Kip Janvrin attended Panora-Linden High School graduating in 1984. While in high school he was a 4 sport participant. As a freshman, he was a letter winner. As Sophomore, he was state meet qualifier in cross country, 4th in the state in the pole vault, and a participant in the 4×800 relay. His junior year he set a school record in the 1600 meter run and at the state meet he was a participant in the high jump and placed 4th in the state pentathlon. His senior year he placed 9th in the state cross country meet, set school and conference records in the pole vault, high jump, 400 meter dash, and the 80 meter run. At the state track meet he placed 1st in the pole vault, 2nd in the 400 and 800 meters, plus being a participant in the high jump. He was the state pentathlon champion, placed 9th in the National Junior Olympic Decathlon, received honorable mention High School All American by U.S.A. Today, was ranked 6th nationally in the decathlon by Track and Field News. Simpson College at Indianola was his choice for college and he held the record in 12 events. Some of his accomplishments in college while competing in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference were:
- • Pole Vault champion 3 times;
- • 400 Hurdle champion 3 times;
- • 110 Hurdle champion 2 times;
- • High Jump, Triple Jump, Javelin, and 400 meters champion one time;
- • Drake Relays Decathlon 9th, 2nd, and 1st 5 times.
- • Some best efforts:
- • Pole Vault in high school 13’7″ – career best 17’4 1/2″;
- • 400 = 48.07; 110 hurdles = 14.71.
He was selected the Iowa Intercollegiate Athlete Conference MVP 3 times and received National Division III All American honors 11 times. He is the only person to ever win three titles – Pole Vault 16’5 1/2″ – 400 meter hurdles .52.02 – Decathlon 7,482 points in the same national meet in 1989. He also maintained a grade point average of 3.2 and was on the Deans’ list 4 semesters. Some Post Graduate Honors in Decathlon: In 1989 – United States Decathlon champion. In 1990 – Russia Dual – 2nd at Spokane, Washington; Canada Dual – 2nd at Levelland, Texas. In 1991 – Spanish National Championship – 3rd at Barcelona. In 1993 – Germany Dual – 2nd; Deca Star – 7th at Talence, France; One Hour Decathlon – 4th at Dstrava, Czech Republic. He is the former holder of the American record with 7,433 points in the one hour Decathlon. Kip participated first and was done 40 minutes before his teammates.