2021 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Ezekiel Kipchirchir

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Eldoret, Kenya
  • Prev School Iowa Central CC

Biography

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2021 Cross Country: Finished 4th at the LSC Cross Country Championship. Finished 79th at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championship. Finished 24th in the NCAA Division II South Central Region County Championships. Finished 3rd in at the ASU Blue & Gold Classic with a season best time of 25:06.1 in the 8k. Ran a personal best time of 20:40.0 in the 4m at the Texas Tech Open.

2021 Outdoor: Ranked 19th in the nation in the 5,000-meters and 3,000-meter steeplechase while also ranking 25th in the 10,000-meters. Earned First Team All-Lone Star Conference honors after winning the 3,000m steeplechase and 10,000m. Broke the school records in the 5,000m at the GVSU Extra Weekend running 14:04.43. Ran the second-fastest 10,000m in program history at the Flames Invitational, 29:30.77. Broke the facility record with the second-fastest time in program history in the 3,000m steeplechase, 9:03.85, at the WT Spring Break Classic. 
 
2021 Indoor: Earned First Team All-Lone Star Conference honors after winning the 3,000 and 5,000-meters at the indoor championships in Lubbock. Won the 5K on the opening day of the championships in a new championship record, 14:43.67, before running 8:29.38 the following day to win the 3K. Finished second in the 3,000m at the Washburn Open with a personal best time of 8:27.83, the 10th fastest time in program history. Ran the mile leg on the distance medley relay that ran 10:19.37 (9.53.16a) to finish 2nd at the Adams State Grizzly Open.  
 
2020 Cross Country: Finished 16th at D2 XC National Invite covering the 10,000-meter course in 32:47.5. Finished 22ndat Lone Star Conference Championships running 25:55.3. Also finished 24tha at Angelo State Blue & Gold. 


2020 Outdoor: Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. 

2020 Indoor: Redshirted.

2019 Cross Country:  Recorded the highest individual finish at the NCAA Division II Men’s Cross Country Championships to earn All-American honors at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento, Calif., to lead the Buffs to place 10th for their highest team finish. Became the first Buff to claim the individual title at the South Central Regional Championships running 30:39.05 for 10,000-meters to earn All-Region honors. Was the first Buff in program history to be named the South Central Region Male Athlete of the Year. Was the Lone Star Conference Men’s Cross Country Champion after he covered the 8,000-meter course in 24:56.0 to lead the Buffs to their seventh straight conference title. Was named the LSC Men’s Cross Country New Comer of the Year.  Became the second Buff to ever run sub-24 as he broke the programs 8K record at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 23:47.6 to finish 7th. Finished 4th at the Texas A&M Invitational following a 3rd-place finish at the Buffalo Stampede.

2019 Outdoor: 3,000-meter steeplechase Lone Star Conference Champion (9:24.28). Won the 3,000m steeplechase at the WT Last Chance in 9:12.07 (9:03.74a) which was the 22ndfastest time in the nation. Also ranked 32nd nationally in the 10,000-meters after running 30:28.48 at the Mt. Sac Relays after running 30:38.7 earlier in the season at the Raleigh Relays. Finished seventh in the 5,000-meters at the LSC Championships running 15:46.40. 

2019 Indoor: Scored 13 points at the Lone Star Conference Championships highlighted by a runner-up finish in the 3,000-meter. In his first LSC Championships, he ran 8:43.10 to finish second in the 3,000m helping the Buffs win their first team title since 2014. He also finished fourth in the 5,000 meters running 15:16.48. Ran a seasonal best time of 15:13.01 in the 5,000m at the Indoor Gorilla Classic. Ran a seasonal best time of 8:37.40 in the 3,000m at Pittsburg State Invitational.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Junior

  • 2020Senior

  • 2021Senior