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Evans Kiptoo joined the Middle Tennessee track and field staff in the summer of 2025. In his first season with Middle Tennessee, he helped lead the men’s cross country team to the 2025 Conference USA Championship.
Kiptoo has helped coach standout athletes such as Allan Kiplagat, who captured the individual title at the Conference USA Cross Country Championships and earned Conference USA Athlete of the Year honors. He also helped coach Moses Lekoeki, who earned Conference USA Newcomer of the Year honors.
Prior to joining Middle Tennessee, Kiptoo served as head cross country coach at Akron in 2024, where he guided the Zips to second- and third-place finishes at the Mid-American Conference Championships.
Before joining Akron, Kiptoo served as head cross country coach at North Alabama, leading both the men’s and women’s teams to multiple honors, including championships at the UNA Invitational. During his tenure, several Lions earned ASUN Athlete of the Week and Freshman of the Week honors.
Kiptoo began his coaching career in 2012 as a graduate assistant at Eastern Kentucky, helping the Colonels qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Before beginning his coaching career, Kiptoo was a standout student-athlete at Lindenwood and Eastern Kentucky from 2007-11. He earned numerous accolades during his collegiate career, including All-American, All-Region, All-OVC and OVC Champion honors.
Kiptoo earned his bachelor’s degree in sports management from Eastern Kentucky in 2011 before completing his master’s degree in sports administration in 2012.
Kiptoo and his wife, Jackline, have two children, Zoey and Liam.
