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Paul Kipsiele Koech

Paul Kipsiele Koech

December 29, 2016

2016 LRC Year-End Rankings, Men's Steeplechase: Conseslus Kipruto Ascends to #1 After a Year to Remember; Evan Jager Leads Americans Again

We highly praise Conseslus Kipruto who unseated the GOAT, Ezekiel Kemboi, at the Olympics, and had one of the greatest years in steeplechase history. At just 22 years old, Kipruto could stay at the top for some time. We also give out accolades for the amazing career that Paul Kipsiele Koech enjoyed.
December 20, 2015

2015 LRC Year-End Rankings, Men's Steeplechase: Jairus Birech & Evan Jager Are Your World And U.S. Number Ones

Conseslus Kipruto failed to medal at Worlds but the rest of his season was so good he earns the #1 ranking. *LRC Evan Jager Is "Extremely" Disappointed He Didn't Break 8:00 Or Medal This Year But Realizes He Made Big Strides Jager: "I feel like I made a huge jump in fitness from years prior. I took myself to a new level of athlete and really proved to myself that I was one of the best steeplechasers in the world and not just hoping I was one of the best."
October 11, 2015

Gladys Chesire Runs World Lead In ASICS Grand 10 Berlin, Joshua Cheptegei Breaks Ugandan 10K Record Despite Windy Conditions

Chesire won in 30:41 while Cheptegei ran 27:50 to break Moses Kipsiro's NR by 2-seconds. Steepler Paul Kipsiele Koech made his road debut with a 6th place finish in 28:25.
October 08, 2015

Steeple Paul Kipsiele Koech Running His First Big Road Race At Sunday's Asics Grand 10 Berlin

Ethiopia’s Sutume Asefa Kebede leads the women's field.
September 03, 2015

2015 Weltklasse Zurich Full Meet Recap: Asbel Reigns Supreme, Ayana Takes Down Dibaba (Again), Eunice Sum Rebounds as David Rudisha and the Steeplechase Medallists Struggle

$50,000 paydays were on the line in a number of events which helped spice up the action and prevent the athletes from succumbing to post-Worlds jet-lag/hangovers. How did Evan Jager, Jenny Simpson, Shannon Rowbury, Emily Infeld, Robby Andrews and Leo the Lion do?
December 29, 2014

2014 LRC Year-End Rankings: Men's 3000 Steeplechase: Jairus Birech Is World #1, Evan Jager World #3

Jairus Birech reigned supreme this year, winning six of the seven DL events to go with a gold medal at the African Championships. Evan Jager was the clear U.S. #1 and enjoyed a PR (and American record) 8:04.71 in Brussels in September. Canadian Matt Hughes sneaks into the top 10 as well.