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Sally Kipyego

Sally Kipyego
Sally Kipyego Olympic Silver Medalist.jpg
College Texas Tech
Conference Big 12
Sport Track and field
Position Runner
Class Graduated May 2009
Major Nursing
Career 2005–present
Nationality Kenya
Born (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 31)
Kapsowar, Marakwet District, Kenya
High school Moi Kapcherop Girls
Career highlights
Awards
2007 All-American
2007 All-Big 12
2007 All-Mountain Region
2007 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
2007 Honda Sports Award
2007 Mountain Region Track Athlete of the Year
2007 USTFCCCA Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year
2008 Honda Sports Award
2008 NCAA Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year
2009 Honda Sports Award

Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego (born 19 December 1985) is a Kenyan long- and middle-distance runner. She was the silver medallist in the 10,000 metres at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and the silver medalist in the same race at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. She has a personal record of 30:38.35 minutes for that event and her 5000 metres best of 14:30.42 minutes makes her the second fastest Kenyan woman for the distance.

She competed as part of the Texas Tech Red Raiders cross country and track and field teams under coach Wes Kittley. She became the first Kenyan woman to win a NCAA cross country individual championship, the first woman to win three consecutive NCAA Division I Cross Country titles, and the first runner to win three consecutive Big 12 Conference cross country titles. She also won three straight NCAA Indoor titles over 5000 m and was a two-time NCAA Outdoor champion. She is tied with Suzy Favor-Hamilton for the most individual championships in NCAA history. Kipyego won more individual NCAA championships in 2 years than any other runner in NCAA history. Academically, Kipyego earned a nursing degree. She runs professionally on the International Association of Athletics Federations' ("IAAF") World Athletics Tour. She is sponsored by Nike, Inc.

Born in Kapsowar, Marakwet District, Kipyego attended Kaptiony Primary School. The school was demolished and, in January 2013, the newly constructed Shoe4Africa Sally Kipyego School replaced it. Kipyego's running career started in 2000 when she was 14. The following year, she represented Kenya as a junior at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing eighth. However, a stress fracture kept her off both the 2002 and 2003 teams before entering college in the United States.


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