2010 Outdoor - Earned two All-America honors ... placed fourth at the NCAA National Meet in the 5000 meters and second in the 10,000 meters ... placed second at Harding in the 800 meters in 1:52.72, an NCAA provisional time and the 40th-fastest time in Division II in 2010 ... placed second in the 1500 meters in 4:02.60 at Alabama-Huntsville ... raced five times in the 5000 meters ... qualified for nationals in the 5000 meters with an automatic qualifying time and school record 13:58.86 at Georgia Tech, the sixth-fastest 5000-meter time in Division II in 2010 ... qualified for nationals in the 10,000 meters with a 10th-place finish in 29:24.09 at Mt. SAC, the third-fastest 10,000-meter time in Division II in 2010.
2010 Indoor - Ran an NCAA provisional time of 14:43.65 in the 5000 meters at Iowa State, placing ninth.
2009 Outdoor - Won the NCAA Division II individual national championship in both the 5000 meters and 10,000 meters ... won all six races he ran during the outdoor season ... ran 29:42.05 in the 10,000 meters at the Drake Relays to automatically qualify for nationals ... won the national championship in 29:46.84 ... qualified for the 5000 meters at nationals with a 14:16.70 at Ole Miss ... won the national championship with a time of 14:17.45.
2009 Indoor - Repeated his indoor success of 2008, earning All-America honors in the mile and 5,000. ... set a new personal best in the mile in his automatic qualifying run at the Razorback Invitational, running in 4:05.36 ... finished second at nationals in the mile (4:11.38) to earn his second All-America honor in the event ... ran the 5,000 in national qualifying time of 14:11.08 to win the Grand Valley Big Meet ... completed the 5,000 in 14:17.55 at nationals, finishing third and claiming his sixth career All-America honor in three seasons.
2008 Outdoor - Qualified for the outdoor nationals in the 1500, the 5000 and the 10,000, but competed in only the 5000 and 10,000 at the national meet in Walnut, Calif. ... set a new school record in the 10,000 at the Mt. SAC Relays, running in 28:36.23 ... won the 10,000 at nationals in 29:14.74 and was named All-American ... provisionally qualified for the 5000 with a 14:13.80 time at the NCAA II South Region Meet, hosted by Morehouse ... improved on his 5,000 time in his appearance at nationals, finishing second in a school-record time of 14:01.38 to earn his second All-American honor of the season.
2008 Indoor - Competed in two events, earning All-America honors in both ... won the mile at the NCAA Nationals by one one-hundredths of a second and was named All-American ... earned All-American honors in the 5000 meters, finishing third ... was named NCAA II South Region Indoor Track Athlete of the Year ... qualified for both the mile and 5000 at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. ... won the mile at the Razorback in 4:06.25 ... set a new Harding record in the 5000, finishing in 14:03.35.
Personal - Born: March 3, 1987 ... Major: General Studies ... Parents: Mutai and Paulin Kirwa.
Kirwa's Indoor Personal Bests
| Event |
Result |
Meet |
Year |
| Mile |
4:05.36 |
Arkansas (Razorback) |
2009 |
| 5000 meters |
14:03.35* |
Arkansas (Razorback) |
2008 |
Kirwa's Outdoor Personal Bests
| Event |
Result |
Meet |
Year |
| 800 meters |
1:52.72 |
Harding |
2010 |
| 1500 meters |
3:48.02 |
Harding |
2008 |
| 5000 meters |
13:58.86* |
Georgia Tech |
2010 |
| 10,000 meters |
28:36.23* |
Mt. SAC |
2008 |
* - denotes Harding record