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Kibet found home, second family during time at the UA

Throughout the summer, the Star has delivered an in-depth look inside the Arizona athletic department and what helps it run. We’ve told you stories about how the Wildcats pull off their football Saturdays, what goes into building a college soccer program and the rigors of preparing students in the classroom and protecting them from outside forces.

But few — inside or outside the UA athletics department — can boast a story like Elvin Kibet. The recently graduated Arizona star was a six-time All American in track and cross country after arriving in Tucson from Kenya. The Star talked to Kibet, who is now training in Portland, about her budding professional career and time at the UA:

What was it like leaving Arizona?