2024 Cross Country Roster
Kibiwot, Ian
Ian Kibiwot
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
- High School:
- Kapsoya
Bio
Ian Kibiwot TFRRS Profile
CAREER HONORS
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team, 10000m (2024)
• ACC Indoor Bronze Medalist, 5000m (2023)
• All-ACC Indoor First Team, 5000m (2023)
• All-ACC Outdoor Second Team, 5000m (2024)
• All-Southeast Region Cross Country - 17th place (2022)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, 5000m (2022, 2024)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, 10000m (2024)
• ACC Men's Cross Country Freshman Performer of the Week (Sept. 5, 2021)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2021)
2024-25
Cross Country:
• Competed in two meets before missing the remainder of the season due to injury, leading the team through the line in each of them
• Placed fourth overall at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational, racing to a personal-best 8K time of 22:50.3, the fastest cross country 8K time in program history
• Finished as the individual runner-up at the Southern Showcase with an 8K time of 23:33.1
Indoor:
• Did not compete in any indoor events
Outdoor:
• Competed in the 10000m at two meets
• Raced to a season-best time of 29:00.71 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in his season debut
2023-24
Cross Country:
• Did not compete in any cross country events due to injury
Indoor:
• Competed in three meets in the mile, 3000m and 5000m, leading the team in all three events and breaking a pair of school records
• Set a new school record in the 3000m with a time of 7:59.60 at the ACC Indoor Championships after placing eighth in the 5000m with a time of 13:55.84 at the same meet
• Shattered the school record in the 5000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational with a time of 13:41.10
• Made his season debut with a fourth-place finish in the mile at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational, clocking a personal-best time of 4:06.77
Outdoor:
• Competed at five meets in the 5000m and 10000m
• Placed sixth in the nation in the men's 10000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, clocking a personal-best and school-record time of 28:11.65 to earn First Team All-American honors
• Qualified for the NCAA East Regionals in both the 5000m and 10000m, clinching a spot at the national championship meet in the 10000m after placing fourth with a time of 29:11.43 while also finishing 27th in the 5000m in 14:17.57
• Placed sixth in the 5000m at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 13:45.58 to earn a spot on the All-ACC Second Team
• Made his season debut at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 28:26.67 in the 10000m
2022-23
Cross Country:
• Finished all six meets as the top Louisville scorer
• Capped off season with a 30:10.9 mark in the 10K at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, garnering All-Region honors with a 17th-place finish
• Ran a personal-best in the 8K at the ACC Championships in 23:27.3 to earn 23rd place
• Placed third overall at the Bradley Pink Classic with a time of 23:32.0
• Finished sixth overall in 23:31.2 at the Live in Lou Classic
• Began season with runner-up finishes at the John McNichols Invitational (24:26.4) and the Covered Bridge Open (25:01.8)
Indoor:
• Competed in four meets to lead the team in the mile, 3000, and 5000m
• Earned the bronze medal in the 5000m at the ACC Indoor Championships by running a season-best time of 13:52.74
• Placed fourth in the 3000m at the PNC Lenny Lyles in 8:02.40, a season-best
• Clocked a season-best time of 4:08.55 in the mile at the Meyo Invitational
Outdoor:
• Competed in one meet before missing the rest of the season due to injury
• Broke the school record in the 10000m at the Stanford Invitational, running 28:27.67 to earn qualification to the NCAA East Region Preliminaries
2021-22
Cross Country:
• Finished as the top Louisville scorer in all five meets
• Registered two top-five finishes at the Tennessee Dual and Arturo Barrios Invitational
• Set a personal-best 10K of 30:01.4 in a 26th-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships
• Placed 24th in his postseason debut with a 24:18.3 8K at the ACC Championships
• Rounded out the top-five with a season-best 8K time of 23:41.0 at the Arturo Barrios Invitational
• Finished with an 23:44.4 8K to place 15th at the Live in Lou Classic
• Named ACC Men’s Freshman Performer of the Week Honors on Sept. 5 after clinching the individual title in his collegiate debut with a personal-best four-mile time of 20:00.25 at the Tennessee Dual
Indoor:
• Louisville’s top finisher in the ACC Indoor Championship 5000m with a season-best time of 14:13.09
• Ran a season-best 4:11.13 to finish fourth in the mile at the Tiger Paw Invite
• Clocked a season-best 3000m time of 8:14.82 to place 11th at the Meyo Invitational
• Opened the season with a win at the UAB Blazer Invitational in the 3000m (8:24.89)
Outdoor:
• Competed in six meets in the 1500m, 3000m or 5000m
• Won the Tennessee Relays with a 5000m time of 14:31.35
• Ran a personal-best 3000m time of 8:08.03 en route to a runner-up finish at the Louisville Invitational
• Placed second at the Indiana Invitational with a 5000m time of 13:53.34
• Registered a career-best 1500m time of 3:48.92, good for sixth place at the Clark Wood Invitational
• Louisville’s top finisher with a personal-best time of 13:45.31 in the 5K to place ninth at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 5000m
2020-21
Indoor:
• Did not compete in any indoor events
Outdoor:
• Competed in four meets in the 3000m and 1500m during the outdoor season
• Registered four top-three finishes
• Established a season-best 1500m time of 4:01.04 in a sixth place finish at the Louisville Invitational
• Ran a season-best 5000m time (14:24.05) to place second at the Tennessee Relays
• Closed out his outdoor season with a season-best time of 8:15.80 in the 3000m while posting a runner-up finish at the Tennessee Challenge
Prep/High School:
• Competed for Kapsoya High School in Eldoret, Kenya
Personal:
• Son of Rodah Jepkorir and Charles Kibiwot
• Father, Charles, is an accomplished marathon runner
• Born on Oct. 20, 1997
• Majoring in marketing
CAREER HONORS
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team, 10000m (2024)
• ACC Indoor Bronze Medalist, 5000m (2023)
• All-ACC Indoor First Team, 5000m (2023)
• All-ACC Outdoor Second Team, 5000m (2024)
• All-Southeast Region Cross Country - 17th place (2022)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, 5000m (2022, 2024)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, 10000m (2024)
• ACC Men's Cross Country Freshman Performer of the Week (Sept. 5, 2021)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2021)
2024-25
Cross Country:
• Competed in two meets before missing the remainder of the season due to injury, leading the team through the line in each of them
• Placed fourth overall at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational, racing to a personal-best 8K time of 22:50.3, the fastest cross country 8K time in program history
• Finished as the individual runner-up at the Southern Showcase with an 8K time of 23:33.1
Indoor:
• Did not compete in any indoor events
Outdoor:
• Competed in the 10000m at two meets
• Raced to a season-best time of 29:00.71 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in his season debut
2023-24
Cross Country:
• Did not compete in any cross country events due to injury
Indoor:
• Competed in three meets in the mile, 3000m and 5000m, leading the team in all three events and breaking a pair of school records
• Set a new school record in the 3000m with a time of 7:59.60 at the ACC Indoor Championships after placing eighth in the 5000m with a time of 13:55.84 at the same meet
• Shattered the school record in the 5000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational with a time of 13:41.10
• Made his season debut with a fourth-place finish in the mile at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational, clocking a personal-best time of 4:06.77
Outdoor:
• Competed at five meets in the 5000m and 10000m
• Placed sixth in the nation in the men's 10000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, clocking a personal-best and school-record time of 28:11.65 to earn First Team All-American honors
• Qualified for the NCAA East Regionals in both the 5000m and 10000m, clinching a spot at the national championship meet in the 10000m after placing fourth with a time of 29:11.43 while also finishing 27th in the 5000m in 14:17.57
• Placed sixth in the 5000m at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 13:45.58 to earn a spot on the All-ACC Second Team
• Made his season debut at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 28:26.67 in the 10000m
2022-23
Cross Country:
• Finished all six meets as the top Louisville scorer
• Capped off season with a 30:10.9 mark in the 10K at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, garnering All-Region honors with a 17th-place finish
• Ran a personal-best in the 8K at the ACC Championships in 23:27.3 to earn 23rd place
• Placed third overall at the Bradley Pink Classic with a time of 23:32.0
• Finished sixth overall in 23:31.2 at the Live in Lou Classic
• Began season with runner-up finishes at the John McNichols Invitational (24:26.4) and the Covered Bridge Open (25:01.8)
Indoor:
• Competed in four meets to lead the team in the mile, 3000, and 5000m
• Earned the bronze medal in the 5000m at the ACC Indoor Championships by running a season-best time of 13:52.74
• Placed fourth in the 3000m at the PNC Lenny Lyles in 8:02.40, a season-best
• Clocked a season-best time of 4:08.55 in the mile at the Meyo Invitational
Outdoor:
• Competed in one meet before missing the rest of the season due to injury
• Broke the school record in the 10000m at the Stanford Invitational, running 28:27.67 to earn qualification to the NCAA East Region Preliminaries
2021-22
Cross Country:
• Finished as the top Louisville scorer in all five meets
• Registered two top-five finishes at the Tennessee Dual and Arturo Barrios Invitational
• Set a personal-best 10K of 30:01.4 in a 26th-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships
• Placed 24th in his postseason debut with a 24:18.3 8K at the ACC Championships
• Rounded out the top-five with a season-best 8K time of 23:41.0 at the Arturo Barrios Invitational
• Finished with an 23:44.4 8K to place 15th at the Live in Lou Classic
• Named ACC Men’s Freshman Performer of the Week Honors on Sept. 5 after clinching the individual title in his collegiate debut with a personal-best four-mile time of 20:00.25 at the Tennessee Dual
Indoor:
• Louisville’s top finisher in the ACC Indoor Championship 5000m with a season-best time of 14:13.09
• Ran a season-best 4:11.13 to finish fourth in the mile at the Tiger Paw Invite
• Clocked a season-best 3000m time of 8:14.82 to place 11th at the Meyo Invitational
• Opened the season with a win at the UAB Blazer Invitational in the 3000m (8:24.89)
Outdoor:
• Competed in six meets in the 1500m, 3000m or 5000m
• Won the Tennessee Relays with a 5000m time of 14:31.35
• Ran a personal-best 3000m time of 8:08.03 en route to a runner-up finish at the Louisville Invitational
• Placed second at the Indiana Invitational with a 5000m time of 13:53.34
• Registered a career-best 1500m time of 3:48.92, good for sixth place at the Clark Wood Invitational
• Louisville’s top finisher with a personal-best time of 13:45.31 in the 5K to place ninth at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 5000m
2020-21
Indoor:
• Did not compete in any indoor events
Outdoor:
• Competed in four meets in the 3000m and 1500m during the outdoor season
• Registered four top-three finishes
• Established a season-best 1500m time of 4:01.04 in a sixth place finish at the Louisville Invitational
• Ran a season-best 5000m time (14:24.05) to place second at the Tennessee Relays
• Closed out his outdoor season with a season-best time of 8:15.80 in the 3000m while posting a runner-up finish at the Tennessee Challenge
Prep/High School:
• Competed for Kapsoya High School in Eldoret, Kenya
Personal:
• Son of Rodah Jepkorir and Charles Kibiwot
• Father, Charles, is an accomplished marathon runner
• Born on Oct. 20, 1997
• Majoring in marketing
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