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2024 Results: Did not compete in 2024 Outdoor Track & Field
2024 Results: Did not compete in indoor track & field

2023 Results: Had 4 top-10 finishes in 7 meets…Set three personal-records this season…Finished fourth in the 5K and fifth in the 3000m at the 2023 Indoor MAC Championships...Chirchir's 5000m (16:16.77) time ranks third and 3000m (9:27.79) time ranks fifth on the Toledo all-time indoor top-10 list...Chirchir's 10K (34:20.31) time ranks seventh on the Toledo all-time outdoor top-10 list...Finished fourth in both the 10K and 5K at the MAC Outdoor Championships...Outdoor Academic All-MAC...Dean's List.

2023 Top Performances:
3000m – 2023 John Thomas Terrier Classic– 24^th place – 9:27.79 **PR**
5000m – 2023 BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational – 36th place – 16:16.77 **PR**
10,000m – 2023 Bryan Clay invitational – 22nd place – 34:20.31 **PR**

2022 Results: MAC Freshman Runner of the Year, MAC Co-Performer of the Meet and First-Team All-MAC honors at the Indoor MAC Track & Field  Championships...Won the 3000m and 5000m races at the Indoor MAC Championships...Had three top-10 finishes and competed in three meets...Chirchir’s 5000m (16:31.57) time ranks seventh on the Toledo all-time outdoor Top-10 list...Was also MAC Freshman of the Year and finished first at the 2021 Women’s MAC Cross Country Championship...Did not compete in the outdoor season...Dean’s List.

2022 Top Performances:
3000m – John Thomas Terrier Classic – 24th place – 9:38.82 
5000m – MAC Indoor Championships – 1st place – 16:31.57 

Personal: Full name is Joy Jemeli Chirchir...Parents are Gideon and Kipkorir Chirchir....Has three siblings, Faith, Debra, and Matthew...Major is public health.