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2024 Cross Country Roster

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Ruth Jerubet

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kapsabet, Kenya
  • High School AIC Cheptonon HS
  • Letters 3
  • Major Industrial & Systems Engineering
  • Instagram Ms.mengich

Biography

PERFORMANCES///TFRRS

2023 All-Conference USA First Team
2023 Conference USA All-Academic
2023 CSC Academic All-District T&F/XC Team

2022 Conference USA Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year
2022 Conference USA All-Academic
2022 All-Conference USA First Team
2021 All-Conference USA First Team
Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)


2023 (JUNIOR)
  • Finished in fourth place at the Conference USA Championships, clocking in a 21:51.8.
  • Named All-CUSA first team at the championships following performance.
  • Placed fourth at the Lori Fitzgerald Open with a 17:56.7 in the 5k.
  • Earned a second-place finish at the Texas Tech Open with a 22:33.5.
  • Saw action at the Dave Murray Invitational and the Arturo Barrios Invite. 
  • Competed at the NCAA Division I Mountain Regionals, posting a 21:34.5 in the 6k and placing 78thoverall.

2022 (SOPHOMORE)
  • Named the 2022 Conference USA Cross Country Female Athlete of the Year
  • Claimed the CUSA Women’s Championship running past the competition with a 20:42.9 in the 6K in Denton.
  • Named All-CUSA first team.
  • First Miner to win the individual CUSA title since 2018. 
  • Concluded successful campaign at the NCAA DI Mountain Region XC Championships.
  • Clocked in a 21:06.0 in a 6K, placing 46th at the Regional Championships. 
  • Opened sophomore season with a victory at the 36th Lori Fitzgerald with a 17:40.8 in the 5K.
  • Followed that performance with a third-place showing at the Texas Tech Open, posting a 21:42.4 in the 6K. 
  • Won the Dave Murray Invitational in the 6K, clocking in a 20:09.3.
  • Named CUSA All-Academic
  • Part of team that was named USTFCCCA All-Academic. 
  • Earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District T&F/XC Team honors. 

2021 (FRESHMAN)
  • Competed in all six meets during the 2021 season
  • Named All-Conference USA first team
  • Garnered a fifth-place finish (21:09.5) at the Conference USA Championships
  • Opened the season with a third-place showing (18:04.2) at the Texas Tech Open
  • Finished in third at the Lori Fitzgerald Memorial, clocking in a 17:42.6
  • Posted a personal-best 20:49.5 in the 6K at the Arturo Barrios Invitational 
  • Clocked in a personal-best 17:25.0 in the 5K at the Live in Lou XC Classic
  • Competed at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships

PERSONAL: Ruth Jerubet is the daughter of Esther and Thomas Mengich ... born in Nandi, Kenya ... industrial engineering major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Junior

  • 2024Senior