Caren Kiplagat - 2026-27 Track & Field, Cross Country Roster
Caren Kiplagat
- Position:
- Cross Country/Distance
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
Accolades
- 2026 SEC Cross Country Individual Champion
- 2026 SEC Women's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- 2026 First Team All-SEC - Cross Country
- Two-time SEC Women's Runner of the Week - Cross Country (9/22/2026, 10/20/2026)
- 2026 SEC Outdoor Champion - 10,000m
- 2026 SEC Outdoor Silver Medalist - 5,000m
- 2026 First Team All-SEC - Outdoor Track
- 2026 SEC Indoor Bronze Medalist - 5,000m
- 2026 Third Team All-SEC - Indoor Track
- 2026 Second Team All-American - Indoor 5,000m
- 2025 NCAA All-American - Cross Country
- 2025 First Team All-SEC - Cross Country
- USTFCCCA Women's National Athlete of the Week - 9/15/2025
- SEC Women's Runner of the Week - 9/16/2025
- 2025-26 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2026-27
Cross Country
- Won the individual SEC title in 18:46.5 in the 6K at the SEC Cross Country Championships on Oct. 30:
- Led Alabama to its fifth all-time SEC women's team title.
- Became the sixth different Alabama woman to win the SEC individual crown.
- Named the SEC Women's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Oct. 28
- Clocked a first-place finish (18:31.7) in the 6K at the Crimson Classic on Oct. 16, earning SEC Women's Runner of the Week honors
- Clocked a first-place finish (19:12.4) in the 6K at the Meadows Challenge on Sept. 26
- Clocked a first-place finish (15:41.4) in the 5K at the Southern Showcase on Sept. 18, a new PR, earning SEC Women's Co-Runner of the Week honors
2025-26
Outdoor
- Clocked an 18th-place finish (33:01.41) in the 10,000m at the NCAA Championships
- Won gold in the 10,000m at the SEC Outdoor Championships:
- Her 32:56.93 broke the Hutsell-Rosen Track facility record.
- It was UA's first conference title in the event since 2024.
- Won silver in the 5,000m (15:40.73, No. 5 all-time at UA) at the SEC Outdoor Championships
- Clocked a first-place finish (4:12.23) in the 1,500m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (No. 5 all-time at UA)
Indoor
- Clocked a ninth-place finish (15:22.24) in the 5,000m at the NCAA Indoor Championships
- Won bronze in the 5,000m at the SEC Indoor Championships (15:12.56, No. 2 all-time at UA) and placed fourth in the 3,000m (8:54.82)
Cross Country
- Clocked an 11th-place finish (18:58.8) at the NCAA Championships
- Clocked a second-place finish (18:49.7) at the South Regional Championships
- Clocked a third-place finish (19:47.98) at the SEC Championships
- Clocked a third-place finish (19:07.7) in the 6k at the Crimson Classic
- Clocked a 16th-place finish (19:40.4) at the Gans Creek Classic
- Won the women's 5k race (16:18.8) at the Southern Showcase in her collegiate debut, more than 10 seconds ahead of the meet's second-place finisher
Personal
- Born Feb. 24, 2002
- Daughter of Thylino Kiprotich
- Has four siblings, Evans, Purity, Mercy and Kipkemoi
- Majoring in sport management (3.82 GPA)
- Dean's List both semesters as a freshman; President's List (summer 2025)
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