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2021 Cross Country Roster

CUSA
CUSA
Michael Reese
Michael Reese

Carolyne Chepkosgei

  • Class Senior
  • High School Kerotet Girls HS
  • Hometown Kitale, Kenya

Biography

C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
All-Conference USA First Team (2018, 2019, 2020)

All-Conference USA Second Team (2021)
Conference USA Champion (2018)

2021 (SENIOR)
  • Competed in all six meets during the 2021 season; received extra year due to COVID-19
  • Named to All-Conference USA second team
  • Finished in 10th place in the 6K at the Conference USA Championships
  • Placed 12th (19:30.8) in the 5K at the Texas Tech Open
  • Competed at the Lori Fitzgerald, Live in Lou XC Classic and Arturo Barrios Invite
  • Ran the 6K at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships

2020 (SENIOR)
  • Competed in all three events.
  • Earned 2020 All-Conference USA first team honors. 
  • Concluded season with a seventh-place finish in the 6K at the Conference USA Championships, clocking in a season-best 21:38.05 in Birmingham, Ala.
  • Placed 23rd in the 6K at the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla., with a time of 22:43.00.
  • Ran at the Oklahoma State Invitational in Stillwater, posting a time of 23:43.05.

2019 (JUNIOR) 
  • Competed in six events.
  • Earned 2019 All-Conference USA first team honors. 
  • Opened season at the Lobo Invitational, placing fourth with a time of 18:21.47 in the 5k.
  • Garnered a fourth-place showing at the Lori Fitzgerald Memorial, clocking in a personal-best 17:04.84 in the 4.7km.
  • Ran the 5000m at the Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational, finishing seventh with a time of 17:20.58.
  • Placed 16th (21:26.8) at the Pre-National Invitational.
  • Placed seventh at the Conference USA Championships, posting a time of 17:20.77.
  • Competed at the NCAA Mountain Regionals, clocking in a 21:08.9 in the 6k. 

2018 (SOPHOMORE)
  • Member of the 2018 C-USA XC Championship team, which is the first conference title in program history.
  • Helped the women’s team win four meets.
  • Earned three fourth-place finishes in the 5K (Lobo Invitational, Lori Fitzgerald, Joe Piane Invitational).
  • Posted a personal-best time of 17:08.36 in the 5K at the Joe Piane Invitational.
  • Placed fifth at the Santa Clara Bronco in the 6K (20:19.05).
  • Finished fifth at the C-USA Championships in the 5K, earning first team honors.

2017 (FRESHMAN)
  • Clocked a personal-best time of 20:15.7 in the 5K at the Joe Piane Norte Dame Invitational.
  • Competed at the C-USA Championships (20:20.3) in the 5K.
  • Ran at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships posting a time of 25:00.2 in the 6K.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Edwin and Lucy
Mutai ... Has two brothers and two sisters ... competed in track and field running the 800m and 1500m ... Bio-Medical major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Sophomore

  • 2019Junior

  • 2020Senior

  • 2021Senior