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2018 Men's Cross Country

Leakey Kipkosgei

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kapsabet, Kenya
  • Highschool Kapsengere

Biography

Year Season (Meets) Event Time
2018 Adelphi Panthers XC Invitational (8-31) 4.97 Mile 24:43.1 (1st)*
NEICAAA Cross Country Championship (10-6) 8K 24:04.8 (1st)
16th Annual CCSU Mini Meet (10-19) 5K 14:37.2 (1st)*
Northeast-10 Cross Country Championships (9-4) 8K 24:22.2 (1st)
NCAA Division II East Region Cross Country Championships (9-17) 6.21 Mile 31:11.5 (1st)
NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships (12-1) 8K 32:41.5(11th)


AS A JUNIOR IN 2017:

  • Named an All-American after placing eighth at the NCAA Division II Championships with a 10K time of 31:10.3 (11-18).
  • USTFCCCA East Region Athlete of the Year.
  • USTFCCCA All-East Region selection.
  • NE10 First Team All-Conference.
  • Three-time NE10 Athlete of the Week.
  • Placed first at the NCAA Division II East Region Championships with a 10K time of 32:38.8 (11-4).
  • Won the NE10 Championship with an 8K time of 24:38.7 (10-22).
  • Placed first at the NEICAAA Championship with an 8K time of 24:51.3 (10-7).
  • Won the Adelphi Invite with a 5K time of 15:25.5 (9-1).


AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2016:

  • Named All-American.
  • Named NE10 First Team and Men’s Athlete of the Year.
  • Named NE10 Athlete of the Week twice (9-6 and 10-10).
  • Placed 14th at NCAA Division II National Championship (11-19) in a 10K time of 30:43.4.
  • NCAA East Regional (11-5) champion, winning 10K course in 31:05.3.
  • Northeast-10 Conference champion (10-22) with a time of 24:35.5.
  • Won the NEICAAAA Championship (10-8) with an 8K time of 24:21.56.
  • First place at the Stonehill College Invite (9-3), with a time of 24:58.4.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015:
  • Earned All-America honors with his 15th place finish at the NCAA National Championship.
  • Landed on the All-East Region first team.
  • Named the Northeast-10 Rookie of the Year while landing on the All-Conference first team.
  • Placed eighth at the New England Championships with a time of 24:48.1 (10-10).
  • Crossed the line in second at the Northeast-10 Championships with a time of 24:56.0 (10-25).
  • Notched a second place finish at the NCAA DII East Region Championship with a time of 30:58.0 (11-8).
  • Led the team with a 15th place finish at the NCAA National Championship (11-21), crossing the line in 30:07.2.

BEFORE AIC:
  • Graduate of Kapsengere High School.
  • Won Inter-High School Championship in the 1500m (2013).
  • Served as a team captain (2014).

PERSONAL:
  • Son of Nikson and Karonei Kipkosgei.
  • Majoring in accounting with a minor in international business.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior