Razzel Kiplaget
Razzel Kiplaget
Height: 6-0
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Iten, Kenya
Major: Biology
Previous School: Kilibwoni HS

2018-19: Participated in 12 meets this season...Competed in the 800-meter dash, 4x800-meter relay, 400-meter dash, distance medley relay (DMR) and the javelin throw...Finished 11th in the 800 (2:04.35) at the JDL College Kickoff Classic (Dec. 1)...Was part of a sixth-place 4x800-meter relay team (8:41.64) at the JDL January College Kickoff (Jan. 13)...Finished 24th in the 800 (2:00.88) at the Gamecock Inaugural (Jan. 19)...Finished seventh in the 400 (52.73 seconds) at the JDL College Meet Madness (Jan. 27)...Ran the 800 in 2:05.62 at the Carolina Challenge (Feb. 2)...Ran the 800 in 2:03.03 at the USC Open Indoor (Feb. 16)...Was part of a 10th-place DMR team (12:03.95) and also finished 20th in the 800 (2:05.91) at the South Atlantic Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 24)...Ran the 400 in 52.16 seconds at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invite (Mar. 16)...Ran the 800 in 2:03.43 at the CIU Invitational (Mar. 23)...Finished 14th in the 800 (2:00.02) at the Phoenix Invitational (Apr. 6)...Took fifth in the javelin throw (47.31 meters) at the Gamecock Invitational Outdoor (Apr. 13)...Finished 11th in the javelin throw (43.38 meters) and also finished 19th in the 800 (2:02.69) at the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships (Apr. 20)...Was named to the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

2017-18: Competed in 10 meets during the 2017-18 season...Collected two top-ten finishes...Finished second in the Distance Medley Relay at the South Atlantic Indoor Championships (Feb. 19) with a total time of 10:36.44 (Coker record).

2016-17: Collected 12 top-ten finishes this season, highlighted by a 4 x 400-meter relay win at the Braves Track Classic and a third-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Braves Track Classic...He also set a school record in the javelin throw with a toss of 134' 7". 

2015-16: In his freshman season, Kiplaget collected ten top-ten finishes, including a runner-up showing in the 4 x 400-meter relay at the 2016 South Atlantic Conference Championship meet...He came in fourth in the 800-meter dash at the LRU Powersox Invite, with his best 800-meter time of 1:57.25 coming at the Johnson C. Smith University Invitational. 

High School: Ran cross country and track & field at Kilibwoni High School in Kenya.

Personal: Son of Kenya Kiplaget...He has a brother Titus.