Gabriel Kiprono
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- Height:
- 5-5
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- Hometown:
- Kapsabet, Kenya
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- Year:
- So.
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- Previous School:
- UTRGV
Bio
2018 (Freshman): Ran as Tech’s No. 5 runner for most of the season … took an eight-kilometer season best of 24:56.9 at the Greater Louisville Classic, which ranks 22nd on Tech’s all-time list … was Tech’s No. 2 at the NCAA South Regional on Nov. 9, placing 35th overall with a 10-kilometer time of 32:32.9 … posted four 8K times that made the top 40 on Tech’s all-time list … posted top-20 overall finishes at the Golden Eagle Invitational (Sept. 8), the Florida Mountain Dew Invitational (Sept. 22) and the UAB Blazer Classic (Oct. 12).
2018 (Redshirt Freshman, UTRGV): Did not compete.
Personal: Spent one season as a redshirt at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley before transferring to Tech... a native of Kapsabet, Kenya.
Academic: Majoring in computer science.
News mentions
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Tennessee Tech freshman Nancy Jesang rewrote the Tech history books on Saturday as she became the best-ever freshman finisher at the OVC Cross Country Championships, claiming a third-place finish with a time of 17:55. As a team, both Tech's men's and women's teams finished with ninth-place finishes on the day.
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Tennessee Tech cross country will open the championship season this Saturday as they compete in the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in Edwardsville, Illinois hosted on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
MURRAY, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech cross country teams closed out their regular season on Friday at the Murray State Open at Miller Memorial Golf Course, as both Ababu Mohamed and Nancy Jesang claimed top-place finishes in both races and the women's team earned a runner-up finish.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Tennessee Tech wrapped up its third meet of the season on Saturday morning as they competed in the Upstate Invitational at the Milliken Research Park.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech cross country made their second trip to Nashville on Saturday as they competed in the Commodore Classic, hosted by Vanderbilt University.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech cross country teams opened their season on a steamy Friday afternoon in Nashville, claiming a pair of sixth-place finishes during the Belmont Opener at Percy Warner Park.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech cross country has their eyes set on their first competition of the 2019 season, the Belmont Opener at Percy Warner Park in Nashville on Friday, Aug. 30.
NEW ORLEANS, La. - As the Golden Eagles begin the Peter Dalton era, the Tennessee Tech men’s cross country team will begin their season ranked 11th in the south region, announced by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.