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2025 Cross Country Roster

Brenda Jerop

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Kapsabet, Kenya
  • High School Chepseon Girls HS
  • Letters 2
  • Major Nursing
  • Instagram Jerop336

Biography

PERFORMANCES///TFRRS

2024 All-Conference USA Third Team
2023 All-Conference USA Third Team

Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)

2024 (SOPHOMORE)
  • Competed in six events during the 2024 season.
  • Named 2024 All-Conference USA third team.
  • Placed 39th overall in the 6k, clocking in a 22:28.2 at the CUSA XC Championships. 
  • Advanced to compete at the 2024 NCAA Division I Mountain Region XC Championships.
  • Posted a personal-best 22:15.9 in the 6k at the Arturo Barrios Invitational.
  • Clocked in a personal-best 20:22.4 in the 5k at the Lori Fitzgerald Open. 
  • Saw action in the 6k at the Texas Tech Open and Dave Murray Invitational.

2023 (FRESHMAN)
  • Competed in three races during freshman season.
  • Clocked in a personal-best 22:22.7 in the 6k at the Arturo Barrios Invite.
  • Placed 21st with a 22:47.4 at the Conference USA Championships.
  • Named All-CUSA third team at the championships following performance.
  • Saw action at the NCAA Division I Mountain Regionals in the 6k (22.40.9). 

PERSONAL: Brenda Jerop is the daughter of Kiprugut Kemboi and Alphine Jepkurgat … born in Kapsabet, Kenya. ... nursing major 

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

  • 2024Sophomore

  • 2025Junior