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Athletes of the Week

Vincent Kiprop

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/23/2015
  • Sport
    Men's Cross Country
  • Bio
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Vincent Kiprop nearly won a National Championship today, but he ended up with the best-ever finish by a Lion as he finished second in the 2015 NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championship held at the Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course. 

Kiprop, a native of Kericho, Kenya, traversed the 10k course in a time of 29:33.62, seven seconds faster than his previous best time at the 2015 Central Region Championships two weeks ago. Kiprop navigated the tight pack and the cold conditions to finish nine seconds behind the eventual National Champion, Alfred Chelanga of Shorter University, a freshman himself. 

With the finish, Kiprop earns All-American honors from both the NCAA, as well as the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/14/2015 Ethan Hutcheson Men's Golf
10/14/2015 Payton Graves Women's Volleyball
10/9/2015 Alyx Gepford Women's Volleyball
10/8/2015 Vincent Kiprop Men's Cross Country
9/30/2015 Stetson Broce Football
9/30/2015 Callie Whetstone Women's Volleyball
9/23/2015 Emily Harris Women's Cross Country
9/17/2015 Ethan Hutcheson Men's Golf
9/15/2015 Carly Cecil Women's Soccer
9/7/2015 Tyler Rush Men's Cross Country
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