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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.

Six other Shockers opened their season at the Shocker Multi, where freshman Cole Smither took third in his collegiate debut with 4,883 points in the heptathlon and Jaden Meyer was the top Wichita State finisher in the pentathlon with 2,838 points.

Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener Men's Results
35 Kelvin Kipyego 3,000m 8:05.12
18 Elkana Kipruto 5,000m 13:37.79

Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener Women's Results
77 Lucy Ndungu 5,000m 16:18.89

Shocker Multi Men's Results
3 Cole Smither Heptathlon 4,883 points
5 Myles Larsen Heptathlon 4,759 points
1 Cole Smither Hept 60m 7.16
9 Myles Larsen Hept 60m 7.39
2 Cole Smither Hept Long Jump 6.58m/21'7.25"
4 Myles Larsen Hept Long Jump 6.50m/21'4"
6 Myles Larsen Hept Shot Put 11.94m/39'2.25"
10 Cole Smither Hept Shot Put 10.34m/33'11.25"
1 Cole Smither Hept High Jump 1.99m/6'6.25"
8 Myles Larsen Hept High Jump 1.75m/5'8.75"
5 Cole Smither Hept 60H 8.82
7 Myles Larsen Hept 60H 9.10
4 Myles Larsen Hept Pole Vault 4.20m/13'9.25"
9 Cole Smither Hept Pole Vault 3.50m/11'5.75"
1 Cole Smither Hept 1,000m 2:49.32
3 Myles Larsen Hept 1,000m 2:53.67

Shocker Multi Women's Results
7 Jaden Meyer Pentathlon 2,838 points
9 Kaytlin LaDuke Pentathlon 2,794 points
16 Natalie Hill Pentathlon 2,055 points
17 Anna Bundy Pentathlon 1,871 points
5 Anna Bundy Pent 60H 9.58
7 Jaden Meyer Pent 60H 9.67
8 Natalie Hill Pent 60H 9.68
11 Kaytlin LaDuke Pent 60H 9.78
6 Anna Bundy Pent High Jump 1.56m/5'1.25"
13 Jaden Meyer Pent High Jump 1.38m/4'6.25"
15 Kaytlin LaDuke Pent High Jump 1.29m/4'2.75"
-- Natalie Hill Pent High Jump NH
4 Natalie Hill Pent Shot Put 11.43m/37'6"
8 Jaden Meyer Pent Shot Put 8.96m/29'4.75"
10 Kaytlin LaDuke Pent Shot Put 8.84m/29'0"
14 Anna Bundy Pent Shot Put 7.86m/25'9.5"
4 Kaytlin LaDuke Pent Long Jump 5.10m/16'8.75"
5 Jaden Meyer Pent Long Jump 5.07m/16'7.75"
-- Natalie Hill Pent Long Jump NM
-- Anna Bundy Pent Long Jump NM
4 Natalie Hill Pent 800m 2:32.77
6 Kaytlin LaDuke Pent 800m 2:37.65
8 Jaden Meyer Pent 800m 2:43.62
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