Japhet Kipkoech

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Keringet, Kenya
High School:
Kaplong Boys Secondary

Career Bests:
Cross Country
8k - 23:41.3
10k - 29:57.9

Indoor
3000m - 8:37.83
5000m - 14:51.95

Outdoor
800m - 2:04.85
1500m - 3:46.71
3000m - 8:26.00
5000m - 14:32.18
10000m - 29:53.01

2015 Cross Country: Competed in all seven races this season … recorded three top-5 finishes including a first place finish at the Vanderbilt Invite … set a career best time of 23:41.3 competing in the 8K at Pre-Nationals Invitational … finished 19th in the 10K at the NCAA Southeast Regional while setting a career best time of 29:57.9 …earned USTFCCCA All-Region and All-ACC honors.

2014-15: Competed in the 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 5000m, and 10,000m races during the outdoor season…recorded a victory in the 5,000m race at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge…recorded six top-5 finishes in his junior year…finished 12th at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 10,000m event…finished second in the 1500m and third in the 3000m races at the UT Challenge…recorded career-best time of 2:04.85 in the 800m at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational…recorded career-best time of 3:46.71 in the 1500m at the UT Challenge.

2014 Cross Country: Competed in six races as a junior … recorded two top 10 finishes and one top 20 finish … opened the season with a fourth-place finish at the Flyer 5K and a seventh-place finish at the Commodore Classic … finished 34th at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 31:05.6.

2013-14: Competed in the 3,000m and 5,000m during the indoor season, and the 5,000m and 10,000m during the outdoor season ... earned two top five finishes over the course of the year ... finished in fourth place in the 5,000m with a time of 15:06.80 at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational ... posted a fifth place finish at the AAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 10,000m with a time of 31:34.91.

2013 Cross Country: Ran in all six meets and was a scoring runner in each race ... set a personal best in the 10K at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 30:43.0 ... finished 10th at the AAC Championships behind an 8K career-best 24:02.03 ... earned all-conference honors for finishing in the top 15 ... placed 28th overall, 25 in scoring, to help the men’s team win the Greater Louisville Classic ... took sixth at the Mid-America Opener.

2012-13: Competed in three outdoor disciplines (3,000m, 5,000m, 10,000m) and two indoor events (3,000m, 5,000m) ... qualified for the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the 5,000m and 10,000m events ... took second in the 3,000m at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational ... finished sixth in the 10,000m at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival with a time of 29:53.01 ... placed fifth at the IU Relays in the 5,000m.

2012 Cross Country: Ran in four meets ... took 51st at the NCAA Southeast Regional ... placed 32nd at the BIG EAST Championships ... best 8K time and finish of the season was recorded at the Greater Louisville Classic ... placed eighth behind a time of 24:02.32.
Prep: Attended Kaplong Boys Secondary ... captured the 5,000m and 10,000m district titles.

Personal: Son of Annah Cherono ... birthday is Nov. 27 ... has four brothers and one sister ... majoring in philosophy.