Cougar Athletics
30 NAIA National Championships
95 GSAC Championships
...and counting

THIS YEAR: A high-impact newcomer, sophomore Jackline Kipwambok will not only push for All-America honors but also NAIA championship recognition in either the 5000 or 10,000 … Is quite versatile and could score in the 1500 or 3000 (indoor) as well … Teams with Canterbury, Richert and Reyes to give Azusa Pacific a strong corps of distance runners.

CROSS COUNTRY: Fashioned an outstanding 2007 campaign, her first at running cross country … Was the NAIA runner-up, finishing second to teammate Jaime Canterbury at the national championship meet by clocking a personal 5K best of 17:14, the second fastest cross … Was the GSAC (17:47) and NAIA regional (17:26) champion … Finished no lower than seventh in any of the 6 meets in which she competed.

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.