University of South Alabama Athletics

 
2021: Outdoor— Finished in fifth place in the 5000m race with a time of 5:00.13 … Clocked a 18:17.06 time in the 1500m and finished 10th in the event … Took the runner-up spot in the 5000m at the SLU Pre-Conference Tune Up after crossing the finish line in 18:29.51 … Recorded an eighth-place finish in the 10,000m at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships after notching a 38:10.69 time. Indoor— Did not compete. XC— Placed 31st in the 5K (19:05.3) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Competed in three events during the season.
 
2019: Outdoor— Earned third-team all-Sun Belt recognition and seventh place in the all-time Jaguar record books with a 10,000m time of 36:44.14 at the conference championships; ran the 5,000m in 17:45.15 at the same meet … Claimed victories at the Southern Miss Open (10:21.20; 3,000m), South Alabama Invitational (4:42.89; 1,500m) and Jaguar Opener (10:19.40; 3,000m) … Ran the sixth-fastest 5,000m time in program history, 17:26.28, at the Florida Relays … Took third place in the Jaguar Opener 1,500m (4:46.25) and fifth in the War Eagle
Invitational 5,000m (17:34.24). Indoor— Ran the Sun Belt Indoor Championships 3,000m in 10:21.65 and 5,000m in 18:04.88 … Finished the 3,000m in 10:22.25 at Samford’s Bulldog Invite. XC— Qualified for the NCAA South Regional in Tallahassee, Fla., where she ran the 6k in 21:21 to finish 32nd … Took the runner-up spot and all-conference honors with a personal-best 5k time of 17:26 at the Sun Belt Championships … Was the top-finishing Jaguar in all six meets … Won the Challenge of Champions (19:14) and Azalea City Classic (18:32) 5ks and finished eighth in the UAB Classic 6k (21:29).
 
2017-18 (at Auburn): Outdoor— Did not compete. Indoor— Finished the mile in 5:08.45 at the Vanderbilt Invitational and 5:24.04 at the SEC Indoor Championships … Received all-SEC academic honors. XC— Ran the NCAA South Regional and Crimson Classic 6k in identical times of 21:30 … Completed the Greater Louisville Classic 5k in 18:03 … Finished 24th in the Bulldog SEC Preview 6k (23:03).
 
2016-17 (at Auburn): Outdoor— Crossed the Tiger Track Classic 3,000m line in 11:01.59. Indoor— Took third place in the Auburn Invitational 3,000m with a time of 9:56.94 … Ran the Iowa State Classic 5,000m in 17:08.21 … Completed the SEC Indoor Championships 5,000m in 18:20.26.
 
High School: Attended Chebara Girls High School in Kenya.
 
Personal: Born Nov. 4, 1995, in Eldoret, Kenya … Is the daughter of Elijah and Grace Cheruiyot … Is the second of eight children … Favorite movie is “Black Panther” … Favorite music artist is Diamond Platnumz.
 
Major: Interdisciplinary studies