Shadrack Kipngetich

University of Louisiana Track and Field Friday Aug. 31, 2018 in Lafayette, La. Photo by Brad Kemp

Position:
Distance
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Kericho, Kenya
High School:
Chumo Secondary School
Prev School:
Central Missouri

2018-19: Outdoor - Ran the 3,000-meters and 10,000 meters for Louisiana ... clocked season-best time in the 10K (32:55.47) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... ran the 3,000-meters in 9:37.74 to finish sixth overall at the Cole-Lancon Conference Challenge ... placed sixth in the 10,000-meters at the Louisiana Classics (33:29.75). Indoor - Ran both the 3,000-meters and 5,000-meters during the season ... finished 12th overall in the 3,000-meters (9:20.52) at the Bulldog Open ... finished eighth in the 5,000-meters (16:26.49) at the Ted Nelson Invitational. Cross Country - Posted a pair of top-20 finishes during his first season at Louisiana ... finished 18th overall at the LSU Invitational, covering the 4-mile course in a season-best 21:38.0 ... posted a 16th-place finish at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede (22:17.6) ... debuted at the McNeese Cross Country Season Opener finishing 22nd overall (13:34.0) over the 4K course ... clocked season-best time at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, finishing the 8K course in 26:29.8.

2017-18 (at Central Missouri): Placed fourth overall at the MIAA Cross Country Championships ... named to the All-Regional cross country team after finishing 14th overall at the NCAA Division II Central Region Cross Country Championships, covering the 10K course in 32:15.9 ... was 54th overall at the 2017 NCAA Division II Cross Country championships ... posted best 8K time (25:42.9) at the Fort Hays State Open.

2016-17 (at Central Missouri): Redshirted during the 2016-17 season and ran unattached in two meets, with a season-best 3K time of 9:14.07 … named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

Personal: Born February 24, 1993 in Kericho, Kenya ... majoring in electrical engineering.