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Elkana "Elly" Kipruto

  • Position Distance
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Kapsabet, Kenya

Biography

CAREER RESULTS (TFRRS)
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIER/ALL-AMERICAN
Cross Country All-American

2025 (24th; 28:57.0)
NCAA Cross Country Midwest All-Region
2025 (7th; 30:10.0)
2x All-Conference/2x American Conference Champion
Cross Country
2025 (1st; 23:16.6)
Indoor
2026 5,000m (1st; 13:50.72)
2025-26 (Sophomore): Cross Country – Recorded a record-breaking first season with the Shockers, racing in six meets and claiming three wins…Opened his season with back-to-back wins at the JK Gold Classic and the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational…Broke Wichita State’s 8K record with a runner-up finish at the Pre-National Invitational, running 22:45.6…Won the American Conference Championship in 23:16.6, earning all-conference recognition…Claimed All-Region honors at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a seventh-place finish, running 30:10.0 in the 10K and becoming the first Shocker since 1992 to punch his ticket to the NCAA Cross Country Championships…Finished 24th at the NCAA Championships, setting a new Wichita State 10K record with a time of 28:57.0, to earn All-American recognition…Recorded the best 2025 NCAA Championship finish by an American Conference athlete to be named the American Conference Runner of the Year.

2024-25 (Freshman at Stephen F. Austin): Won the Southland Conference cross country title and finished 13th at the NCAA South Central Regional…Won the Southland Conference indoor 5,000 meters title and was the runner up in the 3,000…Won both the 5,000 and 10,000 at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships…Helped SFA win Southland Indoor and Outdoor Championships men’s team titles…Ran season bests of 3:44.85 in the 1500, 8:09.39 in the 3,000, 13:37.01 in the 5,000, and 28:37.88 in the 10,000.
 
Personal: Son of Philip Kimaiyo and Ann Sang…Has four siblings, Dennis, Stanley, Joyce and Charity…Outside of track and field, enjoys watching movies…Majoring in physical therapy.