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Ticket Punched! Chepkoech Places Fifth at West Regionals to Reach NCAA Championships

Ticket Punched! Chepkoech Places Fifth at West Regionals to Reach NCAA ChampionshipsTicket Punched! Chepkoech Places Fifth at West Regionals to Reach NCAA Championships
Austin Pestka

COLFAX, Wash. – Ticket punched! Judy Chepkoech is headed to the NCAA Cross Country Championships after another phenomenal showing on Friday at the NCAA West Regionals, where she placed fifth (19:36.6) in the Women's 6k at the Colfax Golf Course in Washington.

Chepkoech is the first for the Sun Devil Women's program to reach the NCAA Championships since Shelby Houlihan in 2014, who won the West Regional qualifier in 19:31.6. She'll compete in the national championships on Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course in Madison, Wisconsin. Chepkoech was joined by fellow freshman, Evaline Chepkoech, in Friday's regional, who placed 69th at 21:01.2 to close out a terrific rookie season for herself.

Meet-by-Meet Results in 2024-25 /// Sun Devil Women's Honors and Conference/NCAA Results /// Meet central /// Live results

NCAA West Regionals Final Results
Nov. 15, 2024
(Colfax, Washington)

1) Amy Bunnage, Stanford (19:17.1)
2) Silan Ayyildiz, Oregon (19:19.3)
3) Maddy Elmore, Oregon (19:23.7
4) Rosina Machu, Gonzaga (19:34.5)
5) Judy Chepkoech, Arizona State (19:36.6)

ASU Women's Individual Finishes (6k)
5) Judy Chepkoech, 19:36.6
69) Evaline Chepkoech, 21:01.2

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)
5) Judy Chepkoech, 6k (19:36.6/NCAA West Regionals)
6) Lemerian Lemashon, 8k (23:40.9/UC Riverside Invite)

Remaining 2024 season schedule
NCAA Championships, Nov. 23 (Madison, Wisc.)

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