Soimo Kiplagat

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kapsabet, Kenya
Prev School:
Lindenwood University

2006 Cross Country: Earned All-Region honors with an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional ... Won the Indiana 5K to open the season ... Earned Top 10 finishes at the UT Invitational and the Greater Louisville Classic.

Prior to UofL: Competed two seasons for Lindenwood University where he won the 2004 and 2005 NAIA individual cross country national championship at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park in Louisville, Ky. ... Also was a member of Lindenwood's indoor national championship team. Top marks prior to joining UofL were 29:50 in 10,000m, 4:06 in mile, 23:35 in 8km, 3:52 in the 1,500m, 8:06 in the 3km and 64:20 in the 1/2 marathon.

High School: Primary events in at Kurgung High School in Kenya were 1,500m and 8km run.

Personal: Born Dec. 28, 1984 in Kapsabet, Kenya ... Son of Rev. James Bassey and Margaret Bassey ... Majoring in psychology with a minor in anthropology.