Courtesy: USATF

University of Alabama men's track senior All-American David Kimani, 25, was pronounced dead at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. The cause of death at this time is unknown. The Tuscaloosa Fire Department and University of Alabama Police Department responded to a call at 12:19 p.m. at a campus dining hall where Kimani had collapsed. He was transported by ambulance to the medical center.

Alabama team physician, Dr. Jimmy Robinson said that Kimani "collapsed while eating lunch and was transported to DCH Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 1:15 p.m." Kimani was a six-time national champion and 14-time All-American as a member of the Crimson Tide track team. He helped lead the Tide to a second place finish at the 2002 NCAA Indoor Championships. He was also a two-time SEC Cross Country Athlete of the Year and won the1999 NCAA Cross Country title as a freshman at the University of South Alabama.

Kimani won the NCAA 1999 cross county title; the indoor 3,000 and 5,000 meter runs in 2000 and 2001 and the 5,000 meter outdoor championship in 2002.