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Victor Kipkoech
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Iten, Kenya
- High School:
- St. Thomas
- Previous School:
- Texas Tech
Personal Records
Cross Country
- 8k: 22:56.7 (2025)
- 10k: 29:24.7 (2025)
Indoor Track
- 3,000m: 7:53.85 (2026)
- 5,000m: 13:43.14 (2026)
Outdoor Track
- 5,000m: 13:58.54 (2026)
- 10,000m: 28:36.87 (2026)
HONORS
- 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships Individual Qualifier
- 2025 Cross Country USTFCCCA All-Mountain Region
2026 TRACK & FIELD (TEXAS TECH)
Outdoor- Spent his freshman season at Texas Tech University before transferring to Tennessee in the fall of 2026
- Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/10) in the 10,000-meter where he finished 20th overall in 28:43.54
- Punched his ticket to nationals in the 10k after placing 12th at the NCAA West Prelims (5/27) with a time of 28:58.68
- Finished fourth in the 10k at the 2026 Big 12 Championships (5/14), turning in a time of 29:35.76
- Logged his 10,000-meter PR at the Payton Jordan Invitational (5/1) with a mark of 28:36.87
- Took first overall at the Texas Relays (4/2) in the 5,000-meter after posting an outdoor PB of 13:58.54
- Saw action at four meets during his freshman indoor season at Texas Tech
- Established his indoor 5k personal-best at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/13) with a time of 13:43.14
- Clocked a lifetime-best 7:53.85 in the 3,000-meter run at the Razorback Invitational (1/31)
- Made his collegiate track debut at the Stan Scott Invite (1/23) where he finished third in the mile with a time of 4:10.57
2025 CROSS COUNTRY (TEXAS TECH)
- Competed seven times during his freshman cross country campaign in Lubbock
- Individual qualifier for the NCAA Cross Country Championships (11/22) who finished 69th at the national meet with a 10k personal-best of 29:24.7
- Earned All-Mountain Region honors with his 13th-place finish at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships (11/14)
- Placed 24th overall at the Big 12 Championships (10/31) after completing the 8k course in 23:40.8
- Set his 8k PR and finished fourth overall at the Arturo Barrios Invitational (10/17) after running a time of 22:56.7
- Opened his collegiate career with back-to-back top-10 finishes, taking seventh at the Lori Fitzgerald Open (8/30) and fourth at the Texas Tech Open (9/12)
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