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Boys Cross Country - Rhode Island

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Devan Kipyego

Distance runner
ST. RAPHAEL ACADEMY
PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

20th

Eastbay Northeast Regional Championships.

1st - 16:25.7

Class C state meet (individual)

2nd

Class C state meet (team)
“Devan decided to make cross country his main sport in the fall, switching from soccer. He is a very dedicated and talented athlete that went from being in a [walking] boot last fall due to a soccer injury to winning the Rhode Island state title.”
Chris Magill
Head Coach - head coach of St. Raphael Academy
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8, 130-pound junior won the state meet with a time of 15:32.30, breaking the tape 9.39 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor. Kipyego also notched a win at the Class C state meet in 16:25.7, leading the Saints to a second-place finish as a team. In his first year as a distance runner, he was the top Rhode Island finisher at the 2021 New England Cross Country Championships, crossing the line in 11th with a time of 16:50.4, and he finished 20th at the Eastbay Northeast Regional Championships.

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Academic Achievement

Kipyego has maintained a weighted B-plus average in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Kipyego’s older brother, Darius, was a two-time Gatorade State Player of the Year in track & field. Devan has volunteered on behalf of local road races, and has donated his time to multiple community service initiatives through his church.