Kemey stands as the most accomplished distance runner in Belmont history. As the Bruins transitioned from an NCAA Division I independent to the Atlantic Sun Conference, the Eldoret, Kenya native spearheaded an unprecedented run of success for Belmont men’s cross country highlighted by six consecutive conference team championships and best-ever finish (4th) at NCAA regionals. Leading Belmont to consistent victories over SEC and ACC programs, Kemey was a four-time NCAA Men’s Cross Country Championship qualifier and four-time All-South region performer. He holds the second-best finish at nationals in ASUN history placing ahead of 200 runners, and won consecutive cross country individual championships, with his 2001 winning time in the 8K (24:40) standing as the conference record for nearly a decade. Twice named ASUN Runner of the Year, Kemey was equally decorated in track and field, claiming gold in the outdoor 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Perhaps Kemey’s greatest race came in the 2000 NCAA South Region meet in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he ran stride for stride with reigning individual national champion David Kimani. With a lean at the finish line, Kimani claimed first by three-tenths of a second. Kemey was a unanimous selection to the ASUN All-Decade Team. William is currently living in Kenya with his mother in a house he had built while he was living in the USA. He is tea farmer on his own land.