(Photo by Kirk Hardcastle)
Also Tuesday, Kipkemboi was selected as the ICCAC Division II men’s cross country athlete of the week for the week of Oct. 12-18.
Kipkemboi placed fourth at last Friday’s Indian Hills Invitational in a time of 25 minutes, 17 seconds on the 8-kilometer course. The time of 25:17 is the fourth fastest 8K time in school history.
The top three runners at the Indian Hills Invitational were NJCAA Division I runners from Iowa Central and Iowa Western.
This marks the third time in award history that a male athlete from NIACC has been named national athlete of the week during the cross country season. NIACC’s Wal Khat earned back-to-back honors to begin the 2016 season.
NIACC returns to action Nov. 1 at the NJCAA Region XI championships in Fort Dodge.
Kipkemboi’s 2020 season:
Season highlights: Kipkemboi was selected as the ICCAC Division II men’s cross country athlete of the week for the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 5 … Kipkemboi was selected as the NJCAA Division II men’s cross country runner of the week for the week of Sept. 7-13 … Kipkemboi was selected as the USTFCCCA NJCAA Division II men’s cross country athlete of the week on Oct. 20 … Kipkemboi was selected as the ICCAC Division II men’s cross country athlete of the week for the week of Oct. 12-18.
Grand View Open (5K) – 16:02 (3rd). Grand View Viking Invitational (8K) – 27:12 (7th). Trent Smith Invitational (8K) – 26:21 (2nd). Indian Hills Invitational (8K) – 25:17.5 (4th).
Personal bests:
5K – 16:02 (9-5-20)
8K – 25:17 (10-16-20)