WACO, Texas – Judy Chepkoech's sensational freshman season continued in the Sun Devils' first trip to the Big 12 Championships, where she placed fourth overall (19:32.6) in the Women's 6k on Friday morning at Waco's Cottonwood Creek Golf Course.
Chepkoech is just the fourth Sun Devil in the past decade to have a top-20 finish at the conference championship meet, joining Shelby Houlian (1st/2014), Chelsey Albertson (14th/2017) and Samantha Ortega (18th/2015).
Final results /// Meet Central /// Sun Devil Men's Honors and Conference/NCAA Results /// Sun Devil Women's Honors and Conference/NCAA Results
With a finish in the top-15, Chepkoech was named to the Big 12 All-Conference Team. The Sun Devil Women placed ninth overall with 316 team points, and the Sun Devil Men placed 11th with 318.
Lemerian Lemashon led all Sun Devil Men in the 8k, finishing at 23:59.1 to place 49th. Dennis Rono added the second-fastest 8k for the Sun Devil Men this season at 24:11.3, earning him a 56th place finish.
Big 12 Championships Final Results
Nov. 1, 2024
(Waco, Texas)
Men's Team Scores (8k)
1) BYU, 41
2) Oklahoma State, 52
3) Iowa State, 62
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10) Houston, 297
11) ASU, 318
12) Kansas State, 328
ASU Men's Individual Finishes
49) Lemerian Lemashon, 23:59.1
56) Dennis Rono, 24:11.3
96) Ryan Denhof, 25:40.06
99) Zach Albanese, 25:54.86
104) Rowdy Menefee, 26:07.65
109) Kristian Kimberlin, 26:47.43
Keene Sample, DNF
Women's Team Scores (6k)
1) BYU, 41
2) West Virginia, 60
3) Utah, 86
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8) Kansas, 230
9) ASU, 316
10) Kansas State, 319
ASU Women's Individual Finishes
4) Judy Chepkoech, 19:32.6
37) Evaline Chepkoech, 20:43.1
74) Mia Chavez, 21:52.6
132) Kylie Miller, 23:58.47
137) Jordan Lee, 24:48.86
138), Kate Miller, 25:04.83
139) Ashley Tarasenko, 26:00.47
Sun Devil Women's Top-20 Finishes at Conference Championships Since 2014
1) Shelby Houlihan, 19:59 (2014)
4) Judy Chepkoech, 19:32.6 (2024)
14) Chelsey Albertson, 19:23.6 (2017)
18) Samantha Ortega, 20:27.9 (2015)
Sun Devil Cross Country Individual Wins in 2024
Judy Chepkoech, 2.5 mile (14:09.5/George Kyte Classic)
Judy Chepkoech, 6k (19:31.7/UC Riverside Invite)
Sun Devil Cross Country Individual Top-10 Finishes in 2024
1) Judy Chepkoech, 2.5 mile (14:09.5/George Kyte Classic)
1) Judy Chepkoech, 6k (19:31.7/UC Riverside Invite)
3) Judy Chepkoech, 6k (19:07.0/Arturo Barrios Invite)
4) Judy Chepkoech, 6k (19:32.6/Big 12 Championships)
6) Lemerian Lemashon, 8k (23:40.9/UC Riverside Invite)
Individual Conference Champions in Team History
Shelby Houlihan, 2014 (19:59)
Amy Hastings, 2004 (20:19)
Remaining 2024 season schedule
NCAA West Regionals, Nov. 15 (Colfax, Wash.)
NCAA Championships, Nov. 23 (Madison, Wisc.)
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