Hall of Fame
Bernard “Kip” Lagat dominated Pacific-10 Conference middle distance running in the mid-1990’s and ended his Cougar career among WSU’s all-time greats. From 1997-1999 he won 11 championship races against Pac-10 and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation competition, including a historic three titles over 800m, the mile and 3,000m at the 1999 MPSF meet. He won that meet’s MVP honors three times and the Pac-10 outdoor meet MVP title once. At the NCAA level, Lagat earned 11 NCAA All-America certificates and was MVP of the 1999 NCAA Indoor Championships with wins in the mile and 3,000m. Also included in his resume are four NCAA titles, including a world record in 1998 indoor meet as a member of the distance medley relay team. Lagat’s success continues today with his ranking as one of the world’s best. He has silver and bronze Olympic Games medals to his credit, six world titles, including a historic 1,500m-5,000m double at the 2007 World Championships, and multiple American records. The 2000 WSU graduate with a two degrees (management information systems and decision science/econometrics), became an American citizen in 2004.
