Dennis Kipruto

Accolades

Represented Alabama in the 10,000m at the NCAA Championships
Clocked a pair of scoring finishes at the SEC Championships, finishing fourth in the 5,000m and eighth in the 10,000m
Highlighted his outdoor campaign with a fourth-place finish in the 5,000m at the Wake Forest Invitational, behind a PR time of 13:37.99
Competed in five total outdoor meets for UA

Earned a pair of scoring finishes at the SEC Championships in the 3,000m (fifth) and the 5,000m (eighth)
Won the 3,000-meter event title at the Samford Invite before finishing third in the same event at the New Mexico Team Open
Competed in six total indoor meets for UA

Placed in the UA scoring five at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (29:43.5), guiding the men to a top-20 national finish
Took third individually at the NCAA South Regional, aiding the UA men to the program's eighth regional crown
Earned First Team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman honors following his sixth-place individual finish in his SEC Championships debut
Gathered a pair of SEC Men's Freshman of the Week honors
Clocked three consecutive top-three finishes during his rookie cross country regular season, highlighted by a first-place finish at the Crimson Classic

Competed in the 3000m at the Desert Heat Classic and the 10,000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational, clocking a third and 15^th-place finish, respectively
Finished fifth in the 10,000m and 10^th in the 5000m at the SEC Track and Field Championships
Qualified for the National Championships in the 10,000m after clocking a 29:21.45 at the NCAA East First Round
Represented UA in the 10,000m at the NCAA Track and Field Championships