For the second time within the month, the true freshman Chepkoech has been named the Big 12 Conference Cross Country Women's Runner of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon. She earned the honors after a phenomenal showing at the UC Riverside Invite, where she won the Women's 6k race in 19:31.7, more than 25 seconds faster than runner-up Jessica Kampman (Azusa Pacific/19:56.8).
She paced the field at both the 2k and 4k marks, cruising to the finish line for her second Sun Devil win in as many meets to open her collegiate career. She is both the first Sun Devil and the first in the conference to earn multiple weekly conference honors this season.
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| Date | Men's Runner of the Week | Women's Runner of the Week |
| Sept. 3 | Patrick Kiprop, Cincinnati, Fr. | Judy Chepkoech, Arizona State, Fr. |
| Sept. 10 | Tate Underwood, TCU, So. | Tabitha Ngao, TCU, So. |
| Sept. 17 | Ernest Cheruiyot, Texas Tech, So. | Jenna Hutchins, BYU, So. |
| Sept. 24 | Edwin Kiprono, Texas Tech, Fr. | Judy Chepkoech, Arizona State, Fr. |
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Chepkoech has ascended to stardom in her opening act as a Sun Devil, winning a pair of conference honors and two individual victories in the team's first two meets.
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UC Riverside Invite Final Results
Sept. 21, 2024
UCR – AGG Course (Riverside, CA)
Men's team Div. I Scores (8k)
1) CBU, 25
2) Utah State, 40
3) Cal Poly, 113
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21) Mt. Sac, 528
22) ASU, 530
23) Central Arizona, 589
ASU Men's Individual Finishes
6) Lemerian Lemashon, 23:40.9
132) Kristian Kimberlin, 25:07.9
156) Zach Albanese, 25:19.1
157) Rowdy Menefee, 25:19.1
164) Keene Sample, 25:24.8
195) Ryan Denhof, 25:48.8
Women's team Div. I Scores (6k)
1) Utah State, 67
2) Cal Poly, 123
3) CBU, 128
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12) Salt Lake, 341
13) ASU, 348
14) Cal State Fullerton, 366
ASU Women's Individual Finishes
1) Judy Chepkoech, 19:31.7
37) Mia Chavez, 20:49.7
48) Evaline Chepkoech, 20:59.0
106) Kate Miller, 21:42.9
197) Jordan Lee, 22:39.5
214) Ashley Tarasenko, 23.09.8
REMAINING 2024 SCHEDULE
UCR Invite, Sept. 21 (Riverside, Calif.)
Arturo Barrios Invite, Oct. 18 (College Station, Texas)
Big 12 Championships, Nov. 1 (Waco, Texas)
NCAA West Regionals, Nov. 15 (Colfax, Wash.)
NCAA Championships, Nov. 23 (Madison, Wisc.)