—— ' ' ' "■ 11 ^ 1 Halloween at the Watering Hole Hnviraa PHflHil RHH^^B^^Hvl^B Hi EAflS PRIORY FI5JJUE_AD5 ^0l _ 9-CLOSE . A/o ^RTOROR^ HAUOWMH BASJI CO^^Ss\ 9-CLOSE hockeyXI rO''x 1st Prize: PRIMER*^ $800 FISCHER SOUND SHOr 3 SYSTEM ~ • T " ^nrAiii m 322 »■■ UMCOLM, ME 68501 476^51 [ | Kenyan connection ' MattBIhak^DN JONAH KDPTARUS, left, and Cleophas Boor have finished 1-2 in every race they’ve entered this fall. Boor, Kiptarus lead pack By Gregg Madsen Staff Reporter Jonah Kiptarus and Cleophas Boor just can’t see enough of each oiher. The two Nebraska cross coun try runners live together, train to gether and, so far this season, they finish races together. Natives of Kapsabet, Kenya, Kiptarus and Boor have stormed onto the scene this season, finish ing 1-2 in every race they have en tered. — . Kiptarus won two of those races, and Boor was first two weeks ago at the Pre-NCAA Meet in Tucson, Ariz. But the two friends agree that it does not matter who crosses the finish line first, as long as it is one of them. I m nappy tor mat, Kiptarus said, “because it proves if you have a partner you can train with that you can both still do very good.” Kiptarus and Boor, both juniors, have been running all their lives. They currently log about 85 miles per week, and Nebraska Coach Jay Dirksen said their potential is lim itless. “From all the other results I’ve seen,” Dirksen said, “I figure those two are among the top four or five in the country.” Dirksen said Boor and Kiptarus have run against some of the top competition in the nation this sea son. After standout careers at differ ent high schools in Kapsabet, u From all the other results Fve seen, I figure those two are among the top four or five in the country ” Jay Dirksen NU cross country coach Kiptarus and Boor signed with Barton County (Kan.) Community College. Boor was third at the National Junior College Cross Country Championships in 1994 and second in 1995. In the outdoor track sea son, he was the national champion in the 5,000 meters in 1995. Kiptarus was the NJCAA na tional champion cross country run ner up in 1994, and he was the 1995 national champion indoors in the 1,000 meters and the mile. He also struck gold outdoors at Barton, win ning the 1,500 in 1995. “Everybody in the country was after them,” Dirksen said. “And I never really did have a great feel ing that they would be here.” After one visit, Kiptarus decided he would come to Nebraska. Kiptarus’ choice turned out to be all the coaxing that Boor needed. “Lincoln was one of my first choices,” Boor said “Seeing as we were friends and we’ve been to gether for a long time, that made it easier for me to come here.” Kiptarus came to Nebraska at the start of the 1996 outdoor sea son. He ran the 1,200-meter leg of the Huskers’ distance-medley relay, which placed first at the NCAA In door Championships and was the third-fastest time in collegiate his tory. He was also the national runner up in the NCAA indoor mile run and v the outdoor 1,500. Kiptarus and Boor, both agricul ture majors, said they planned to return to Kapsabet after graduating to help their families on the farm. But neither would mind a small detour first. “After I graduate,” Boor said, “I hope to train and run pro maybe, I guess I’ll just have to see.” But before their pro debuts, Kiptarus and Boor will compete in the NCAA Championships, Nov. 25 in T\icson, where they know a 1-2 finish won’t be easy to accomplish. “With the Pre-NCAA Meet, we realized how the course will be with all the rolling hills, so that will help,” Boor said. “We are going to try and aim to be in the top five.” On this day students, faculty, and staff volunteers will work together on campus wide service projects. United, we can make our campus community a better place! To find out how to get involved contact _ Student Involvement at 472-2464 | Friday, November I SlMg HARRY'S Wonder Bar Thursdays, Fridays 6 Saturdays, 10 to Midnight 1621 'CT Street