East Texas A&M University Athletics

2014 (Cross Country): Competed in all six meets for the Lions ... Finished 9th overall in the Lois Davis Invitational (8k) (26:24) ... Ran 6th overall in the Texas Wesleyan Ram Rumble (5k) (16:12) ... Finished 204th at the Chile Pepper Festival (8k) (26:54.9) ... Ran 11th overall at the ECU Tiger Chase (8k) (27:37) ... Finished 51st overall at the Lone Star Conference Meet (8k) (28:43) ... Ran 83rd overall at NCAA Regionals (10k) (35:38)

2013 (Cross Country): Competed in all five meets for the Lions ... Finished 15th overall at the Vanderbilt Commodore Classic (8k) (26:39.21) ... Ran 19th overall at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (8k) (27:40.52) ... Finished 5th overall at the Lois Davis Invitational (8k) (27:09) ... Ran 27th overall at the Lone Star Conference Meet (8k) (27:04.4) ... Finished 68th overall at NCAA Regionals (8k) (33:02)

2013 (Track and Field): Ran in six meets for A&M-Commerce in a handful of events ... Competed three times in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, highlighted by a season-best time of 10:01.74 at the East Texas Invitational, placing second ... Finished fifth at the Lone Star Conference Championships with a mark of 10:07.65 ... Competed twice in the 1,500 meter run, logging a career-best time of 4:11.12 at the North Texas Spring Classic, en route to a 12th-place finish ... Placed sixth at the Lion Spring Invitational (4:20.07) ... Competed twice in the 5,000 meter run, placing ninth at the Tarleton Spring Invitational with a time of 15:38.95 ... Finished second at the East Texas Invitational (15:52.39) ... Placed sixth in the 800 meter run at the Lion Spring Invitational (2:04.06).

2012 (Cross Country): Competed in all six meets for the Lions ... Finished a season best seventh at the Lois Davis Invitational with a 26:19 for a time … Recorded a 32nd place finish at the Lone Star Conference meet with a time of 26:50 … Finished 79th at the NCAA South-Central Regional with a time of 36 minutes.

2012 (Track and Field): Ran in five meets for A&M-Commerce, competing in the distance events ... Ran the 800 meter in a pair of meets, including posting the Lions' season-best time at the Mean Green Spring Invitational (1:53.43), placing fifth ... Posted a 2:02.40 at the Oklahoma Baptist Open, where he also placed 11th in the 1,500 meter run (4:12.16) ... Finished 16th in the 1,500 at the Mean Green Spring Invitational with a season-best time of 4:11.12 ... Competed in the 5,000 meter run on three occasions, highlighted by a 15:30.99 showing at the Bobby Lane Invitational ... Finished seventh at the Lone Star Conference Championships (15:34.30) and 11th at the Michael Johnson Dr. Pepper Classic (15:35.17) ... Placed seventh in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the LSC Championships (9:50.05).

2011 (Cross Country): Competed in all six events for A&M-Commerce, recording two top-10 and another top-20 finish ... Was the top Lion runner at the Southern Arkansas Lois Davis Invitational, finishing second with a season-low time of 26:24 ... Placed sixth at the Texas Wesleyan Ram Rumble (26:54) ... Finished 13th at the season-opening Midwestern State Stampede (19:28) in his first Lion meet ... Placed 25th at the Lone Star Conference Championships (26:46) ... Competed in the NCAA South Central Regional, finishing 94th (34:35).

Prior to A&M Commerce:  Spent one season at Middle Tennessee State University ... Placed 15th in the 3,000 meters and 19th in the 5,000 meters with respective time of 9:07.84 and 15:59.86 at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships ... Came in seventh in the 3,000 meters in 9:11.80 at the MT Valentine Invitational. Finished 13th in the 5,000 meters and 10th in the 10,000 meters in respective times of 15:32.25 and 32:26.94 at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships ... Took 14th in the 1,500 meters in a season-best 4:09.24 at the Memphis Invitational ... Ran a season-best time of 15:09.99 in the 5,000 meters at the War Eagle Invitational ... Came in ninth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:24.26 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Finished 16th in the 10,000 meters in 32:40.58 at the Rhodes Open Meet.

Personal: Born May 2, 1990 ... Son of Samuel Tuiyot and Magrina Rotich … Majoring in engineering technology.

Kipsang's A&M-Commerce Career-Bests
800 Meter Run: 1:53.43 - North Texas Mean Green Spring Invitational (Apr. 7, 2012)
1,500 Meter Run: 4:11.12 - North Texas Spring Classic (Apr. 6, 2013)
3,000 Meter Steeplechase: 9:50.05 - Lone Star Conference Championships (May 4, 2012)
5,000 Meter Run: 15:30.99 - Bobby Lane Invitational (Mar. 24, 2012)
8,000 Meter Run: 26:19 - Lois Davis Invitational (Oct 6, 2012)