Aliphine Tuliamuk is Wichita State's greatest female track and field athlete and the owner of 13 NCAA All-American honors in track and cross country.
She is also an Olympian, a new mother (daughter Zoe was born Jan. 13) and an athlete willing to speak out on important issues. Recently, she is lending her voice and example to advocate for female athletes who compete as mothers.
On Friday (5 p.m. USA), she runs in the Olympic Marathon. Tuliamuk, from Kenya, became an American citizen in 2016.
Tuliamuk highlighted her Shocker career by finishing second in the 10,000 meters in the 2012 and 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships and fourth in the 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships.