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     Matthew Kiplagat
    Matthew Kiplagat

    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Nairobi, Kenya

    High School:
    Chewoyet

    Height:
    5-5

    Event:
    Distance


    Junior Year: Member of cross country team in the fall but did not compete • Did not compete during indoor or outdoor seasons.

    2008 Cross Country Season: Finished sixth at the UNC Challenge • Also competed at the ACC Championships.

    Sophomore Year: Member of cross country team in the fall but did not compete • Did not compete during indoor or outdoor seasons.

    Freshman Year: Member of cross country team in the fall but did not compete • Did not compete during indoor or outdoor seasons.

    Prep: Ran track and cross country for 4 years • Also competed in soccer, lawn tennis and badminton • Runner-up in the Lawn Tennis Provincial Championships • Graduated in the Top 10 of his class • Participated in national drama and music festivals.

    Personal: Majoring in biochemistry • Enjoys watching movies and listening to music • Hobbies include reading newspapers and the Internet and following Arsenal in the U.K. Premiership • Athletes he most admires are Jeremy Wariner and Paul Teget • Favorite movie is "Behind Enemy Lines" • Matthew Kiptanui Kiplagat is the son of John and Dorcas Kiplagat • Born December 12, 1986, in Keiyo District, Kenya.