American middle-distance runner
Shalaya Kipp (born August 19, 1990) is an American middle-distance runner who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 3000 meter steeplechase .
Career
2011
Kipp finished 9th in the final at 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 10:01.85.[ 3]
2012
Kipp was the NCAA outdoor steeplechase champion in 2012 with a time of 9:49.91.[ 4]
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.[ 5]
At the 2012 Olympics, Kipp finished twelfth in her heat with a time of 9:48.33 and did not qualify for the final.[ 6]
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 achieving 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.[ 7] Kipp was ranked 13th in the world in the steeplechase in 2013.[ 8]
2014
Kipp earned Pac-12 student athlete honors on April 22.[ 9] Kipp won the steeplechase in Pullman, Washington (10:04.19) on 17 May. Kipp earned All-American[clarification needed ] 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 time of 9:46.57 in Sacramento, California where the temperature approached 95 degrees.
2015
Shalaya ran a 1500 m personal best at the Payton Jordan Invitational with a time of 4:14. Shalaya won the Portland track festival steeplechase. Kipp earned a CU graduate scholastic honors by making the 4.0 club.[clarification needed ] Kipp finished 6th in a time of 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 a time of 9:37.09 to qualify for the NACAC Championships in Costa Rica where she earned a silver medal.[ 10] Shalaya finished 2nd in 9:49.96 at 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto .[ 11]
2016
Kipp scored points for team Philadelphia placing 3rd in a time of 9:45.05 in the steeplechase at the July 29 Track Town Summer Series in Eugene, Oregon and finished 4th in a time of 9:34.12 after hitting a barrier at July 23 London Diamond League steeplechase.
Kipp ran a personal best time of 9:28.72 to place fourth in the steeplechase behind Team USA teammates Emma Coburn , Courtney Frerichs and Colleen Quigley at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) and was an alternate to represent United States at Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics .[ 12]
Kipp opened her outdoor season on May 1 running in the steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invitational, finishing third in a time of 9:43.72 and on May 20 she placed second at the steeplechase at USATF Hoka One One Middle Distance Classic hosted at Occidental College , in a time of 9:42.31.[ 13] [ 14] On March 12, 2016 Shalaya Kipp placed third in women 3000 meters in 8:59.85 at 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships .[ 15]
2017
On November 4, Kipp placed 9th in 16:08 at USATF 5 km road championships at Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K in New York, New York .[ 16]
On October 1, Kipp placed 7th in 55:56 at USATF 10 mile road championships at Medtronic TC 10 Mile in St Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota .[ 17]
On September 4, Kipp placed 9th in 1:09:25 at USATF 20 km road championships at Faxon Law New Haven Road Race in New Haven, Connecticut .[ 18]
Personal life
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:[ 19]
2010, 11, 12, 14 Steeplechase All-American
2014 (i) 5000 All-American
2010 (40th), 11 (19th), 12 (18th), 13 (9th) Cross Country All-American
Three-time All-Big 12 honoree
Pac-12 Steeplechase Champion (2012)
Placed ninth at the 2011 USATF Championships in the steeplechase
Placed third at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (9:35.73)
2012 Olympian (steeplechase)
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.[ 19]
References
^ a b USA Track & Field Shalaya Kipp Profile
^ IAAF Shalaya Kipp Profile
^ "USATF - Events - 2011 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships" .
^ Robinson, Doug (June 29, 2012). "S.L. native Shalaya Kipp makes Olympics" . Deseret News . Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved 2012-07-20 .
^ Shalaya Kipp 2012 NBC Olympics bio
^ NBC Olympics - London 2012 women's steeplechase results
^ "USA Track & Field - Shalaya Kipp" . Legacy.usatf.org. 1990-08-19. Retrieved 2022-08-26 .
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-24 .{{cite web }}
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^ @girlzgonemiles (22 April 2014). "Congrats to our @ShalayaKipp on her..." (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results" . USATF .
^ "Athletics Event Overview Women's 3000m Steeplechase - Toronto 2015 Pan American Games" . Archived from the original on 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2015-08-09 .
^ "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field Women's steeplechase" . usatf.org. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016 .
^ "usatf 2016 hoka results" . Retrieved 31 May 2016 .
^ "Meet Results - Payton Jordan Invitational" . Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016 .
^ "2016 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships - 3/11/2016 to 3/12/2016 - Day 2" . Legacy.usatf.org. Retrieved 2022-08-26 .
^ "2017 Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K results" . usatf.tv runnerspace. November 4, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017 .
^ "2017 Medtronic TC 10 Mile results" . usatf.tv runnerspace. October 1, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017 .
^ "2017 Faxon Law New Haven Road Race results" . usatf.tv runnerspace. September 4, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017 .
^ a b University of Colorado Buffaloes profile
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