2023 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Kiplimo, Gideon

Gideon Kiplimo
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Kapsabet, Kenya
- High School:
- A.I.C. Kosirai High School
Bio
TFRRS PAGE
2024 XC
Gideon Kiplimo opened the season at the Lori Fitzgerald Invite, placing 14th overall with a time of 15:09... In his second race of the season at the Texas Tech Open, he placed 7th overall with a time of 25:10… In his third race of the season at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, he placed 120th overall with a time of 24:27:3... In his fourth race of the season at the Arturo Barrios Invitational, he placed 53rd overall with a time of 23:46:1...
2023 XC
Kiplimo opened his season at the Texas Tech Open with an 8k time of 25:15.5…Clocked in an 8k time of 23:59.9 at the Gans Creek Invitational…At the Arturo Barrios Invite, ran an 8k time of 23:22.9…At the 2023 Big 12 Championships, recorded an 8k time of 23:13.7, his college best in the event…Finished with a 10k time of 29:18.2 at the NCAA Division I Mountain Region Cross Country Championships, his college best in the event…Recorded a DNF at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Kenyan Junior National Champion junior and senior year in the 800m... finished 2nd at the East African Championship his senior year... comes to Tech with a PB 800m time of 1:45.53 and a 3:40 in the 1500m.
PERSONAL
Son of Martha Chipbet... enjoys playing soccer... plans to major in Natural Environment and Conservation.
2024 XC
Gideon Kiplimo opened the season at the Lori Fitzgerald Invite, placing 14th overall with a time of 15:09... In his second race of the season at the Texas Tech Open, he placed 7th overall with a time of 25:10… In his third race of the season at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, he placed 120th overall with a time of 24:27:3... In his fourth race of the season at the Arturo Barrios Invitational, he placed 53rd overall with a time of 23:46:1...
2023 XC
Kiplimo opened his season at the Texas Tech Open with an 8k time of 25:15.5…Clocked in an 8k time of 23:59.9 at the Gans Creek Invitational…At the Arturo Barrios Invite, ran an 8k time of 23:22.9…At the 2023 Big 12 Championships, recorded an 8k time of 23:13.7, his college best in the event…Finished with a 10k time of 29:18.2 at the NCAA Division I Mountain Region Cross Country Championships, his college best in the event…Recorded a DNF at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Kenyan Junior National Champion junior and senior year in the 800m... finished 2nd at the East African Championship his senior year... comes to Tech with a PB 800m time of 1:45.53 and a 3:40 in the 1500m.
PERSONAL
Son of Martha Chipbet... enjoys playing soccer... plans to major in Natural Environment and Conservation.
Cross country meet week hype video
Thursday, August 31
vs. TTU Open
Saturday, September 21
XC: Media Availability - Nuttycombe Invitational
Thursday, September 27
XC: Halloran Sisters Feature
Wednesday, September 19