Toartou Kargou Class: Junior Hometown: Houston, Texas High School: Spring Woods Height / Weight: 5-11 / 140 Position: distance Birthdate: 04/10/1979 Experience: 2L

2000-01-Cross Country: Competed in five out of six meets for the Cougars…top finish was second place at the UTSA Invitational with a time of 21:31…placed 38th at the C-USA Championships. 2001
- Indoor: Posted a career-best time of 4:28.09 in the mile prelims of the C-USA Championships…ran a 4:43.22 in the mile to finish 12th at the Southwest Classic…member of the distance medley relay team that placed fifth at the C-USA Championships. - Outdoor: Had a career-best mile time of 4:02.50 in a first-place finish at the Texas Southern Relays…ran a career-best time of 9:43.60 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the LSU Alumni Gold Invitational…finished 18th in the 5,000 meters at the C-USA Championships.

1999-00
Indoor: Had a season-best 3000-meter time of 9:14.34 while claiming 10th place at the Houston Indoor Invitational… his best mile time of the season (4:34.66) came at the Houston Indoor Opener. - Outdoor: Posted his best 1500 time of the season (4:08.76) in a 10th-place showing in the Houston Invitational…placed eighth in the Conference USA Championships in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:45.72…had a runner-up finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the TSU Relays with a time of 10:12.10.

High School
two-sport athlete at Spring Woods High School…was named the most improved runner in cross country…also played soccer and was a member of the Match Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Head Start.

Personal
Born April 10, 1979, in Liberia, West Africa…son of L.D. and Roseline Kargou of Houston…hobbies include playing basketball and reading…major is biology.