Yobes Ondieki (1997) - Hall of Fame

Yobes Ondieki

Yobes Ondieki

Track & Field/Cross Country
Kisii, Kenya

First runner ever to break the 27-minute barrier in the 10,000 meters, he shattered the world record by nine seconds in a 1993 race at the Bislett Games (track experts called that performance the greatest distance race ever run)
Won every collegiate cross country race he competed in except for the three NCAA meets, where he finished second (1983), third (1984) and second (1985)
Led Iowa State to two Big Eight Cross Country titles and national finishes of eighth (1983), 10th (1984) and sixth (1985)
Six-time All-American, including three NCAA runner-up finishes
The 1991 world champion in the 5,000 meters and a Kenyan Olympian in 1988 (Seoul) and 1992 (Barcelona)