Naomi Kiprotich

Class: Senior Hometown: Eldoret, Kenya Last College: South Plains CC

Height: 5-7 Position: Distance

HOLDS THE SOUTHERN MISS OUTDOOR RECORD IN THE 1,500 METERS WITH A TIME OF 4:29.69

Personal Bests:
800 meters - 2:18.43 (indoor)
One mile - 5:04.10 (indoor)
3,000 meters - 10:23.49 (indoor)
800 meters - 2:12.96 (outdoor)
1,500 meters - 4:29.69 (outdoor)

Senior (2005 CROSS COUNTRY): Emerged as the top runner during the cross country season ... Received All-Conference USA honors, following her 14th-place finish at the C-USA meet ... Posted six top 20 finishes ... Ran a season-best 17:30.29 at the Auburn Invitational 5K ... Named C-USA Female Athlete of the Week ... (INDOOR): Ran a season-best 5:04.10 in the one mile, finishing seventh at the C-USA meet ... Ran 2:18.49 in the 800 meters and 10:23.49 in the 3,000 meters ... Ran the anchor leg of the distance medley relay team that finished fifth at the C-USA meet ... (OUTDOOR): Set a school record in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:29.69, finishing fifth at the C-USA meet ... Posted the top six times on the squad ... Ran 2:12.96 in the 800 meters ... Finished sixth at the C-USA meet ... Ran a leg of the 4x800, 4x1,500-meter and distance medley relay teams ... Junior (INDOOR): Posted the team's best time in the one-mile run at 5:15.67... Ran 2:37.07 in the 800 meters and 11:10.11 in the 3,000... (OUTDOOR): Posted the top time on the squad in the 1,500 meters at 4:41.17... Ran 2:16.87 in the 800 meters... Posted three top-five finishes in the 1500...Community College: Attended South Plains Community College in Levelland, Texas ... A two-year letterwinner ... Posted personal-best times of 2:14 in the 800 meters, 4:45 in the 1,500 meters and 18:04 in the 5,000 meters ... An All-American on the 4 x 800-meter relay team ... Personal: Born Oct. 14, ... She is the daughter of Chenitich and Mary Katui ... A community health science major.