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  Gladys Kipsang
Gladys Kipsang

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Keiyo, Kenya

High School:
Kapkenda Girls

2007 CROSS COUNTRY:Started the season at the Paul Short Invite, where she placed 23rd overall and third on the team with a time of 21:19 ... improved last year's Chile Pepper Festival time by clocking a time of 21:29.6 ... earned a 16th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 21:29.6 ... ran a time of 21:10.7 at Regionals with an eighth place finish ... and clocked a 21:24.3 at Nationals.

2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all seven Tech events ... top finish came in first race as a Red Raider at the Mike Boit Invitational with a second-place finish in a time of 18:05 ... earned Big 12 Runner of the Week for collegiate debut ... took seventh in the Red Raider Jackrabbit Open and Murray Keatings in times of 17:52.75 (3Mile) and 17:37.57 (5k), respectively ... finished 20th at the conference championships in a time of 22:02.47 ... ran a time of 21:26.0 at the Mountain Regional to place 17th, earning all-region honors ... completed season with trip to nationals, finishing 144th.

HIGH SCHOOL: Participated in track, hockey and soccer... made it to the Nationals for the 2004 Olympics... received honors in high school for track competitions... finished second in provincial hockey competition.

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 30, 1986, to Richard and Ednah Kipsang... has four siblings, Ben, 27; Francisca, 24; Laban, 22; and Nickson, 16... hobbies include traveling, playing soccer and hockey, and meeting new friends... majoring in pre-nursing... goals include saving lives.