2009 ALL-AMERICAN - 3000-meter steeplechase
2008 ALL-AMERICAN - 3000-meter steeplechase
2007 GNAC CHAMPION - 5000-meter run
2006 GNAC CHAMPION - 1500-meter run
2009: Completed an outstanding career with UAA with his fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships – only UAA track and field athlete to participate in four NCAAs ... earned his second All-American award after placing 8th in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:12.23, helping the Seawolves to a program-best 14th place with 19 points ... broke his own UAA record in the steeple with a time of 9:01.67 at the Stanford Invite on March 27—the time gave the Kenyan the automatic qualifying time for the NCAAs ... recorded career-best in the 1,500m with a time of 3:53.41 at the Northridge Relays ... posted some of UAA’s best times this season in the 1,500m (5th) and in the 5,000m (2nd), reaching the provisional time for Nationals (14:44.02) at the Willamette Invite ... led the GNAC in the steeplechase as the only member to qualify for Nationals ... his time was the 3rd-fastest in GNAC history ... earned GNAC Athlete of the Week honors for his performances during the week of March 23-29 ... picked up his third consecutive GNAC All-Academic Team honors.
2008: Earned first-career All-America accolade in track by placing 8th in the men's 3000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... helped UAA men place a program-best  19th in the final team standings at Nationals ... first UAA athlete to compete at Nationals three consecutive seasons ... earned all-conference honors in the 800 meters, 5000 meters and 3000 steeplechase at GNAC meet ... placed conference runner-up in the 5000 and steeplechase events ... finished 3rd at league meet in the 800 and 7th in the 1500 ... set UAA record in the steeplechase (9:07.20) ... stands second on GNAC all-time performance list in the steeplechase ... won steeplechase event at the Occidental Distance Carnival and the Long Beach Invitaitonal ... placed 12th in steeplechase at the prestigious Stanford Invitational (against Division I field) ... finished 15th in the 5000 against Division I compeition at the Mt. SAC Relays ... produced UAA's top 5000 time and second-best 1500 time ... earned GNAC Men's Athlete of the Week honors (4/21) after performance at Long Beach ... garnered academic all-conference accolades.
2007: Placed 17th in the men's 5000 at the NCAA Championships ... won second career GNAC title by claiming the men's 5000 at the 2007 conference championship meet, earning all-conference honors (third of career) ... bettered own UAA and GNAC record in the 5000 by recording a time of 14:24.92 at the Willamette Invitational ... recorded six top-2 results sophomore season ... placed first in the 5000 at the Linfield Icebreaker ... finished 23rd in the 5000 at the prestigious Stanford Invitational ... also posted UAA's top season time in the 800 (1:54.49) ... recorded team's second-fastest time in the 1500 (4:00.77) ... earned academic all-conference honors.Â
2006: Finished 13th in preliminaries of 5000 meters at 2006 NCAA Championships, missing finals by just 5 seconds and one place ... entered Nationals ranked 15th of 20 runners in the 5000 ... claimed the GNAC title in the 1500 and placed second in the 800 at the conference championship meet ... voted GNAC Male Freshman of the Year by the league's coaches ... UAA and GNAC record holder in the 5000 (14:27.29) ... also holds school record in the 800 ... earned all-conference honors in both the 800 and 1500 ... produced 10 top-five finishes in 2006, including three wins and four second-place efforts ... posted second-best school time in the 1500 ... ran on men's 4x400-meter relay team.
2005: Redshirted
PERSONAL: Born February 2, 1984 in Kapsabet, Kenya ... parents are Erick and Emmy Tuwei ... finance major.
KIPLAGAT'S CAREER BESTS
800 Meters: 1:53.73
(5/6/06 at GNAC Championships)
1500 Meters: 3:53.41
(3/14/09 at Northridge Relays)
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: 9:01.67
(3/27/09 at Stanford Invitational)
5,000 Meters: 14:24.92
(4/6/07 at Willamette Invitational)
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