2025 Cross Country Roster

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Zenah Cheptoo

  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Nandi, Kenya

Biography

WSU CAREER
R-FRESHMAN (2024):  In the first race of her collegiate cross country career, Cheptoo ran a 13:05.2 4K which secured her the victory… At the Cougar Classic, she ran a course-record time of 20:04.0 to win back-to-back races to start the year… She ran a 20:22.7 6K to finish in 2nd at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals… At the WCC Cross Country Championships, she finished in 3rd with a time of 20:06.3… Cheptoo ran a personal best time of 19:46.8 at the West Region Cross Country Championships to finish 10th and qualify her for the National Championships… In her first National Cross Country Championships, she ran a 20:08.8 and finished in the top-50 racers in the country.

BEFORE WSU
Placed runner-up in the Spring of 2019 at the Kenya Secondary Schools Championships, running a 10,000m time of 35:55.3... Finished runner-up at the 2021 Nairobi Kenya World U20 Trials in the 5,000m (15:46.2) as well as the 3,000m (9:01.67)... Ran the 2023 Urban Trail de Lille (11/18) where she placed ninth in the women's 10k at 31:42.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Redshirt Freshman

  • 2025Redshirt Sophomore