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Matro Jepkemboi

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Eldoret, Kenya
  • High School A.I.C Kapchemoiywo Girls HS
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Biography

Collegiate PRs | Cross Country: 5k: 17:03.3, 6k: 19:49.2; Indoor: Mile: 5:03.13; 3000m: 9:38.75.54, 5000m: 16:13.81; Outdoor: 800m: 2:17.58; 1500m: 4:29.46, 3000m: 10:01.51, 5000m: 16:14.72, 10,000m: 35:49.06

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Championship Appearances at UTA
  • 2024 NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships
  • 2023 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
  • 2023 NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships

Medals at UTA
  • 2025 Indoor Silver - 3000m
  • 2025 Indoor Bronze - 5000m
  • 2025 Outdoor Silver - 5000m
  • 2025 Outdoor Silver - 10,000m
  • 2024 Indoor Silver - 5000m
  • 2024 Indoor Bronze - 3000m
  • 2024 Outdoor Bronze - 10,000m

2024-25 SEASON AT UTA
2024 Cross Country: Competed in five regular season meets … Finished 18th overall at the NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships with a season’s best time of 20:06.2 in the 6k … Placed ninth at the WAC Cross Country Championships with a time of 20:39.0 in the 6k … Finished second at the Gerald Richey Invite with a time of 17:33.9 in the 3.12M … Placed tenth in the 5k with a time of 17:26.8 at the Texas A&M XC Invitational.
2025 Indoor: Competed in three regular season meets … Claimed the silver medal in the 3000m with a time of 9:39.24 and the bronze medal in the 5000m with a time of 17:01.15 at the WAC Indoor Track & Field Championships … Posted a personal best of 9:38.75 in the 3000m at the Texas A&M Charlie Thomas Invitational where she finished fifth overall … Ran a personal best of 5:03.13 in the mile run at the Jarvis Scott Invite where she finished eighth overall.
2025 Outdoor: Competed in five regular season meets … Claimed the silver medal in the 5000m with a time of 16:54.18 and the silver medal in the 10,000m with a personal best of 35:49.06 at the WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Ran a personal best of 4:29.46 in the 1500m at the Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational where she finished third overall … Posted a personal best of 2:17.58 in the 800m at the TCU Horned Frog Invite where she finished 13th overall … Placed fourth in the 1500m at the 42nd Victor Lopez Classic with a time of 4:31.28 … Finished ninth in the 5000m at the 97th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a time of 16:36.34. 
 
2023-24 SEASON AT UTA
Western Athletic Conference Women’s Cross Country Freshman of the Year
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Cross Country All-Region
USTFCCCA All-Academic
2023 Cross Country: Competed in four regular season meets … Produced the highest finish in program history at the NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships, finishing third with a time of 20:15.8 in the 6k … At the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, finished in the top 100, placing 85th with a time of 20:33.8 in the 6k … Placed fourth at the WAC Cross Country Championships with a time of 20:33.5 in the 3.73M … Finished fifth in the 6k with a personal best time of 19:49.2 at the Arturo Barrios Invite … At the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival, ran a personal best of 17:03.3 in the 5k and finishing sixth, helping spearhead the highest team finish of fourth at the massive meet.
2024 Indoor: Competed in three regular season meets … At the WAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, she placed second in the 5000m with a time of 16:55.35 and came in third in the 3000m with a time of 9:53.01 … Placed first in the 3000m at the Robert Platt Invitational with a then indoor personal best time of 9:51.54 … At the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, ran an indoor personal best of 16:13.81 in the 5000m … Placed second in the 3000m with a time of 9:52.47 at the Arkansas Invitational.
2024 Outdoor: Competed in six regular season meets … At the WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, finished third in the 10,000m with an outdoor personal best time of 36:14.53 and placed fifth in the 5000m with a time of 17:40.51 … At the UTA Invitational, finished first in the 1500m with a then outdoor personal best time of 4:32.06 and placed first in the 3000m with a time of 10:01.51 … Finished fourth in the 1500m at the TCU Alumni Invitational with a time of 4:37.14.
 
UPDATED: 7/25/25