Sally Kipyego, Lubbock, Texas

Sally is the first Kenyan to win the NCAA cross country championship and the first lady Raider (Texas Tech Raiders) to acheive academic success for the 2007 season. She ran a record time of 19:30.9 in the 2007 NCAA Championships in Indiana, was voted Mountain Region Female Athlete of the Year (2007), and is considered to be a woman to watch in 2008.

To add to her achievements, she is considered a formidable opponent as she is a three-time undefeated national champion.