Shalaya Kipp

Shalaya Kipp
Personal information
Born

(1990-08-19) August 19, 1990[1]

[2]
Height 5 ft, 7 in.[3]
Sport
Country  United States
Event(s) 3000m Steeplechase
College team University of Colorado-Boulder [1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 3000 m Steeplechase: 9:35.73[1]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto 3000 m steeplechase
NACAC Championships
2015 Costa Rica 3000 m steeplechase

Shalaya Kipp (born August 19, 1990 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American middle distance runner who has made the U.S. Olympic team for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 3000 meter steeplechase.

Biography

2016
On March 12, 2016 Shalaya Kipp placed third in women 3000 meters in 8:59.85 at 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[4]

2015
Shalaya ran a pr 1500 at Payton Jordan Invitational in 4:14. Shalaya won the Portland track festival steeplechase. Kipp earned a CU graduate scholastic honors by making the 4.0 club. Kipp finished 6th in 9:37.09 at 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships steeplechase. At the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Kipp placed 6th in 9:37.09 to qualify for the NACAC Championships in Costa Rica where she earned a silver medal.[5] Shalaya finished 2nd in 9:49.96 at 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.[6]

2014
Kipp earned a Pac-12 student athlete honors on April 22.[7] Kipp won the steeplechase in Pullman, Washington (10:04.19) on 17 May. Kipp earned All-American with a 5th-place finish (9:48.90) in Eugene, Oregon on 13 June. Kipp placed 7th at 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships steeplechase with a 9:46.57 in Sacramento, California heat approaching 95 degrees.

2013
Kipp was 3rd at 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships steeplechase with a time of 9:46.83. Kipp qualified for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics by placing third at the U.S. Championship in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:46.83 and combined her place with a qualifying time of 9:37.23 to place 4th at Monaco. At the 2013 World Championship, Kipp finished 9th in her prelim with a time of 9:45.97.[8] Kipp ranked 13th in the world in the steeplechase in 2013.[9]

2012
Kipp was the NCAA outdoor steeplechase champion in 2012 with a time of 9:49.91.[10]

Kipp qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by placing third at the U.S. Olympic trials in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:35.73. She beat her personal best by more than 7 seconds and achieved the Olympic A standard for the first time.[3]

At the 2012 Olympics, Kipp finished twelfth in her heat with a time of 9:48.33 and did not qualify for the final.[11]

2011
Kipp finished 9th in the final at 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 10:01.85.[12]

She is the only child of Ron Kipp and Shannon Clay-Gillette born on August 19, 1990. Kipp attended Skyline High School in Millcreek, Utah.[1]

Collegiate Honors:[13]

She currently lives in Boulder, Colorado, and is studying physiology at University of Colorado Boulder.

She was also a competitive alpine ski racer for 10 years before focusing on track and field.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 USA Track & Field Profile
  2. ↑ Shalaya Kipp
  3. 1 2 NBC Olympics bio
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results-by-Day/Results-FULL.aspx
  6. ↑ http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/athletics/event-overview-women-s-3000m-steeplechase.htm
  7. ↑ https://twitter.com/girlzgonemiles/status/458612267475431425
  8. ↑ http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Shalaya-Kipp.aspx
  9. ↑ http://www.all-athletics.com/en-us/top-lists?gender=F&event=10229524&year=2013
  10. ↑ Robinson, Doug (June 29, 2012). "S.L. native Shalaya Kipp makes Olympics". Deseret News. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  11. ↑ NBC Olympics - London 2012 women's steeplechase results
  12. ↑ http://www.usatf.org/events/2011/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/complete_senior.asp
  13. 1 2 University of Colorado Buffaloes profile

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