Oklahoma State University Athletics
2026-27 Cowboy Cross Country & Track Roster
Roster
Laban Kipkemboi
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
For an updated list of personal bests, visit the link below:
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/8594899/Oklahoma_State/Laban__Kipkemboi.html
Personal Bests
800 Meters – 1:48.54
1,500 Meters – 3:40.09
Mile – 3:53.29
3,000 Meters – 7:59.29
Steeplechase – 8:27.99
5K (XC) – 15:13.4
8K (XC) – 22:58.0
10K (XC) – 29:06.3
Honors and Awards
2026 Outdoor Second Team All-American – Steeplechase (13th)
2026 Outdoor All-Big 12 – Steeplechase (7th)
2025 Cross Country All-Region – 5th
2025 Cross Country All-Big 12 – 14th
2025 Indoor Second Team All-American – Mile (12th)
2025 Indoor Big 12 Champion – Mile
2025 Indoor Big 12 Champion – DMR
2025 Indoor All-Big 12 – Mile, DMR (1st)
2024 Cross Country All-Region – 2nd
2024 Indoor Big 12 Champion - DMR
2024 Indoor All-Big 12 (Mile, DMR)
2026 Outdoors
Kicked off his career in the Steeplechase at the Oregon Team Invitational, placing second overall with his time of 8:52.13… Clocked a new PR in the Steeple at the Payton Jordan Invitational with his mark of 8:39.10… Earned All-Big 12 honors in the Steeplechase with a seventh-place finish overall… Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the Steeple with a new PR at the NCAA West First Round of 8:34.42… At the NCAA Championships, Kipkemboi narrowly missed out on the NCAA final with a huge personal best of 8:27.99, which moved him up to third in program history in the Steeplechase and gave him second team All-America honors.
2026 Indoors
Opened his indoor season at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston with a time of 3:57.24 in the Mile… Competed three more times during the indoor season in the Mile, including a ninth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships.
2025 Cross Country
Kicked off the cross country campaign with an eighth-place finish at the Cowboy Jamboree, helping the third-ranked Cowboys upset No. 2 New Mexico by five points 36-41… At the Big 12 Cross Country Championships, Kipkemboi earned All-Big 12 honors as he finished 14th overall as the Cowboys upset No. 1 Iowa State by 23 points… Placed fifth at the NCAA Midwest Regional to earn All-Region honors as OSU once again defeated Iowa State to punch their ticket to the NCAA Championships… Competed at the NCAA Championships, helping the Cowboys secure the program’s sixth national title in cross country.
2025 Outdoors
Opened his outdoor career with a third-place finish in the 800 Meters at the Oregon Open… Scored six points for the Cowboys in the 1,500 Meters at the Oregon Team Invitational with his fifth-place finish… Competed at both the Big 12 Outdoor Championships and NCAA West Prelims in the 1,500 Meters.
2025 Indoors
Continued his upward trajectory to the indoor season, opening up with a personal best in the Mile of 3:54.73, which was the school record at the time… Set his indoor PR of 1:48.54 in the 800 Meters at the Razorback Invitational… Took second at the Tyson Invitational in the Mile before exploding to a 3:53.29 Mile at the Arkansas Qualifier for the meet victory, which qualified him for the NCAA Championships… Won his second and third Big 12 titles in the Mile and DMR, helping the Cowboys secure a second-place finish at the conference meet as a team… Earned second team All-America honors in the Mile with his time of 3:58.72.
2024 Cross Country
Had a massive season opener at the Cowboy Jamboree, placing third overall behind only national champions Brian Musau and Habtom Samuel… Followed up that performance with a runner-up finish at the Weis-Crockett Invitational… Placed 19th at the Big 12 Championships as the Cowboys’ fifth-place scorer… Earned All-Region honors with his second-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional, helping the Cowboys win the region for the second consecutive season… Was the Cowboys’ fourth scorer at the NCAA Championships with his 107th-place finish.
2024 Indoors
Opened his Cowboy career at the Arkansas Invitational, clocking a time of 4:03.32 in the Mile for a fifth-place finish overall… Dropped an impressive mark of 3:56.04 in the Mile two weeks later at the Razorback Invitational for a second-place finish behind teammate Brian Musau… Set his personal best 3K time of 7:59.29 at the Eagle Elite Invitational in Boston… Won his first Big 12 Championship as a member of the Cowboy Distance Medley Relay and the 800 meter leg… Picked up another All-Big 12 honor in the Mile with his third-place finish.
