Ezekiel Pitireng - 2026-27 Track & Field, Cross Country Roster
Ezekiel Pitireng
- Position:
- Cross Country/Distance
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kapenguria, West Pokot, Kenya
- High School:
- St. Mulumba
Accolades
- 2026 Third Team All-SEC - Cross Country
- 2026 SEC Outdoor Bronze Medalist - 3,000m steeplechase
- 2026 Third Team All-SEC - Outdoor Track
- 2025 Third Team All-SEC - Cross Country
- 2025 Honorable Mention All-American - 3,000m steeplechase
2026-27
Cross Country
- Placed 20th (22:58.1) in the 8K at the SEC Cross Country Championships on Oct. 30 to earn Third Team All-SEC honors and help the Tide defend its conference title
- Clocked a fifth-place finish (23:14.1) in the 8K at the Crimson Classic on Oct. 16
- Clocked an 11th-place finish (23:26.4) in the 8K at the Meadows Challenge on Sept. 26
- Clocked a fifth-place finish (23:23.5) in the 8K at the Southern Showcase on Sept. 18
- Named a returning All-SEC performer as the Alabama men were picked first in the SEC preseason coaches' poll
2025-26
Outdoor
- Won bronze in the 3,000m steeplechase (8:34.23) at the SEC Outdoor Championships
- Clocked a third-place finish (8:29.64, PR, No. 3 all-time at UA) in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Raleigh Relays
Indoor
- Competed in the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, Orange & Purple Invite and the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational
- Ran the 3000m at both the BU Season Opener and Lenny Lyles, and the DMR at Orange & Purple
Cross Country
- Clocked a finishing time of 29:32.2 at the NCAA Championships
- Clocked an 11th-place finish (29:44.5) at the South Regional Championships
- Clocked an 18th-place finish (23:46.06) at the SEC Championships
- Clocked a 15th-place finish (24:24.9) at the Crimson Classic 8k
- Clocked a 57th-place finish (23:27.0) at the Gans Creek Classic 8k
- Clocked an 11th-place finish (23:48.4) at the Southern Showcase 8k
2024-25
Outdoor
- Represented Alabama in the 3,000m steeplechase at the NCAA Championships
- Finished ninth in the steeplechase at the NCAA East First Round
- Took fourth in the steeplechase in his SEC Outdoor Championships debut
- Highlighted his regular season with a third-place finish in the steeplechase at the Wake Forest Invitational
- Competed in six total meets for UA during his rookie outdoor season
Indoor
- Ran the 3,000m and the 5,000m at the SEC Championships
- Clocked consecutive top-three finishes in the 3,000m to begin his UA career:
- Orange and Purple Invitational - third
- New Mexico Team Open - second
- Competed in four total meets during his rookie indoor season
Personal
- Born Oct. 17, 2006
- Son of Chepososir Emmanuel
- Has six siblings, Boniface, Sarah, Abraham, Stella, Sophia and Recho
- Majoring in sport management
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