Parents: Kiplagat Taragon & Roselyne Taragon

2011-2012 at WBU: Won the Buffalo Stampede…finished second at the South Plains Invitational and the Mid-States Classic…finished 3^rd at the Sooner Athletic Conference championship, earning all-conference honors…4^th place at the NAIA cross country championship, earning all-American honors…placed 2^nd and 3^rd at the NAIA outdoor track and field championships in the 5000m and 10000m run, was an all-American in both events

2010-11 at WBU: NAIA cross country all-American with 8th place finish (25:08)... NAIA cross country team runner-up... ran a personal-best 24:32 at the NAIA Mid-States Classic... WBU Cross Country Newcomer of the Year... NAIA indoor all-American with a runner-up finish in the 3000m (8:29.98)... national indoor qualifier in the distance medley relay... NAIA outdoor all-American with a 4th place finish in the 10,000m (29:42.12)... SAC champion in the 3000m steeplechase
 
2009-10 at WBU: Sat out the cross country season while recovering from heart surgery... NAIA indoor track national qualifier in the 5000m... NAIA outdoor track national qualifier in the 3000m steeplechase... Sooner Athletic Conference championship runner-up in the 5000m and 3000m steeplechase