Esther Gitahi

Gitahi Top Marks

Accolades

Advanced to the finals at the SEC Championships in the 1,500 meter run, finishing seventh overall with a time of 4:19.62
Competed in the 5,000 meter at the SEC Championships
Awarded bronze in the 800-meter run (2:07.92) and in the 1,500-meter run (4:19.55) at the Crimson Tide Invitational
Secured a seventh place finish in the 800-meter run (2:07.87) and achieved a third place finish in the 1,500-meter run (4:16.50) at the Pepsi Florida Relays
Awarded gold in the women's 5k (15:54.09) to start the season at the Jaguar Opener

Traveled to the NCAA Cross Country Championships and placed 36^th in the women's 6k with a time of 20:57.4
Helped pace the Tide with a 5^th place individual finish at the SEC Championships with a 6k time of 20:10.50.
Placed 10^th at the Florida State Invitational with a 5k time of 17:14.3.
Opened the 2020 Cross Country season with a 4^th place finish (21:14.6) in the 6k race at the Vanderbilt Commodore Classic.

Won the bronze medal in the women's one-mile competition at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championship while posting a personal best time of 4:42.49. She also finished 10^th in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:34.02.
Ran the 3,000-meter at the 2020 Husky Classic with a time of 9:16.42.
Traveled to the Indiana University Relays and finished fifth among collegiate field in the 3,000-meter run (fast section) with a time of 9:32.41. She was also a part of the tide's 'B' team for the distance medley which finished third in 11:45.75.
Finished second in the 1-mile run with a time of 4:50.56 in her season debut at the Samford Invitational.

Set a new University of Alabama record when she finished 7^th in the 5,000 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a time of 15:58.72
Finished 2^nd in the 1,500 meters at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a time of 4:18.81
Finished 2^nd in the 1,500 meters at the Florida Relays with a time of 4:18.40

Finished 8^th in the mile at the SEC Indoor Championship with a time of 4:53.39. Also finished 35^th in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:05.52
Finished 14^th in the 3000 meters at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 9:49.95
Finished 11^th in the mile at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a time of 4:54.61
Finished 4^th in the 3000 meters at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 9:42.55
Finished 8^th in the 1000 meters at the Blazer Invite with a time of 2:58.58

Alabama's top runner at the NCAA South Regional, finishing 29th in 21:16.7 on the 6k course
Finished 22nd and was Alabama's No. 1 runner at the SEC Cross Country Championships, covering the 6k course in 20:06.67
Finished as Alabama's No. 1 runner and was second overall with a 6k time of 20:54.71 at the UAB Blazer Classic
Was Alabama's No. 2 runner and finished 31st overall with a 6k time of 21:51.0 in her Alabama debut at the Nuttycombe Invitational

Six-time NJCAA national champion and 13-time NJCAA All-American
2017 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year
Set one NJCAA record and six school records at New Mexico Junior College
Won the 10,000 meters at the 2018 NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and was the runner-up in the 5,000 meters 1,500 meters
Ran on New Mexico JC's national championship 4x800-meter relay
Two-time NJCAA indoor mile champion (2017-18)
Won the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 5,000 meters at the 2017 NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Won the 3,000 meters champion at the 2017 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
Finished 10th at the 2017 NJCAA Cross Country Championships

Competed in the East Africa Games and Kenya national track and cross country championships as a high schooler
Also a member of the soccer team at Mona Secondary School