Richard Kiplagat

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Volunteer Assistant Coach
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Arguably Iona College's top athlete ever, Richard Kiplagat returns to his alma mater as a volunteer assistant coach of the Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track and Field programs. Kiplagat was tabbed to help head coach Mick Byrne this past fall.

The following is Kiplagat's collegiate running record:

Richard Kore Kiplagat
10-Time All-American
2006 O'Connell Award Winner, Iona's Most Outstanding Senior Male Athlete
Marakwet, Kenya/Tambach Teachers College (Tr)
Graduated 2006

College Personal Records: 800m - 1:50.01 (outdoor '04); 1500m - 3:42.48 (out., '04); 1-mile ? 3:57.40 (indoor, '06, Iona Record); 3k - 7:52.32 (indoor, '05, Iona Record); 5k - 13:41.24(indoor, '04, Iona Record), 13:50.52 (outdoor., '04); Cross Country VCP ? 23:54.4 ?05 Meet of Champions, Iona Record # 4 ALL-Time @ VCP; runner-up 2005 NCAA XC Championships.
Before Iona: 1500- 3:52.7, 5k-14:27.3

*CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AT IONA*
Cross Country:
2005
Iona Meet of Champions, VCP, NY (9/24/05)	8k	1st	23:54.4	#4 All-Time VCP
Pre-Nationals, Terre Haute, IN (10/15/05)	8k	2nd	23:33
MAAC Championships, VCP, NY (10/28/05)	8k	1st	24:51
NCAA Northeast Regional, Franklin Park, Boston, MA (11/12/05)	10k	1st	29:11
NCAA Championships, Terre Haute, IN (11/21/05)	10k	2nd	29:21.9	(All-America)
2004
Pre-Nationals, Terre Haute, IN (10/16/04)	8k	24th	24:33.1
MAAC Championships, Orlando, FL (10/30/04)	8k	1st	24:19
NCAA Northeast Regional, VCP, NY (11/13/04)	10k	2nd	30:36.5
NCAA Championships, Terre Haute,IN (11/22/04)	10k	45th	31:58
2003
Metropolitan Championship @ VCP	8k	1st	25:05
Pre-National Invitational Purple Race @ Waterloo, IA	8k	3rd	23:16
NCAA Northeast Regional @ Franklin Park, Boston, MA	10k	1st	29:50
NCAA Championship @ Waterloo, IA	10k	20th	29:58	(All-America)
2002
METS @ VCP, NYC	8k	2nd	25:00
PreNats @Terre Haute, IN	8k	13th	24:24
MAAC @ VCP	8k	1st	24:26	#2 Iona, MAAC record
NCAA NE Regional @ VCP	10k	2nd	30:12.7
NCAA Champs @ Terre Haute, IN	10k	15th	30:00.4	(All-America)
Indoor Track:
2006
NY Gotham Cup, Armory, NY (1/13/06)	mile	1st	3:57.40	Iona Record
Terrier Classic, Boston, MA (1/28/06)	1k	1st	2:21.54	Iona Record
Millrose Games/Wanamaker Mile, MSG (2/3/06)	mile	4th	4:02.01
Tyson Invite, Fayetville, AR (2/10/06)	5k	1st	13:39.87	Iona Record
NYU Fast Track, Armory, NY (2/25/06)	3k	1st	7:49.98	Iona Record
NCAA Championships, Fayetville, AR (3/10/06)	5k	2nd	13:51.96	(All-America)
NCAA Championships, Fayetville, AR (3/11/06)	3k	4th	8:06.10	(All-America)
2005
Collegiate Invite, Armory, NYC (2/4/05)	3k	1st	8:00.03
St. Valentine's Invite., BU, Boston, MA (2/12/05)	mile	2nd	4:03.86
MAAC Championships, Armory, NY (2/18/05)	mile	1st	4:02.58
MAAC Championships, Armory, NY (2/18/05)	DMR/800m		1:52.7
NYU FastTrack Invite., Armory, NY (2/25/05)	3k	1st	7:52.32	Iona Record
IC4A, BU, Boston, MA (3/5/05)	mile (prelim)		4:10.30
IC4A, BU, Boston, MA (3/6/05)	mile (final)	1st	4:01.06	Iona Record
NCAA Championships, Fayetteville, AR (3/12/05)	4th	3k	8:02.28	(All-America)
2004
Millrose Games @ Madison Square Garden	mile	1st	4:19.64
Armory Collegiate Invite @ 168th Street Armory	5k	1st	13:42.29	#3 Iona All-Time
MAAC Championship @ 168th Street Armory	3k	1st	8:03.86
NCAA Championship @ University of Arkansas	5k	3rd	13:41.67	(All-America) #2 Iona All-Time
2003
Terrier Classic @ BU, Boston, MA	mile	2nd	4:05.07
Milrose @ MSG, NYC	3K	3rd	8:02.66	#2 Iona
Collegiate Invite. @ Armory, NYC	5k	1st	13:41.24	Iona Record, NCAA Auto
MAAC @ Manhattan	mile	1st	4:10.19
IC4A's @ BU, Boston, MA	3k	1st	8:04.95
IC4A's @ BU, Boston, MA	mile	1st	4:05.53
NCAA Champs @ Arkansas	5k	4th	13:41.89	(All-American)
Outdoor Track:
2006
Mt. SAC Relays, Walnut, CA (4/13/05)	5k	2nd	13:34.66	Iona Record
Larry Ellis, Princeton, NJ (4/21/06)	800m	3rd	1:50.30
Penn relays, Philadelphia, PA (4/28/06)	DMR		2:57
Penn relays, Philadelphia, PA (4/29/06)	4 x Mile	2nd	4:00.0
MAAC, Rider, NJ (5/7/06)	1500m	1st	3:43.60
IC4A, Princeton, NJ (5/12/06)	5k	1st	14:01.51
IC4A, Princeton, NJ (5/13/06)	1500m (prelim)		3:46.38
IC4A, Princeton, NJ (5/14/06)	1500m (final)	2nd	3:45.24
NCAA East Regional, Greensboro, NC	5k (final)	1st	14:03.73
NCAA National Champs, Sacramento, CA (6/7/06)	5k (prelim)	1st	14:02.21
NCAA National Champs, Sacramento, CA (6/10/06)	5k (final)	3rd	14:13.84	(All-America)
2005
Redshirt season
2004
Penn Relays @Philadelphia, PA	4 x Mile	1st	4:03 split
MAAC Championship @ Rider Univ.	800m	1st	1:52.04
MAAC Championship @ Rider Univ.	1500m	1st	3:48.22
IC4A Championship @ Yale Univ.	5k	1st	14:02.99
2003
Penn Relays @ Philadelphia, PA	5k	1st	13:58.37
Penn Relays @ Philadelphia, PA	4x1mile		4:04 split
MAAC Champs @ Rider, NJ	800m	1st	1:50.01
MAAC Champs @ Rider, NJ	1500m	1st	3:51.00
IC4A Champs @ Princeton, NJ	1500m (prelim)		3:50.13
IC4A Champs @ Princeton, NJ	1500m (final)	1st	3:43.58
NCAA Regionals @ George Mason, VA - 5/30	1500m (prelim)		3:48.03
NCAA Regionals @ George Mason, VA - 5/30	5k (final)	1st	13:50.52
NCAA Regionals @George Mason, VA - 5/31	1500m (final)	2nd	3:43.25
NCAA Champs @Sacramento, CA - 6/12	1500m (prelim)		3:42.48
NCAA Champs @Sacramento, CA - 6/14	1500m (final)	7th	3:43.32	(All-American)
Kiplagat at the NCAA Championship
Cross Country - THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICA HONORS 2002, 15th 2003, 20th 2004, 45th 2005, 2nd Indoor track - FIVE-TIME ALL-AMERICA HONORS 2003, 4th, 5k, 13:41.89 2004. 3rd, 5k, 13:41.67 2005, 4th, 3k, 8:02.28 2006, 2nd, 5k, 13:51.96; 4th, 3k, 8:06.10 Outdoor track - TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICA HONORS 2003, 7th, 1500m, 3:43.322006, 3rd, 5k, 14:13.84
Kiplagat at IC4A Championship (Six Individual titles)
Indoor track 2003, 1st, 3k, 8:04.15; 1st, mile, 4:05.53 2005, 1st, mile, 4:01.06 Outdoor track 2003, 1st, 1500m, 3:43.58 2004, 1st, 5k, 14:02.99 2006, 1st, 5k, 14:01.51

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