2021 Men's Track & Field Roster

Loren Orr
Joshua Mills
Joshua Mills

Abraham Chirchir

Abraham Chirchir

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Iten, Kenya
  • Highschool:
    A.I.C. Mixed Itigo

Summary

Biography

Accolades
2021 WAC Outdoor 10,000-Meter Run First Team
2021 WAC Outdoor 5,000-Meter Run First Team
2020 WAC Indoor 3,000-Meter Champion
2020 WAC Indoor 5,000-Meter Champion
2020 WAC Indoor 3,000-Meter Run First Team
2020 WAC Indoor 5,000-Meter Run First Team
2019 Cross Country All-South Central Region
2019 All-WAC Cross Country First Team
2018-19 UTRGV Male Student-Athlete of the Year
2019 WAC Indoor 5,000-Meter Run Champion
2019 WAC Indoor 3,000-Meter Run First Team
2019 WAC Indoor 5,000-Meter Run First Team
2018 Cross Country All-South Central Region
2018 WAC Cross Country Freshman of the Year
2018 All-WAC Cross Country First Team
2017-18 UTRGV Male Rookie of the Year
2018 WAC Outdoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year
2018 WAC Outdoor 5,000-Meter Run Champion
2018 WAC Outdoor 10,000-Meter Run First Team
2018 WAC Outdoor 5,000-Meter Run First Team
2018 WAC Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year
2018 WAC Indoor 3,000-Meter Champion
2018 WAC Indoor 5,000-Meter Champion
2018 WAC Indoor 3,000-Meter Run First Team
2018 WAC Indoor 5,000-Meter Run First Team

2021 Cross Country (Junior): Competed in five meets … Earned a first-place finish at the UIW Cross Country Twilight, running 6,000-meters in 18:23.5 … Placed third at the UIW Cross Country Invitational with a 24:32.8 five-mile run … Recorded a team-best 14th place finish at the WAC Cross Country Championships with a time of 24:25.4 … Finished 17that the NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships, running 10,000-meters in 31:21.3 

2021 Outdoor Track & Field (Redshirt Sophomore): Earned bronze medals and All-WAC First Team honors in the 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs with a PR time of 14:29.96 and a season-best time of 30:47.51, respectively, at the WAC Championships (5/13-14) … Finished third in three other 5,000-meters races with times of 14:32.71 at the J Fred Duckett Twilight (4/24), 14:47.44 at the UIW Invitational (4/9) and 14:47.79 at the Victor Lopez Classic (3/27).
 
2021 Indoor Track & Field (Senior): Team did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2020-21 Cross Country (Junior): Ran the 8K in a time of 25:35.10 to finish 20th at WAC Championships (2/27) … Placed eighth in the 8K with a time of 25:05 at UIW Invitational (1/29).
 
2020 Outdoor Track & Field (Redshirt Sophomore): Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Track & Field (Junior): Won third 5,000-meter run WAC Championship with time fo 14:37.96, the fourth-best in program history, and second 3,000-meter run WAC Championship with time of 8:25.95, the sixth-best in program history (2/28-29)  …  Ran what was then the fifth-best 5,000-meter run in program history with time of 14:52.15 at Valentine Invitational (2/15) … Ran fifth-best 3,000-meter run in program history with time of 8:26.64 at Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational (2/1) … PRed in mile run with time of 4:19.51 at Aggie Invitational (1/25) … Won 3,000-meter run with time of 8:33.02, then the seventh-fastest in program history, at the Ted Nelson Invitational (1/17).
Date Meet Event Time Rank Program Rank
Jan. 17 Ted Nelson Invitational  3,000-Meter Run 8:33.02 1-of-27 9
Jan. 25 Aggie Invitational Mile Run 4:19.51 8-of-19
Jan. 25 Aggie Invitational 3,000-Meter Run 8:36.66 4-of-14
Feb. 1 Houston Invitational 3,000-Meter Run 8:26.64 3-of-37 6
Feb. 15 David Hemery Valentine Invitational 5,000-Meter Run 15:52.15 66-of-108
Feb. 28 WAC Championships 5,000-Meter Run 14:37.96 1-of-10 4
Feb. 28 WAC Championships 3,000-Meter Run 8:25.95 1-of-19 5

2019 Cross Country (Sophomore): Became program's first runner to qualify for NCAA Championships in back-to-back seasons since 2002-03 (11/23) … Earned All-South Central Region honors by finishing sixth at NCAA Regional with personal record 10k time of 30:12.2, the sixth-fastest in program history (11/15) … Earned All-WAC First Team honors by finishing runner-up at the WAC Championships with an 8K time of 24:58.7 (11/2) … Broke program record in 8K with time of 24:41.2 at Arturo Barrios Invitational (10/19) … Earned WAC Athlete of the Week honors after finishing 11th at 31st Annual Chile Pepper Festival with 8K time of 24:09.3, the fifth-fastest in program history (10/5) … Won Texas A&M Invitational with 8K time of 24:36.9, the 11th-fastest in program history (9/13) … Earned WAC Athlete of the Week honors by winning the UIW opener with 6K time of 18:17.9, the fourth-fastest in program history (8/30).
Date Event Race Time Race Rank Program Rank
Aug. 30 UIW Opener 6K 18:17.9 1-of-68 4.
Sep. 13 Texas A&M Invitational 8K 24:36.9 1-of-52 11.
Oct. 5 31st Annual Chile Pepper Festival 8K 24:09.3 11-of-304 5.
Oct. 19 Arturo Barrios Invitational 8K 24:41.2 4-of-226 1.
Nov. 2 WAC Championships 8K 24:58.7 2-of-62
Nov. 15 NCAA South Central Regional 10K 30:12.2 6-of-156 6.
Nov. 23 NCAA Championship 10K 32:14.8 134-of-249

2019 Outdoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Redshirted the season.
 
2019 Indoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Won WAC Championship in 5,000-meter run for second year in a row while earning silver in 3,000-meter run (2/22-23).
Date Meet Event Time Race Rank Program Rank
Jan. 11 Ted Nelson Invitational 3,000m 8:24.29 2-of-27 4.
Jan. 25 Houston Invitational DMR 10:09.8 3-of-6 2.
Feb. 8 Husky Classic 5,000m 14:25.11 49-of-70 2.
Feb. 22 WAC Championships 5,000m 14:40.15 1-of-10 4.
Feb. 23 WAC Championships 3,000m 8:28.27 2-of-26 5.

2018 Cross Country (Freshman): Ranked No. 9 freshman in the NCAA ... Became program's first NCAA Championship's qualifier since 2005 by finishing second at NCAA South Central Regional and earning All-Region honors (11/9) ... Earned WAC Freshman of the Year and All-WAC First Team honors by finishing third at the WAC Championships (10/27) ... Earned two WAC Athlete of the Week awards ... Won first-career race (8/31).
Date Event Race Time Race Rank Program Rank
Aug. 31 Aggie Opener 6k 18:34.9 1-of-54 5.
Sept. 22 Texas A&M Invitational 8k 23:51.8 2-of-118 2.
Oct. 13 Arturo Barrio Invitational 8k 24:26.2 5-of-224 6.
Oct. 27 WAC Championships 8k 24:21.4 3-of-62 5.
Nov. 9 NCAA South Central Regional 10k 31:40.4 2-of-167
Nov. 17 NCAA Championships 10k 31:24.7 184-of-252

2018 Outdoor Track & Field (Freshman): Competed in six meets … posted four top-two finishes … finished in 31st place in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA West Preliminary Round after finishing with a time of 30:02.54 … was named Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Freshman of the Year after winning the 5,000-meter run at the WAC Outdoor Championships with a time of 14:54.45 while also finishing in second in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 31:46.10 … won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Tom Tellez Invitational after finishing with a time of 9:27.03 … finished in second place in the 1,500-meter run after finishing with a time of 4:00.13 … finished in 20th place in the 10,000-meter run at the Raleigh Relays after finishing with a season best time of 29:36.39.

2018 Indoor Track & Field (Freshman): Competed in three meets … was named WAC Indoor Freshman of the Year after winning the 3,000-meter run at the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Championships with a time of 8:28.40 and also winning the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:35.03 … finished in 31st place in the 5,000-meter run at the Husky Classic after finishing with a season best time of 14:10.32 while also posting a season best time of 8:24.17 in the 3,000-meter run to finish in 76th … won the 3,000-meter run at the Texas Tech Open after crossing the finish line with a time of 8:24.87.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2019Sophomore

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2020Junior

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Distance
    5'7"