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Elkana Kipruto, Lucy Ndungu, Kelvin Kipyego at BU Season Opener

Kipruto Breaks Shocker 5K Record in Indoor Opener

12/6/2025 7:50:00 PM

BOSTON, Mass. – Wichita State's Elkana Kipruto claimed his third program record, running 13:37.79 in the 5K Saturday at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.
 
The sophomore from El Doret, Kenya finished 18th in the invitational section of the 5,000 meters, breaking Mornay Annandale's record of 14:06.23 set in 1992.
 
Two other Shockers recorded Wichita State all-time top-10 times as Kelvin Kipyego finished his 3,000-meter race in 8:05.12, the second-fastest time in school history, and Lucy Ndungu ran 16:18.89 in the 5,000 meters, the fifth-fastest time in Shocker history. Kipyego took 35th, and Ndungu placed 77th in their sections.

All three Shockers lead the conference in their respective events after the season opener.
 
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