Bismack Kipchirchir

Position:
Distance
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Eldama Ravine, Kenya
High School:
Kituro

2025 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets for Akron...placed 12th at the NCAA Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of 8:35.58 to garner Second-Team All-America laurels...recorded a qualifying time of 8:42.88 at the NCAA East Preliminary Round to advance to the NCAA Championships...tabbed as the Most Valuable Performer of the Meet and Mid-American Conference Men's Track Freshman of the Year after capturing the league title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (May 16)...earned Second-Team All-MAC honors with runner-up finishes in the 1,500 meters with a season-best time of 3:49.94 and the 5,000 meters in a time of 14:23.26...set a school-record time of 8:27.51 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 16)...posted second-fastest time in outdoor program history in the 5,000 meters crossing the line in 13:53.02 at the Grand Valley State Extra Weekend meet (April 26).

2025 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: Second-Team All-America honoree in steeplechase...NCAA qualifier in 3,000-meter steeplechase...NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in steeplechase...MAC Champion (3,000-meter steeplechase)...First-Team All-MAC (3,000-meter steeplechase)...Second-Team All-MAC (1,500 meters and 5,000 meters)...MAC Track Athlete of the Week (April 1, April 22)...USTFCCCA All-Academic recipient.

2025 INDOOR: Competed in five meets for Akron...named MAC Most Outstanding Track Performer of the Year, Most Valuable Performer and Freshman of the Year after earning a trio of second place finishes at the MAC Championships (Feb. 28-March 1) crossing the line in 4:12.45, 8:11.78 and 14:29.74 (No. 5 in indoor program history), respectively, in the mile, 3,000 and 5,000 meters...recorded a school record and season-best time of 7:57.23 in the 3,000 meters at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 14)...added season-best effort in the mile crossing the line in 4:05.32 at the Akron Invitational (Jan. 31), the No. 4 time in indoor program history.

2025 INDOOR ACCOLADES: Second-Team All-MAC (mile, 3,000 and 5,000 meters)...MAC Most Outstanding Track Performer of the Year...MAC Most Valuable Performer...MAC Track Freshman of the Year.

2024 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five races for Akron...became only the third Zip to qualify for the NCAA Championships (Nov. 23) where he traversed the 10K course in 29:43.3...garnered All-Region accolades finishing fourth in a season-best 10K time of 29:15.4 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15)...honored as the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year after placing second in the 8K at the MAC Championships (Nov. 2) in a time of 23.31.86...crossed the line in a season-best 8K time of 23:18.0 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 4)...made Akron debut with a 24:29.5 third-place performance in the 8K at the We Fly Ball State Invitational (Sept. 14).

2024 CROSS COUNTRY ACCOLADES: NCAA Qualifier...First-Team All-Great Lakes Region...MAC Freshman of the Year...First-Team All-MAC honoree.