Victor Kiprop

Accolades

Clocked a first-place finish in the season opener finishing with a time of 23.25.87 (JSU Southern Showcase)
- Earned SEC Men's Runner of the Week (9/16)
Finished second at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational with a time of 22:43.85, aiding the men to a second-place finish
Earned a second-place finish (23:22.3) at the Crimson Classic, finishing two tenths of a second behind teammate, Kipruto, to propel the men to the team title
Top UA finisher at the SEC Championships, taking second. His time 22:07.2 was his third straight top-two finish at the conference championships
- First Team All-SEC
Placed in the top three for the fourth year in a row (2^nd | 29:34.4) at the NCAA South Regional, securing the men’s eighth South Regional title
Finished in the UA scoring five at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (29:33.9), guiding the men to a top-20 national finish

First-Team All-American in the 10,000m
Represented UA at two regular-season meets, running the 5000m and 10,000m, finishing ninth and fourth, respectively
Clocked a first-place finish in the 10,000m and a third-place finish in the 5000m at the SEC Track and Field Championships
Qualified for the National Championships in the 10,000m
Finished national runner-up in the 10,000m at the NCAA Track and Field Championships

Competed in three regular-season meets, running the 3000m and the mile, clocking a top-15 finish every meet
Earned Second-Team All-SEC honors for his third-place finish in the 3000m at the SEC Track and Field Championships, while also clocking a fifth-place finish in the 5000m

Participated in two regular-season meets, earning a first-place finish at the Crimson Classic and a third-place finish at the Joe Piane Invitational
Defended his SEC Championship individual title, winning gold with a 22:23.4 time in the men’s 8K race
Finished second at the NCAA South Regional Championship
Clocked a top-20 finish at the NCAA Championships

Finished ninth in the 10,000m at the National Championships to earn second team All-America honors
Qualified for Nationals after clocking the fastest 10,000-meter time of the entire East Region at the preliminary meet
Won 10,000-meter gold at the SEC Championships to earn first team All-SEC honors
Broke UA's 10,000-meter school record en route to his second-place finish at the Stanford Invitational

Member of Alabama's SEC Champion and NCAA Championships squads
Undefeated through the NCAA South Regional Championships
Won the NCAA South Regional by seven seconds with a time of 29:21.2
Won the SEC Championships individual title by almost four seconds with a time of 22:39.0 to lead the Tide to the team title

Took third in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary, advancing to the NCAA Championships
Won the 10,000 meters at the SEC Championships, earning First Team All-SEC honors
Also scored in the 5,000 meters at the SEC Championships, taking fourth
Ran a career-best 13:24.48 in the 5,000 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational, which ranks him second all-time at UA behind Crimson Tide legend David Kimani
Posted a career-best 3:40.79 to win the 1,500 meters at the Maroon and White Invitational, which ranks him fourth all-time at UA
Ran a career-best 28:15.72 in the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational, which ranks him second all-time at UA

Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team, NCAA All-South Region, SEC Cross Country Freshman of the Year, First Team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman honors
Took third at the NCAA South Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 29:21.8 over the 10,000-meter course, to propel Alabama to the NCAA Championships
Finish fourth at the SEC Championships after running a 23:43.8 over the 8,000-meter course
Finished third at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals with a 22:54.8 over the 8,000-meter course
Won the North Alabama Showcase to open his Crimson Tide career