Hillary Cheruiyot

Accolades

Holds the UA indoor school record in the 3,000m (7:45.90)
Holds the No. 2 indoor mark in UA history in the mile (3:56.83)
Holds the No. 2 outdoor mark in UA history in the 1,500m (3:38.22)
Holds the No. 5 outdoor mark in UA history in the 5,000m (13.39.45)
Holds the No. 7 outdoor mark in UA history in the 10,000m (29.42.69)
Holds the No. 10 outdoor mark in UA history in the 3,000m steeplechase (8:48.67)
2024 Third Team All-SEC - Cross Country
2023 SEC Cross Country Championships bronze medalist
2023 SEC Cross Country First Team All-SEC
2023 NCAA Cross Country All-South Region
2022 NCAA Cross Country All-South Region
2022 Cross Country First Team All-SEC
2022 Second Team All-American - DMR
2022 SEC Indoor Freshman Runner of the Year
2022 Outdoor Second Team All-SEC
2022 Indoor Second Team All-SEC
2022 Indoor Freshman All-SEC
2022 Outdoor Freshman All-SEC

Clocked a fourth-place finish in the season opener with a time of 23.37.60 (JSU Southern Showcase)
Finished 19^th (23:09.8) at the SEC Championships
- Third Team All-SEC
Placed in the UA scoring five at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (30:43.1), guiding the men to a top-20 national finish

Competed in two regular-season meets in both the 5000m and 3000m, finishing second in the 3000m at the Desert Heat Classic
Represented Alabama at the SEC Track and Field Championships in the 5000m

Competed in the 3000m at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener and the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, finishing seventh in the season opener
Clocked a second-place finish in the distance medley relay at the Harvey Glance Tide and Tigers Dual Meet
Represented UA in the mile run at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational and the Arkansas Qualifier, finishing in first and second, respectively
Participated in the 3000m at the SEC Track and Field Championships

Opened his 2023 campaign with a pair of second-place finishes at both the Crimson Classic and the Joe Piane Invitational
Won bronze at the SEC Cross Country Championships
Finished first at the NCAA South Regional Championships, securing Alabama the individual title in consecutive years
Represented Alabama at the NCAA Cross Country Championships

Competed in both the 3,000m and the distance medley relay at the SEC Championships
Logged six top-15 finishes during the regular season, highlighted by a second-place finish in the 3,000m at the Commodore Challenge (Jan. 13-14)

Ran the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary
Silver medalist in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the SEC Championships with a time of 8:48.67, which ranks him eighth all-time at UA
Also scored in the 5,000 meters (14:01.14) taking eighth and the 10,000 meters (29:44.82) taking fifth
Posted a career-best 3:38.22 to win the 1,500 meters at the Crimson Tide Invitational, which ranks him second all-time at UA
Ran a career-best 13:45.91 in the 5,000 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational, which ranks him 10^th all-time at UA
Ran a career-best 29:42.69 in the Stanford Invitational, ranking him seventh all-time at UA

Voted the SEC Indoor Freshman Runner of the Year by the league's coaches
Earned a silver medal in the 3000 meter at the SEC Indoor Championship
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
Competed in the 3000-meter in three meets with a season, career and school-record time of 7:48.74 at the Music City Challenge
Competed in the mile at the UAB Blazer Invitational, posting a season and career-best 4:07.17

Earned SEC All-Freshman Honors at the SEC Championships, finishing 22^nd with at time of 24:13.7 over a rain-soaked course
Earned NCAA All-South Region honors after finishing fifth with a time of 29.29.4 at the NCAA South Region Championships
Competed in the NCAA Championships, turning in a time of 29.41.5