2012: Part of FLC squad that placed 23rd at NCAA Division II National Championships in Joplin, Mo., on Nov. 17 … Turned in seventh fastest 10k in school history with time of 32:05 (152nd place) at NCAA Championships … Earned
USTFCCCA All-South Central Region by finishing in 15th place with a time of 32:53 at the 10k South Central Regionals at Willis Case Golf Course in Denver on Nov. 3 to lead Skyhawks to a sixth place team finish and their second-ever trip to the NCAA Division II national championships …Finished first amongst all non-NCAA Division I runners to win Colorado’s 8k Rocky Mountain Shootout with a time of 26:32 at Buffalo Ranch on Sept. 29 … Chosen as FLC Student-Athlete of the Week on Sept. 9, 2012 after being the Skyhawks' top finisher at the PUMA/Joe I. Vigil Open in Alamosa with a time of 26:47 in the 8k race (22nd place)..
2011: Junior season was limited to two competitions due to a stress fracture … Won FLC’s 8k Tom Strandt Memorial Run on Sept. 16 with time of 27:45 … Finished second at 8k Lobo Cross Country Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M., on Sept. 3 with time of 25:18.0.
2010: Fort Lewis College Most Valuable Player ... Set all-time FLC 10k record with time of 31:01.87 at Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark., on Oct. 16, good for 57th place overall ... Set personal-best 8k time of 25:10 (25th place) at RMAC Championships in Las Vegas, N.M., on Nov. 6 — the second fastest 8k in school history... Won FLC's 8k Tom Strandt Memorial Run on Sept. 17 with a time of 26:55.96 ... Best Skyhawk finisher at Adams State’s 8k Joe I. Vigil Open in Alamosa, Colo., on Sept. 11 with time of 25:56 (10th place) … FLC Athlete of the Week for week of Sept. 13-19, 2010 ... Finished 37th with time of 26:26 at 8k Rocky Mountain Shootout in Boulder, Colo., on Oct. 2 ... Injuries hampered Kip at NCAA Division II Central Regionals on Nov. 20 in Wayne, Neb., as he finished 96th with time of 35:19.72.
2009: Best 8k time of the season was 26:02 (90th place) at the UC-Riverside Invite on Sept. 19, 2009 … Set career-best 10k time of 34:10 (56th place) at the NCAA Division II Central Regionals in Wayne, Neb., on Nov. 7, 2009.
CAREER BEST 8k: 25:10, RMAC Championships, Las Vegas, N.M., Nov. 6, 2010
CAREER BEST 10k: 31:01.87, Chile Pepper Festival, Fayetteville, Ark., Oct. 16, 2010
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Kabusare High School in 2004 … Captain of cross country team.
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PARENTS: J.K. and Grace Chepknony
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Kip Mutai’s career cross country results
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DATE
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MEET
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SITE
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DIST
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TIME
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PLACE
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11-17-12
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NCAA National Championships
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Joplin, Mo.
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10k
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32:05
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152nd
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11-3-12
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NCAA South Central Regionals
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Denver, Colo.
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10k
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32:53
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15th
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10-20-12
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RMAC Championships
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Colorado Springs, Colo.
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8k
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26:49.6
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32nd
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9-29-12
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Rocky Mountain Shootout
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Boulder, Colo.
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8k
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26:32
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22nd
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9-8-12
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PUMA/Joe I. Vigil Open
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Alamosa, Colo.
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8k
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26:47
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22nd
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9-16-11
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Tom Strandt Memorial Run
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Durango, Colo.
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8k
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27:45
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1st
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9-3-11
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Lobo Cross Country Invitational
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Albuquerque, N.M.
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8k
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25:18.0
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2nd
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11-20-10
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NCAA Central Regionals
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Wayne, Neb.
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10k
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35:19.72
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96th
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11-6-10
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RMAC Championships
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Las Vegas, N.M.
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10k
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25:10
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25th
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10-16-10
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Chile Pepper Invitational
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Fayetteville, Ark.
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10k
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31:01.87
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57th
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10-2-10
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Rocky Mountain Shootout
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Boulder, Colo.
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8k
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26:26
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37th
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9-17-10
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Tom Strandt Memorial Run
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Durango, Colo.
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8k
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26:55
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1st
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9-11-10
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Joe I. Vigil Open
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Alamosa, Colo.
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8k
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25:56
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10th
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11-7-09
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NCAA Central Regionals
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Wayne, Neb.
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10k
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34:10
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56th
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9-19-09
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UC-Riverside Invite
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Riverside, Calif.
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8k
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26:02
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90th
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9-6-09
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Joe I. Vigil Open
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Alamosa, Colo.
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8k
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27:35
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37th
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