Converse University

Converse Records: 7th in the 800-meter run (2:04.11)... 2nd in the 1000-meter run (2:54.37)... 8th and 10th in the 4x400-meter relay (best time 3:36.37)...4th and 5th in the distance medley relay (10:51.34)

2024-25 (Senior): Indoor Season - Ran a collegiate PR in the indoor mile at the Bast-Cregger Multi Invitational with a time of 4:50.79... ran the 3,000 meters for the second time in his collegiate career at Camel City Distance, recording a time of 9:42.08 Outdoor Season - Ran the 800 meters once at the Weems Baskin Invitational, posting a time of 2:11.87... ran a collegiate PR of 2:21.18 in the 1,500 meters at the same meet

2023-24 (Junior): Indoor Season - Finished 32nd in the 3000 and set a new PR (9:33.83) at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kick-off... Finished 15th in the 1000 and set a new PR (2:48.03) at the Gamecock Opener 2024... Finished 4th in the 4x400 and 17th in the 800 at the Carolina Challenge 2024... Finished 70th in the 800 and 80th in the Mile at the Liberty Open… Finished 22nd in the Mile at the Conference Carolinas Indoor Track & Field. Outdoor Season - Finished 33rd in the 3000 and 85th in the 1500 at the Charlotte 49er Classic... Finished 28th in the 800 and set a new PR (2:03.89) at the Weems Baskin Invitational 24... Finished 85th in the 800 at the Lee University - Fast Break Invitational... Finished 38th in the 800 at the Electric City Invitational. 

2022-23 (Sophomore): Indoor Season -Finished 18th and set a new PR for mile (4:50.80) in the Winston-Salem College Kick-off.. Finished 38th in the mile (4:56.78) in the Gamecock Opener 2023.. Finished 27th in the 800 meter (2:11.42) and 2nd in the DMR (11:19.56) in the Finn Pincus Invitational.. Finished 34th in the 800 meter (2:08.92) in the 2023 Liberty Open.. Outdoor Season - Finished 67th in the 400 meter (56.41) in the Charlotte 49er Classic.. Finished 30th in the 800 meter (2:11.92) in the SWU GottaRun Invite 2023.. Finished 13th in the 800 meter (2:16.69) and 20th in the 1500 meter (4:26.24) in the Newberry - Hub City Invitational.. Finished 52nd in the 800 meter (2:07.42) in the Electric City Invitational.. Finished 65th in the 800 meter (2:07.78) in the Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

2021-22 (Freshman): Ran a 4:57.88 in the 1-mile run and posted a 2:10.29 in the 800-meter event at the ETSU Invitational...PR in the 800-meter run at the Liberty Open (2:07.57)...Helped set a new school record in the distance medley relay and placed 8th Conference Carolinas Indoor Championships with a time of 11:00.18...Set new school record and finished 11th in the 4x800-meter relay at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge (8:38.09)...Placed 11th in the 400-meter dash at the Hub City Invite (54.55 seconds).

Prep: Graduated from South Paulding High School...Member of the cross country team for only one season, Kirby was a three-year runner on the track team and played six years of football...Kirby was the track captain during his senior season and he competed in the 400, 800, 1600, 3200 and relay teams...Kirby was an 8x scholar athlete award winner in high school and was a member of the 4x400m relay team that made ito to state qualifying...Also, earned the most versatile male award...Outside of athletics, Kirby was an A/B honor roll student that was a member of both the National Honors Society and the English Honors Society. 

Personal: Is the son of Shane and Karen Kirby...has one brother, Sawyer-13.