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Jackline Ekai
 Jackline Ekai

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Nairobi, Kenya

High School:
Ndururumo

09/29/2012

Miners Finish Second at Cowboy Jamboree

Miners Rotich and Kimaiyo claimed second place at Cowboy Jamboree on Saturday.

09/15/2012

Men's Team Defeats NM State for Second Straight Week

The men's cross country team claimed their second straight crown at the Kachina Classic.

09/07/2012

Miners Dominate Lori Fitzgerald Invitational

Risper Kimaiyo and Anthony Rotich finished first as the Miners opened the 2012 campaign.

11/12/2011

Kimaiyo Claims Crown at 2011 NCAA Mountain Region

All-American Risper Kimaiyo became the first woman in program history to claim back-to-back titles with a time of 20:35 at the 2011 NCAA Cross Country Mountain Regional in Provo, Utah on Saturday.

11/10/2011

Cross Country Heads to NCAA Mountain Regional

Reigning Mountain Regional champion Risper Kimaiyo will look to defend her titles on Saturday, Nov. 13 when the UTEP men's and women's cross country teams take the field in Provo, Utah for the 2011 Mountain Regional Championships.

2011 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

2011 (Sophomore): Registered a personal-best of 18:23.6 at the Conference USA Championships and finished 29th overall ... placed ninth at the Kachina Classic with a time of 18:41.7 ... opened the season with a 18th place finish at the Lobo Invitational clocking in a time of 20:14.9 ... ran a 23:16.0 in the 6K at the NCAA Mountain Regional.

Personal: Full name is Jackline Ekai... born Dec. 25, 1992 in Kenya... major is political science and government ...daughter to Mary Ekai and David Lokemer ... has three siblings (Telistus Nawoi, Shamir Mugah, and Shellymyre Lokuawi).

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