Eliud Kipsang

Accolades

Finished 2nd in the 1500 (3:39.09) at the SEC Championships
Placed 5th in the 5000 (13:54.12) at SEC Championships
Won the 800 (1:48.49) at the Maroon and White Invitational
Won the 800 (1:47.16) at the Crimson Tide Invitational
Shattered the collegiate record in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:33.74 at the Bryan Clay Invitational

Scored in the mile at the NCAA Championships, taking eighth with a time of 4:09.34 after posting a 4:02.24 in prelims
Competed in the 3000-meter in three meets with a season and career-best of 7:53.19 at the Music City Challenge
Competed in the mile run in three meets with a season career, and school-record of 3:54.36 at the Music City Challenge
Part of the Crimson Tide’s school record 9:22.43 at the Arkansas Qualifier which ranked fifth all-time collegiately on a record-eligible track
Medaled at the SEC Championships as part of the Crimson Tide’s distance medley relay, which took third with a time of 9:34.74
Scored at the SEC Championship in the mile taking fourth place

2021 SEC Cross Country Runner of the Year
SEC Cross Country Champion after posting a 23:33.50 over a rain-soaked course
Earned NCAA All-South Region honors after finishing fourth with a time of 29.28.1 at the NCAA South Region Championships

First Team All-American in the 1,500 meters
Scored in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Championships, taking fourth with a time of 3:38.18
Won the 1,500 at the NCAA East Preliminary with a career-best time of 3:35.49
Won the SEC title in the 1,500-meter run and finished as the conference runner-up in the 800-meter run
Ran a career-best time of 1:46.99 in the 800 meters at the SEC Championships
His time of 1:46.99 in the 800 meter at the SEC Championships ranks eighth in program history
Set a new program record in the 1,500-meter run (3:36.00) and was also awarded gold in the 800-meter run (1:47.20) at the Crimson Tide Invitational
Opened the outdoor season with a win in the 1,500-meter run at the Pepsi Florida Relays with a time of 3:40.35

Traveled to the NCAA Indoor Championships and took home the silver medal in the mile with a personal best time of 3:55.93
First Team All-American in the mile
Awarded silver in both the 3,000-meter run (8:04.27) and the distance medley relay (9:31.77) at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships
Won the 3,000-meter run (7:58.89) and broke the Alabama program record to win the mile with a time of 3:56.88 at the Tyson Invitational
Awarded gold in the mile at the South Carolina Invitational with a school-record time of 3:57.83
Won the mile run at the Carolina Challenge with a time of 4:02.86
Opened the season with a win in the 3,000-meter run at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 8:01.96