2020-2021 Track and Field Roster
Ally Kipchirchir
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Mid-distance
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
- Prev School:
- Kipsangui Boys High School
All-ASUN Honors (8)
2019 Outdoor 800 - 2nd
2021 Indoor 800 - 2nd
2021 Indoor Distance Medley - 1st
2022 Indoor 800 - 2nd
2022 Indoor 4 x 400 - 1st
2023 Indoor 800 - 3rd
2023 Outdoor 800 - 3rd
2023 Outdoor 4 x 400 - 1st
2022 Outdoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Competed in the 800 at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet for the second year in a row
• ASUN fourth-place finisher in the 800
• Dropped his 800 personal best to 1:48.92 at the Virginia Challenge
2021-22 Indoor Track & Field (Sr.)
• ASUN 800 runner-up and helped the Flames capture the ASUN 4 x 400 relay title
• Lowered his 800 school record to 1:49.19 while placing second at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
• VaSID First Team All-State honoree (mid-distance)
Fall 2021 Cross Country (R-So.)
• Did not compete in any races
2021 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• Made his NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round debut in the 800, missing out on a quarterfinal berth by just one-tenth of a second
• ASUN fourth-place finisher in the 800
• Dipped below 1:50 for the first time with his 1:49.67 in the Virginia Grand Prix 800, one week after winning the event at the Aggie Classic
• VaSID Second Team All-State honoree (mid-distance)
2021 Indoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• ASUN 800 runner-up (program-record 1:50.40) and anchored Liberty's distance medley relay squad to victory
• Broke the Liberty indoor 800 record for the first time with his 1:50.52 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational. The mark had stood for 29 years.
• Ran a mile personal-best 4:16.45 at the Liberty Elite Invitational
• VaSID First Team All-State honoree (mid-distance)
Spring 2021 Cross Country (R-Fr.)
• Did not compete in any races
2020 Outdoor Track & Field
• Season was cancelled due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 virus
2020 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
• ASUN ninth-place finisher in the 800
• Ran the 800-meter leg for the Flames' distance medley relay squad which clocked a season-best time of 10:01.52 (No. 6 in program history) at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
• Clocked an indoor personal-best 800 time of 1:52.87 at the South Carolina Invitational, good for No. 10 in program history
2019 Cross Country (Fr.)
• Did not compete in any races for Liberty and was redshirted
• Competing unattached, placed 18th at the season-opening Liberty Challenge
2019 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• ASUN 800 runner-up with a season-best 1:52.06 clocking
• Won the Jim Settle Spring Break Invitational 400 in 49.51
• Helped the Flames' 4 x 400 team place second at the Virginia Challenge in 3:11.42
2019 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Competed in five races after enrolling in Liberty in January
• Ran the 800-meter leg for the Flames' 3rd-place distance medley relay team at the ASUN meet and also in the IC4A prelims, where they posted a season-best time of 10:08.20
• Placed fifth in the ASUN 800 final
• Season-best 800 time (1:53.93) took second place overall (first among collegiate entrants) at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
Prep
• Graduated from Kipsangui Boys High School
• Regional champion in the 400 as a senior
Personal
• Son of Kipruto Tuwei and Rebecca Letting
• Interdisciplinary studies major
• Birthday is Sept. 21
