2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Kipsang, Eliud
Eliud Kipsang
- Position:
- Cross Country/Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
- High School:
- Pickapsang
Bio
Accolades
- 2022 Cross Country First Team All-SEC
- 2022 First Team All-American - Mile
- 2022 Second Team All-American - DMR
- 2021 SEC Cross Country Runner of the Year
- 2021 First Team All-American - 1,500 meters
- 2021 First Team All-American - Mile
2023-24
Cross CountryÂ
- Clocked a 25th place finish (24:04.0) at the Joe Piane InvitationalÂ
- Finished sixth (23:50.2) at the Crimson ClassicÂ
- Recorded a top-10 time (23:11.0) at the SEC ChampionshipÂ
- Finished 20th (29:35.6) at the NCAA South Regional ChampionshipÂ
2022-23
Outdoor
- Represented Alabama at the NCAA East Preliminaries
- Competed in both the 5,000m (seventh) and the 1,500m at the SEC Championships
- Finished 10th in the 1,500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational
Indoor
- Competed in the SEC Championships
- Finished ninth in the 800m at the Bob Pollock Invite
Cross Country
- Member of Alabama's SEC Champion and NCAA Championships squads
- Was 28th at the NCAA South Region Championships with a time of 30:32.5
- Took seventh at the SEC Championships with a time of 23:18.9
2021-22
Outdoor
- 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
Indoor
- 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
Cross Country
- 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
2020-21
Outdoor
- 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 historyÂ
- 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
Indoor
- 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
Cross CountryÂ
- Made his Crimson Tide debut at the SEC Championships placing 28th in the five-mile run with a time of 24:49.90
Prep Highlights
- Attended Africa Championship trials in 2019
Personal Information
- Son of John Kosgei and Veronica Kembui
- Born Sept. 9, 1996
- Public health major
SEC Cross Country Championships:
Friday, November 01
Harvey Glance Tide and Tigers Dual Meet: Coach Waters
Friday, January 12
SEC Cross Country Championships Recap: Coach Waters
Saturday, October 28
Southern Showcase Recap: Coach Waters
Friday, September 15