Cyclone Club Athlete of the Week: Rodgers Kiplimo

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State men's track & field athlete Rodgers Kiplimo was named the Cyclone Club Athlete of the Week after a great performance in the 10,000m at the Stanford Invitational over the weekend.

Kiplimo set the No. 2 ranked performance in Iowa State history with 27:52.12 (4:29 per mile), topping the previous No. 2 mark of 27:58.33 set by Paris Olympian Edwin Kurgat in 2021.

He trimmed 50 seconds off his previous best set at the 2024 Stanford Invite and leads the Big 12 by 23 seconds this season.

Kiplimo took fourth in a field of 34 in the invitational section (92 total men through the three sections).

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