What a race for Judy Chepkoech ??
— Sun Devil Track and Field/XC (@SunDevilTFXC) November 23, 2024
She places 30th (19:59.0) at the NCAA Championships to become the 10th individual to earn All-American honors in Sun Devil Women's team history ?? pic.twitter.com/IMTBTyBqbW
After re-establishing Arizona State’s presence with local prep runners, @SunDevilTFXC coach Ryan Ray’s next step was to go aboard. He stays up late in the night tracking international results.
— Logan Stanley (@LSscribe) October 31, 2024
That’s where he found Kenya’s Judy Chepkoech.
via @azcsports: https://t.co/DpMUU2N1xr
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 10th individual in Women's team history to earn All-American honors, becoming the first Sun Devil freshman to do so
- NCAA Championships qualifier
- Big 12 All-Conference First Team
- School record-holder in the Women's 6k (19:07.0)
- Became the 10th All-American -- and the first freshman AA -- in Sun Devil Women's team history at the NCAA Championships, placing 30th in the 6k
- Took fifth at the NCAA West Regional Championships, punching her ticket to the NCAA Championships. She is the first Sun Devil to reach the national meet since Shelby Houlihan in 2014
- Placed fourth in the Women's 6k at her first Big 12 Championships
- Set a school record in the Women's 6k at the Arturo Barrios Invite in October (19:07.0)
- Earned her second Big 12 Conference Cross Country Women's Runner of the Week honors on September 24
- Won for the second consecutive meet at the UC Riverside Invite on September 21, taking the Women's 6k at 19:31.7
- Named the Big 12 Conference Cross Country Women's Runner of the Week on September 3
- Had a stellar collegiate debut on August 31 at the season-opening George Kyte Classic, winning the Women's 2.5 mile race in 14:09.6. It's the first individual title for the Sun Devils since Chelsea Trotten in 2015
The storybook start to her Sun Devil career continues.
— Sun Devil Track and Field/XC (@SunDevilTFXC) September 3, 2024
Freshman Judy Chepkoech is your @Big12Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week ??
?? https://t.co/XoZ0sTp1Y4 pic.twitter.com/NoBneC1MPT
PRIOR TO ASU
Qualified for the 2024 U20 World Championships and 2024 U20 African Games XC Championships ... Owns PBs of 15:21.22 in the 5000m, 9:51.65 in the 3000m steeplechase, and 2:03.96 in the 800m