Alabama’s Hillary Cheruiyot Named Men’s Indoor SEC Freshman Runner of the Year
3/9/2022 9:44:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
The Crimson Tide phenom is the third UA newcomer to win the indoor honor
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Hillary Cheruiyot impressive rookie campaign with the Alabama track and field/cross country squad continued Wednesday when he was named the men's indoor Southeastern Conference Freshman Runner of the Year.
Cheruiyot is the third member of the Crimson Tide men's team to earn the indoor rookie accolade, following Emmanuel Bor in 2007 and Kirani James in 2010.
Cheruiyot placed second and was the only freshman on the 3,000m podium at the SEC Indoor Championships, earning second team All-SEC and All-Freshman honors. Cheruiyot also set the 3,000m school record with a time of 7:48.74 and ran on Alabama's school record DMR (9:22.43).
In the fall, Cheruiyot earned NCAA All-South Region, USTFCCCA All-Academic and SEC All-Freshman honors for cross country.
Cheruiyot and the Crimson Tide begin competition at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday.
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