Norfolk State University Athletics

Personal Records
3,000 Meters: 8:50 (High School)
5,000 Meters: 14:50 (High School)
8,000 Meters: 24:50 (High School)

2013-14: Cross Country: Named team MVP … earned All-MEAC recognition with an eighth-place finish at the MEAC Championship (26:16.70) … was eighth in a season-best time of 26:14.50 at the CNU Invitational … opened the season with a fourth-place 5K finish at the UMES Lid-Lifter (15:57.01) … came in third in the 8K UMES Cappy Anderson Invitational (27:06.79) … paced the team with his sixth-place effort at the George Mason Invitational (27:57.70). Indoor/Outdoor: Redshirted during track season … named to the MEAC All-Academic Team … earned a spot on the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the fall and spring semesters.

2012-13: Indoor: Clocked a season-best 3,000m time of 9:01.87 to finish fifth at the MEAC Indoor Championship … took eighth place in the 5,000 at the conference indoor meet (15:52.72) … qualified for the MEAC in the 5,000m with a fifth-place time of 15:51.35 at the Liberty Quad meet. Outdoor: Registered a fourth-place finish at the MEAC Outdoor Championship in the 5,000 meters (season-best 15:27.22) … placed 12th at the Tribe Open in the 1,500 (season-best 4:03.14) and eighth at the Virginia Invitational (4:03.69) … claimed eighth place at the MEAC championship in that event (4:05.54).

High School: Ran PRs of 24:50 for 8,000 meters, 14:50 for 5,000 meters and 8:50 for 3,000 meters.

Personal: Sammy Kimutai Kiptoo was born on Jan. 8, 1992 ... son of Luka Kimengich and Milka Kimoi ... majoring in biology.