Leakey Kipkosgei (Kip-kos-gay) was a standout cross country and track & field athlete at American International College. Among many career highlights, his biggest came when he won the 2019 NCAA Division II National Championship in the 3000m Steeplechase at Javelina Stadium in Kingsville, Texas. He finished in a time of 8:52.86 – three seconds faster than the runner-up finisher – to earn the third national title in the history of AIC athletics at that time. Kipkosgei (Kip-kos-gay) becomes a two-time NE10 Hall of Fame inductee – this time as an individual – as his previous induction was as part of the 2016 AIC Men’s Distance Medley Relay which won the national title at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship.