David Saruni
David Saruni
Height: 5-7
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Narok, Kenya
High School: Western Kentucky University / Moi HS Mbiruri
Events: Sprints
Major: Information Technology

Tusculum Indoor PRs
200:
23.07 at Carolina Challenge, 2/1/20
400: 50.15 at USC Open, 2/22/20
800: 2:06.62 at Gamecock Opener, 1/18/20

2021
Outdoor: Did not compete.

Indoor: Did not compete

2020
Indoor:
Finished seventh in 400 meters (51.30) and 26th in 200 (23.46) at SAC Championship, also placing sixth in 4x400 (3:26.33)... Finished third in 4x400 at USC Open in 3:20.99 (Feb. 22)... Took seventh in 4x400 at Camel City Invitational (Feb. 8) in 3:31.50... Took 12th place in 4x400 (3:27.33) at Gamecock Opener (Jan. 18).

2019 (Western Kentucky)
Outdoor:
Finished seventh in 400 hurdles (53.54) at Conference USA Championship... Took seventh in 400 hurdles (54.40) and ran in 4x400 (3:21.08) that finished fifth at Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational (Apr. 26-27)... Took 13th place and ran 54.71 in 400 hurdles at Georgia Tech Invitational (Apr. 20)... Claimed second place in 52.95 in 400 hurdles at Hilltopper Relays (Apr. 6)... Took seventh place in 400 hurdles (53.97) and was fourth in 4x400 relay (3:15.09) at Vanderbilt Invitational (Mar. 22-23).

Indoor: Placed 21st in 800 meters (2:11.98) at Conference USA Championship... Placed eighth in 4x400 (3:17.51) at Music City Challenge (Feb. 9)... Earned 14th place (1:59.20) in 800 at Rod McCravy Memorial (Feb. 2)... Took sixth in 600 (1:22.71) and was fifth in 4x400 (3:18.83) at Indiana Relays (Jan. 25-26)... Ran two relays at Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 18-19), finishing fourth in DMR (10:40.40) and seventh in 4x400 (3:15.65)... Placed fifth in 600 (1:25.48) and was part of winning 4x400 relay (3:14.52) at Gene Edmonds Open (Jan. 12)... Placed 13th in mile (4:40.53) and fourth in 4x400 (3:18.57) at Vanderbilt Indoor Opener (Dec. 1).

2018 (Western Kentucky)
Outdoor: Finished seventh in 400 hurdles at Conference USA Championship (53.67)... Finsihed third in 4x100 (41.32) at Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational (Apr. 28)... Took sixth in 4x400 (3:08.74) at Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 21)... Claimed fourth place in 400 hurdles at APSU Invitational (Apr. 14)... Took sixth in 400 hurdles (54.40) and sixth in 4x100 (41.92) at Hilltopper Relays (Apr. 6-7)... Ran 1:58.83 in 800 meters and was third in 4x100 (41.08) at Vanderbilt Black and Gold (Mar. 23-24).

Indoor: Finished 16th in 400 meters (49.86) and fifth in 4x400 (3:15.72) at Conference USA Championship... Claimed sixth place in 4x400 at Music City Invitational (Feb. 10) in 3:15.07... Ran ninth in 600 (1:24.60) and took second in 4x400 (3:16.81) at Indiana Relays (Jan. 26-27)... Finished ninth in 4x400 (3:19.87) at Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 20).

High School: Graduated from Moi High School-Mbiruri in Embu, Kenya... Coached by Peter Njeru... Junior national champion in 400 hurdles (51.10) in 2017... Finished third at nationals in 200 meters at 21.70... Represented Kenya at World Youth Championships in Nairobi in 2017.

Personal: Born July 1, 2000 in Narok, Kenya... Majoring in information technology... Athletic Director's Honor Roll.