University of Arizona Athletics

Irine Lagat

Class: RS Senior Hometown: Kapsabet, Kenya High School: Kessup Girls School

Height: 5-7 Event: Distance Birthdate: 04/01/1985

ARIZONA

2009: Prolific season for Lagat who lead the women's distance squad in her last year. Honors include: Pac-10 Honors in the 1500m and 5000m, all West-Region in the 5000m. NCAA Qualifier in 5000m, reaching the final and finishing 13th. PRs in the 800m, 1500m, 3000m(i) and 5000m in her final season as a Wildcat.

2008: Was an All-Region athlete in the 5000m run, finishing sixth place at the NCAA West Regionals and narrowly missing a chance to advance to the NCAA Championships with her personal record of 16:34.30...Also the team's top runner in the 1500m run, clocking a season's best of 4:27.97 and just missed a regional qualification...Was the women's cross country team's top front runner, culminating in a 47^th place finish at the NCAA Regionals...

2007: Ran the 800m and 1500m in addition to cross country for the Wildcats...Her best time in the 800m for the season was 2:15.57 at the Jim Click Shootout...In the 1500m run, she had her top time of the season of 4:35.58 at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite...

2006: Showed improvements throughout the course of the 2006 season...Her top finish on the year was a 17th-place finish at the Dave Murray Invitational...

2005: Redshirted....

HIGH SCHOOL

Kessup Girls School:Did not run cross country in high school, however she did compete in the 1500m all four years...