NCAA D2 Athlete Hall of Fame Nominations

NCAA D2 Athlete Hall of Fame Nominations
Date09/21/2025
Nominee NameJames Ngandu
Name while competingJames Ngandu
Institution AttendedTiffin University
Athlete's HometownNairobi, Kenya
First Year at Institution2014
Final Year at Institution2014
# of Individual National Championships2
# of All-America Honors14
# of USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Year Awards1
# of USTFCCCA Regional Athlete of the Year Awards4
# of Conference Athlete Awards8
Athletic Achievements/Important Information

๐ŸŸฆ NCAA Championships
โœ… NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships

2018

๐Ÿฅ‡ 10,000m โ€“ 29:19.91 (1st)

๐Ÿ… 5000m โ€“ 14:04.85 (4th)

2017

๐Ÿฅˆ 5000m โ€“ 14:03.01 (2nd)

๐Ÿฅˆ 10,000m โ€“ 29:16.12 (2nd)

2016

๐Ÿ… 5000m โ€“ 14:23.27 (9th)

๐Ÿฅ‰ 10,000m โ€“ 29:41.87 (3rd)

โœ… NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships

2018

๐Ÿฅˆ 5000m โ€“ 14:00.29 (2nd)

๐Ÿ… 3000m โ€“ 8:07.36 (4th)

2017

๐Ÿฅˆ 5000m โ€“ 13:57.21 (2nd)

๐Ÿฅ‰ 3000m โ€“ 8:03.29 (3rd)

2016

๐Ÿฅˆ 3000m โ€“ 8:24.15 (2nd)

๐Ÿ… 5000m โ€“ 14:11.77 (5th)

โœ… NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships

2017

๐Ÿฅ‡ 10k โ€“ 30:18.8 (1st)

2016

๐Ÿฅ‰ 10k โ€“ 29:52.7 (3rd)

๐ŸŸฅ GLIAC Championships
โœ… GLIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

2018

๐Ÿฅ‡ 5000m โ€“ 15:14.29 (1st)

๐Ÿฅ‡ 10,000m โ€“ 31:22.16 (1st)

2017

๐Ÿฅ‡ 5000m โ€“ 14:31.22 (1st)

๐Ÿฅ‡ 10,000m โ€“ 30:49.01 (1st)

2016

๐Ÿฅ‰ 5000m โ€“ 14:51.63 (3rd)

๐Ÿฅ‡ 10,000m โ€“ 30:21.63 (1st)

โœ… GLIAC Indoor Track & Field Championships

2018

๐Ÿฅ‡ Mile โ€“ 4:04.34 (1st)

๐Ÿฅ‡ 3000m โ€“ 8:05.52 (1st)

๐Ÿฅ‰ DMR โ€“ 10:01.08 (3rd)

2017

๐Ÿฅ‡ 3000m โ€“ 8:19.83 (1st)

๐Ÿฅˆ 5000m โ€“ 14:37.44 (2nd)

4๏ธโƒฃ DMR โ€“ 10:14.61 (4th)

2016

๐Ÿฅ‡ 3000m โ€“ 8:12.68 (1st)

โœ… GLIAC Cross Country Championships

2017

๐Ÿฅ‡ 8k โ€“ 24:27.4 (1st)

2016

๐Ÿฅ‡ 8k โ€“ 24:14.6 (1st)

2015

๐Ÿฅ‡ 8k โ€“ 24:06.8 (1st)

Additional Information
Track & Field and/or Cross Country Academic Awards or Accolades:Came to Tiffin in 2015 and graduated with 2 degrees Bachelors 2017 and MBA 2018
Post-Collegiate Accomplishments

Professional career
After graduating in 2019, Ngandu began competing professionally in road races. In July 2019, Ngandu won the Buffalo Four-Mile Chase race in 18:14 minutes.[6] In 2021, he won the Columbus Half Marathon.[7]

On January 16, 2022, he won the 50th Houston Marathon in a sprint finish with a time of 2:11:03.[8] On May 7, 2022, he won the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in Indianapolis, finishing in 1:03:25.[9] His personal best half marathon time of 1:01:28 was set on May 1, 2022, when he finished second at the UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon.[10]

Nominator Information
Nominator NameJeremy Croy