9/29/2025 2:00:00 PM | Cross Country
ARLINGTON, Texas –  Dorcas Jepkosgei and Toby Eaton have been named the Western Athletic Conference Cross Country Athletes of the Week as announced by the conference on Monday.
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This will be the second conference honor of the season for the freshman as Jepkosgei captured a tremendous winning time of 16:46.0 in the women's 5k at the Texas A&M Invitational back on Sept. 13 which marked a new course record for the Aggies' event. It also was the first time a UTA Maverick has claimed the top spot in the prestigious event.
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The Kenyan native has been a strong force in head coach John Sauerhage's roster this season after tabbing two top 2 finishes in the first two meets of the season.
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Transfer Eaton made a strong appearance in College Station two weeks ago, finishing in 11th place finish after posting a time of 24:09.3 in the men's 8k. Back at UTA's season opening Gerald Richey on Sept. 5, Eaton paced the Mavs with a time of 15:07.1 for a fourth-place finish.
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The Mavs will return to action this upcoming Saturday, Oct. 4, as they travel to Fayetteville to compete in Arkansas' Chile Pepper Festival.
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This will be the second conference honor of the season for the freshman as Jepkosgei captured a tremendous winning time of 16:46.0 in the women's 5k at the Texas A&M Invitational back on Sept. 13 which marked a new course record for the Aggies' event. It also was the first time a UTA Maverick has claimed the top spot in the prestigious event.
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The Kenyan native has been a strong force in head coach John Sauerhage's roster this season after tabbing two top 2 finishes in the first two meets of the season.
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Transfer Eaton made a strong appearance in College Station two weeks ago, finishing in 11th place finish after posting a time of 24:09.3 in the men's 8k. Back at UTA's season opening Gerald Richey on Sept. 5, Eaton paced the Mavs with a time of 15:07.1 for a fourth-place finish.
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The Mavs will return to action this upcoming Saturday, Oct. 4, as they travel to Fayetteville to compete in Arkansas' Chile Pepper Festival.
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Follow the UTA track and field and cross-country teams on X (@UTAMavsTFXC), Instagram (@UTAMavsTFXC) and Facebook (/UTAMavsTFXC).
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