Jacky Kipwambok
THIS YEAR: One of the premier distance runners in the NAIA, junior Jacky Kipwambok will push for NAIA individual titles in the longer races ... Will be a key and potential difference-maker in the Cougars’ quest for the NAIA indoor and outdoor team crowns ... Is quite versatile and can succeed in both short and long distances ... Currently holds the school records in the mile (4:56.13) and 10,000-meters (34:37.25) ... Teams with senior Jaime Canterbury to give Azusa Pacific the best 1-2 distance-running combo in the NAIA.
2008 (sophomore): Captured 5 NAIA All-American honors during her 2008 sophomore season, her first year at Azusa Pacific ... Was the NAIA runner-up in the indoor 5000 (17:20.31) and outdoor 5000 (16:55.36) ... Was the GSAC champ in the 1500 (4:32.12) ... Set the school 10,000 record at 34:37.25 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Also set the school mile record at 4:56.13 at the NAIA indoor championship meet, finishing fourth in the event.
CROSS COUNTRY: Is a 2-time NAIA runner-up in cross country, including in the fall of 2008 when she led the Cougars to their first-ever NAIA team national championship ... Is the reigning 2-time Golden State Athletic Conference champion ... Has won 6 races in her 2-year Cougar career and finished second in 4 others ... Teamed with Canterbury to fashion a rare 1-2 finish at the 2007 NAIA championship meet ... Was the 2007 NAIA region champion as well ... Is the only Cougar ever to record a sub-17 effort on a 5K cross country course, clocking a school-record 16:57 in winning the 2008 Great Lakes Invitational in Grand Rapids, Mich. ... Twewice finished second at the Stanford Invite, first in the 4K race in 2007 and then in the 2008 6K race.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Ran one season of track & field at Cowley College in Arkansas City, Kan. ... As a 2007 freshman was the NJCAA runner-up in the steeplechase (11:22.00) to help lead the Lady Tigers to a third place finish at the national junior college championship meet in Coffeyville, Kan. ... Also anchored Cowley’s 4x800 to a fourth-place finish ... Was the Jayhawk Conference champion in the 1500, 5000 and 10,000 and was named the NJCAA Region VI women’s track MVP of the championship meet after winning the 1500 and 10,000 while anchoring the 4x800 to the region title as well ... Set the school records in the steeplechase, 1500, 3000, 5000, 10,000 and 4x800.
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 14, 1985, in Kapsabet, Kenya ... Parents are Wilson (farmer) and Leah (farmer) Kipwambok ... Has 5 brothers (Steve, Nick, Dary, Evan, Obadiah) and 3 sisters (Nattali, Silas, Jennifer) ... Majoring in nursing with a minor in applied health.
KIPWAMBOK BESTS at AZUSA PACIFIC Year 1500 Mile 3000 5000 10,000 2008 4:23.68 4:56.13 9:55.96 16:46.17 34:37.25
