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02/13/2012 Women's Squad Selected as USTFCCCA All-Academic TeamThe USTFCCCA has named the UTEP women's cross country team a 2011 Division I All-Academic team 02/09/2012 Kimaiyo Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic TeamAll-American Risper Kimaiyo named to the 2011 USTFCCCA All-Academic cross country team 12/20/2011 Kimaiyo Earns C-USA Spirit of Service HonorsCross country's Risper Kimaiyo was named a recipient of the Conference USA Spirit of Service award the league announced Tuesday. 12/09/2011 Kimaiyo Named to C-USA All-Academic Cross Country TeamUTEP's Risper Kimaiyo was named to the 2011 Conference USA All-Academic Cross Country team on Friday. 11/21/2011 Miners Wrap Up the Season at NCAA ChampionshipsJunior Risper Kimaiyo crossed the finish line in 25th place, finishing in the top-25 for the third consecutive year in the 2011 Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., on Monday. 2010 (Sophomore):Garnered back-to-back USTFCCCA All-American accolades running to a fourth-place finish at the 2010 NCAA Championships with a time of 20:16 ... made UTEP history becoming the first female to win a regional title crossing the finish line first at 20:02 at the NCAA Mountain Regional ... named Mountain Region Athlete of the Year and Conference USA Athlete of the Year after claiming the league crown for the second consecutive year clocking in a personal best andnew championship record time of 16:27 ... won six of eight races competed in earning C-USA Athlete of the Week three times for her performances at the Lobo Invitational, Kachina Classic and the Prenational meet ... eclipsed own meet record at Lobo Invitational with a time of 17:00 ... also crossed the finish line first at the UTEP Lori Fitzgerald Invitational with a time of 16:22 ... tabbed a C-USA Scholar Athlete, USTFCCCA All-Academic and a Honda Sports Award nominee. 2009 (Freshman): Selected as the Conference USA Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year becoming the first freshman in league history to win the award ... earned USTFCCCA All-American honors following a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Championships clocking in a time of 20:11 ... placed fourth at the Mountain Region Championships, 20:46.5, to be named an all-region honoree ... Took gold at the C-USA Championships crossing the finish line at 17:46.3 ... finished fourth at the Pre-National Invitational with a time of 20.33.9... placed eighth at the 5K Bill Dellinger Invitational, 16:46.58 ... paced the Kachina Classic with a winning time of 18:07.7 ... champion at the Lori Fitzgerald Invitational with a time of 16:07.3... won her first collegiate race at the season opener Lobo Invitational clocking in with a time of 17:21.67. Before UTEP: Was a three-time district and province champions in the 3,000-meter run ... member of the math club at the Sing'ore Girls Secondary School in Iten, Kenya. Personal: Majoring in nursing ... daughter of Benjamin and Mary Kimaiyo ... born on April 5, 1989 in Marakwet, Kenya. 
 
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