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Solomon Kipchoge
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Kapsabet, Kenya
- Prev School:
- Texas Tech
WSU CAREER
SOPHOMORE (2025): Cross Country- Competed in all seven meets in his second season as a collegiate runner, his first as a Coug… Finished second in the WSU Alumni Open (8/29/25) with a 6k time of 16 minutes and 59.9 seconds… Finished second at the WSU Cougar Classic (9/12/25) with a time of 22 minutes and 32.4 seconds… Ran his best 8k time of the season at the Gans Creek Classic, winning the meet with a time of 22 minutes and 24.7 seconds… Finished second in the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/17/25) with a time of 23 minutes and 5.6 seconds… Won the WCC Championships (11/1/25) meet with a first place time of 22 minutes and 32.6 seconds… Became the second WSU runner in two years to win the West Regional (11/14/25), with a 10k time of 28 minutes and 54.4 seconds… Finished third in the National Championship (11/22/25) race, with a personal best time of 28 mintues and 40.1 seconds, earning All-American accolades… Won 2025 WCC Men’s Runner of the Year.
TEXAS TECH CAREER
FRESHMAN (2024): Cross Country- Placed first in the season opener at the Lori Fitzgerald Invite (8/31/24) with a time of 14 minutes and 3 seconds… Placed first in his second race of the season at the Arturo Barrios Invite (10/18/24) with an 8k time of 22 minutes and 0.1 seconds… At the Big 12 Conference Championships (11/1/24), Kipchoge ran a 22 minute and 8.5 second 8k, finishing second, only half a second behind first place… At the Mountain Regionals (11/15/24), he finished first with a 10k time of 28 minutes and 55.9 seconds.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Kabirirsang High School in Kapsabet, Kenya…
SOPHOMORE (2025): Cross Country- Competed in all seven meets in his second season as a collegiate runner, his first as a Coug… Finished second in the WSU Alumni Open (8/29/25) with a 6k time of 16 minutes and 59.9 seconds… Finished second at the WSU Cougar Classic (9/12/25) with a time of 22 minutes and 32.4 seconds… Ran his best 8k time of the season at the Gans Creek Classic, winning the meet with a time of 22 minutes and 24.7 seconds… Finished second in the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/17/25) with a time of 23 minutes and 5.6 seconds… Won the WCC Championships (11/1/25) meet with a first place time of 22 minutes and 32.6 seconds… Became the second WSU runner in two years to win the West Regional (11/14/25), with a 10k time of 28 minutes and 54.4 seconds… Finished third in the National Championship (11/22/25) race, with a personal best time of 28 mintues and 40.1 seconds, earning All-American accolades… Won 2025 WCC Men’s Runner of the Year.
TEXAS TECH CAREER
FRESHMAN (2024): Cross Country- Placed first in the season opener at the Lori Fitzgerald Invite (8/31/24) with a time of 14 minutes and 3 seconds… Placed first in his second race of the season at the Arturo Barrios Invite (10/18/24) with an 8k time of 22 minutes and 0.1 seconds… At the Big 12 Conference Championships (11/1/24), Kipchoge ran a 22 minute and 8.5 second 8k, finishing second, only half a second behind first place… At the Mountain Regionals (11/15/24), he finished first with a 10k time of 28 minutes and 55.9 seconds.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Kabirirsang High School in Kapsabet, Kenya…
WSU Cross Country: Wayne Phipps WCC Men's Cross Country 8k Post Race Interview | 11/1/25
Saturday, November 01
WSU Cross Country: Solomon Kipchoge WCC Men's Cross Country 8k Post Race Interview | 11/1/25
Saturday, November 01
WSU Cross Country: 2025 WCC Cross Country Men's 8k Race | 11/1/25
Saturday, November 01
WSU Cross Country: Rosemary Longisa WCC Women's Cross Country 6k Post Race Interview | 11/1/25
Saturday, November 01
