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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2022-23 Track and Field Roster
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Ciprich, John
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John Ciprich
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Monroe, N.C.
Bio
Honors & Awards
- 2023 All-Big South Third Team - Outdoor - 3000-meter steeplechase (9:14.02)
- 2020 All-Big South First Team - Indoor - Distance Medley Relay (10:17.40)
John Ciprich's Top Performances
| EVENT | TIME | DATE |
| One Mile Run | 4:18.69 | 2/5/2022 |
| 1500m | 4:01.17 | 4/15/2022 |
| 3000m  | 8:40.17 | 2/12/2022 |
| 5000m | 14:53.15 | 3/18/2022 |
| 3000m Steeplechase | 9:14.02 | 5/11/2023 |
2022-23 Season (Senior) - Ciprich appeared in seven meets during the 2022-23 season...Took part in the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships where he competed in the 3000-meter run (17th - 8:58.39) and 5000-meter run (14th - 15:53.60)Won the 5000-meter run at the Montreat Open with a time of 15:41.26...Finished ninth in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:14.02...Competed for Asheville at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Finished with 12th in the 5000-meter run (15:10.63)...Earned All-Big South Third Team honors with a time of 9:14.02 in the 3000-meter steeplechase.Â
2021-22 Season (Junior) - In his third season in Asheville, Ciprich competed in 11 meets in 2021-22...Ciprich opened the 2021-22 season off on a high note by winning the 3000-meter run at the Appalachian Open Indoor with a time of 9:02.51...Placed third in the mile run at the Keydet Invitational and helped the DMR do the same at the same meet...Appeared at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships for Asheville where he competed in the 3000-meter and 5000-meter runs...He placed eighth in the 5000-meter run and 12th in the 3000-meter...During the outdoor season, Ciprich set new personal-benchmark times in the 5000-meter, 1500-meter and 3000-meter steeplechase...His top steeplechase time came at the 2022 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships where his 9:22.65 time ranked eighth in the field.Â
2020-21 Season (Sophomore) - Ciprich returned to the Bulldog track & field team in mid-April during the 2021 outdoor season...In his first meet back, Ciprich placed eighth with a time of 15:23.46...In his next meet, Ciprich won the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:32.95...Ciprich rounded out the season by competing for the Bulldogs at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...At the Championships, Ciprich logged personal-best times in both the 3000-meter steeplechase (9:26.19) and 5000-meter run (14:59.55).Â
2019-20 Season (Freshman) - Ciprich's freshman season was limited to six meets due to the beginning of the CoVID-19 pandemic...He made his Bulldog debut in early December at the Appalachian Open Indoor Meet where he placed third in the 3000-meter run with a time of 9:16.09...Set a personal-best time in the mile by clocking in at 4:23.61 at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational...Closed out his freshman season by teaming with three of his teammates by breaking the program's distance medley relay record at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 10:17.40...Individually, the Ciprich placed 13th in the 3000-meter run with a time of 8:58.69.
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