PULLMAN, Wash. (Feb. 18, 2025) -- Washington State freshman Evans Kurui was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Men's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.

Kurui, from Eldorat, Kenya, broke Washington State's 49-year-old 5000-meter indoor record last Friday in Seattle at the Husky Classic. Kurui became the fastest 5000-meter indoor runner in program history, setting a personal best time of 13:17.16. The time was nearly 17 seconds faster than the previous record holder, 7-time, NCAA champion John Ngeno, who set the record in 1976, until last Friday the oldest standing indoor record at WSU.
 
Kurui won the race by four seconds, setting a meet record and Dempsey Indoor record, while also posting the ninth-fastest 5000-meter time in NCAA Division 1 this season. Kurui's time is also tops this season  in the MPSF by nearly 12 seconds.
 
This marks the second career MPSF honor for Kurui, as he also received the MPSF Male Athlete of the Week Honor on Feb. 4.
 
WSU Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field continue their season this Friday-Saturday at the MPSF Championships at The Podium in Spokane, Wash.