026) - School Record
- 3,000m: 7:55.37 (2026) - UT Freshman Record
Outdoor Track
- 800m: 1:47.32 (HS)
- 1,500m: 3:40.35 (HS)
- 5,000m: 14:13.16 (HS)
HONORS
2026 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Did not see action during the 2026 outdoor season
- Competed at five meets during his first indoor campaign with the Vols, setting Tennessee's school record in the mile and freshman record in the 3k
- Finished ninth and 10th, respectively, in the mile and distance medley relay finals at the SEC Championships (2/26-28)
- Anchored Tennessee to a DMR win at the USC Invite (2/21) with a time of 9:30.66 that ranked third in school history
- Shattered his own Tennessee mile record at the Tyson Invitational (2/14) with a winning mark of 3:55.90
- Took second in the men's open mile at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/31) with a time of 3:58.37, breaking the school record
- Claimed the Vol freshman record in the 3,000-meter with a time of 7:55.37 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/17), placing fourth at the meet and ranking sixth in UT history
- Made his indoor debut at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/16) and helped Tennessee win the distance medley relay in 9:51.88
2025 CROSS COUNTRY
- Ran four attached races during his freshman cross country season with the Vols
- Placed 48th overall at the NCAA South Region Championships (11/14) after completing the 10k course in 30:58.2
- Finished 66th at the SEC Championships (10/31) with a season-best 8k mark of 24:52.9
- Made Tennessee debut at the Gans Creek Classic (9/26) in Columbia, Missouri
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Wednesday, March 18
