Jepkosgei Named WAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
9/8/2025 2:00:00 PM | Cross Country
ARLINGTON, Texas – For the first time this season, freshman Dorcas Jepkosgei has been named the Western Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week as announced by the conference on Monday.
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Jepkosgei had quite the collegiate debut in UTA's season opener last Friday at the Mavericks' very own Gerald Richey Invitational where the Kenya native tabbed a second-place finish with a time of 16:43.5 in the women's 5k, guiding the squad to a third-place finish.
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The newcomer becomes the first Mav on both the women's and men's side to take home the weekly conference honors this season.
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The women's squad is ranked 15th in the South Central Region as updated regional rankings drop next Monday, September 15 from USTFCCCA.
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The Mavs and Jepkosgei return to action this upcoming Saturday, September 13, as they travel to College Station to compete in the Texas A&M Invitational.
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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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Jepkosgei had quite the collegiate debut in UTA's season opener last Friday at the Mavericks' very own Gerald Richey Invitational where the Kenya native tabbed a second-place finish with a time of 16:43.5 in the women's 5k, guiding the squad to a third-place finish.
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The newcomer becomes the first Mav on both the women's and men's side to take home the weekly conference honors this season.
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The women's squad is ranked 15th in the South Central Region as updated regional rankings drop next Monday, September 15 from USTFCCCA.
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The Mavs and Jepkosgei return to action this upcoming Saturday, September 13, as they travel to College Station to compete in the Texas A&M Invitational.
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#BuckEm
 FOLLOW ALONG
Follow the UTA track and field and cross-country teams on X (@UTAMavsTFXC), Instagram (@UTAMavsTFXC) and Facebook (/UTAMavsTFXC).
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