Kieran Lumb (born August 2, 1998) is a Canadian middle- and long-distance runner. He competed collegiately for the UBC Thunderbirds (2016-2020) and the Washington Huskies (2021-2023) before turning professional in April 2023. He holds the Canadian record in the indoor and outdoor 3000 m, having set both records in 2023.
Collegiate career
UBC Thunderbirds (2016–2020)
Lumb enrolled at the University of British Columbia in 2016 where he would compete for the Thunderbirds cross country and track and field teams.
In his first collegiate track season, he placed fourth at the 2017 NAIA Championships, competing in the 5000 m.
The next fall, Lumb placed third at the NAIA Cross Country Championships in Vancouver, Washington.
At the 2018 NAIA Track and Field Championships, he placed seventh in the 1500 m and third in the 5000 m. In 2019, he had his best showing at the NAIA Championships yet, winning the 5000 m title and finishing third over 1500 m.
In April 2021, he ran a personal best of 13:24.25 over 5000 m, a second place finish at the Drake Relays. In July, he made his first Diamond League appearance at the Bislett Games in Oslo, running 7:46.28 over 3000 m.
Washington Huskies (2021–2023) In 2021, Lumb transferred to the University of Washington.
In fall 2021, he placed tenth at the Pac-12 cross country Championships and won the West Regional before placing 87th at the national championship.
In May 2022, he placed second in the 10,000 m at the Pac-12 Track and Field Championships just 0.32 seconds behind Stanford's Charles Hicks. In the process, he ran a 28:11.49 personal best, a University of Washington school record.
In February 2023, Lumb was also a part of a group of eight University of Washington teammates that ran a sub-4 minute mile in the same race. Shortly after, Lumb ran the second fastest indoor mile time in Canadian history, running 3:52.62 in Boston. That same year he was a part of the NCAA's second fastest DMR team of all time.
At the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships, Lumb finished eighth in the 3000 m and anchored Washington to a fourth place finish in the DMR.
Professional career On April 21, 2023, Lumb announced he had signed a pro contract with On Running.
In July 2023, at the Canadian Track and Field Championships, he won the 1500m in 3:37.34, setting a new meet record. The next month he competed at the World Championships in Budapest in the 1500 m, where he finished eighth in his heat, failing to advance to the semi-finals.
On 4 September, Lumb ran a 1500 m personal best of 3:34.55 in Padua, Italy. On 6 September, he broke Mo Ahmed's 3000 m Canadian record, running 7:38.92 in Rovereto, Italy. Just four days later, in Zagreb, he improved upon that time, running 7:36.46.
On 1 October, he competed in the road mile at the inaugural World Road Running Championships in Riga finishing fifth in a Canadian record of 3:56.98.
On 25 November, Lumb took first place at the Canadian Cross Country Championships in Ottawa. The following week he set the Canadian indoor 3000 m record, running 7:38.39 in Boston.
At the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, Lumb competed in the 1500 m, where he would qualify for the final, placing 13th.
Personal life Lumb attended Lord Byng Secondary in Vancouver, British Columbia. His father went to the University of Utah and competed in cross country skiing while he was there. Lumb took after his father, placing 10th overall in the Junior Men's 8 km cross country ski race at the 2016 Canadian Cross Country Championships.
Achievements Taken from World Athletics and TFRRS profile.
NAIA Championships +Representing the UBC ThunderbirdsYearMeetVenueEventPlaceTimeNotes2016NAIA Cross Country Championships Elsah, IL8 km26th25:102017NAIA Outdoor ChampionshipsGulf Shores, AL5000m4th14:56.16NAIA Cross Country Championships Vancouver, WA8 km3rd24:262018NAIA Outdoor ChampionshipsGulf Shores, AL1500m7th3:50.275000m3rd14:42.502019NAIA Outdoor ChampionshipsGulf Shores, AL1500m3rd3:54.525000m1st14:29.94
U SPORTS championships +Representing the UBC ThunderbirdsYearMeetVenueEventPlaceTimeNotes2019U SPORTS Cross Country ChampionshipsKingston, Ontario10 km1st30:42
NCAA championships +Representing the Washington HuskiesYearMeetVenueEventPlaceTimeNotes2021NCAA Cross Country ChampionshipsApalachee Regional Park10 km87th30:052022NCAA Outdoor ChampionshipsHayward Field10,000m17th28:36.312023NCAA Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque Convention Center3000m8th8:02.63DMR4th9:31.97
Canadian championships YearMeetVenueEventPlaceTimeNotes2016Canadian Cross Country ChampionshipsKingston, Ontario8 km10th25:14U20 race2017Canadian U20 Outdoor ChampionshipsTerry Fox Stadium1500m4th3:54.575000m3rd15:03.982018Canadian Outdoor ChampionshipsTerry Fox Stadium5000m11th14:55.311500m11th (sf)3:55.112019Canadian Outdoor ChampionshipsComplex Sportif Claude-Robillard1500m5th3:50.245000m5th14:06.672022Canadian Outdoor ChampionshipsMcLeod Stadium1500m3rd3:57.312023Canadian Track and Field ChampionshipsLangley, British Columbia1500m1st3:37.24Championship recordCanadian Cross Country ChampionshipsOttawa, Ontario10 km29:182024Canadian Track and Field ChampionshipsComplexe sportif Claude-Robillard1500m3:45.10
International competitions +Representing YearMeetVenueEventPlaceTimeNotes2017IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsKampala, Uganda8 km55th26:21U20 racePan American U20 ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru5000m6th14:59.882019FISU World University GamesNaples, Italy5000m4th14:06.082022NACAC ChampionshipsFreeport, Bahamas1500mOC3:43.735000m3rd14:50.062023World Athletics ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary1500mH3 8th3:36.66World Athletics Road Running ChampionshipsRiga, LatviaMile5th3:56.98NR2024World Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom1500m13th3:41.37 Personal bests SurfaceEventTimeDateVenueNotesIndoor trackOne Mile3:52.39Feb 26, 2023Boston UniversityNR3000m7:38.39Dec 2, 2023Boston UniversityNRTwo Miles8:14.52Feb 11, 2024The Armory5000m13:16.59Jan 26, 2022Boston UniversityOutdoor track1500m3:34.25June 8, 2025Renton, Washington3000m7:36.46Sep 10, 2023Zagreb, CroatiaNR5000m13:23.26April 14, 2022Azusa, CA10,000m28:11.49May 13, 2022Hayward FieldRoadMile3:56.98Oct 1, 2023Riga, LatviaNR5 km13:36Dec 31, 2025B100 Cursa dels Nassos, Barcelona, Spain10 km27:50Jan 11, 202610K Valencia Valencia, SpainNR
References
External links
Kieran Lumb at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics