Former Alabama track star Eliud Kipsang dead at 28 after suffering cardiac arrest

Former Alabama track star Eliud Kipsang dead at 28 after suffering cardiac arrest

Kipsang hold several Alabama records

FILE – Alabama's Eliud Kipsang leads the field during a quarterfinal of the men's 1,500-meter run at the NCAA East Preliminary track and field championships at the University of North Florida's Hodges Stadium on May 28, 2021. (Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union)

Eliud Kipsang of Alabama celebrates his finish in the mile run final during the Division I Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship at the Randal Tyson Center on March 13, 2021, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Andy Hancock/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

FILE – Eliud Kipsang of Alabama, Sam Tanner of Washington and Yusuf Bizimana of Texas lead a mile heat during the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Randal Tyson Center on March 12, 2021. ( Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)