Dorcas Wasike

Louisville junior Dorcas Wasike celebrates following her victory at the NCAA Southeast Regional (Credit: Natalie Uhl/UofL Cross Country)

Louisville runner Dorcas Wasike celebrates after winning the 2018 ACC Cross Country Championship in Boston, Mass., Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. (Photo by Mary Schwalm, theACC.com)

Dorcas Wasike lengthens her lead in the Louisville Classic Cross Country Meet

Photo by: Mike DeZarn

Louisville's Bailey Beery, Ivine Chemutai and Dorcas Wasike lead the pack in a dual race against Tennessee.

LOUISVILLE CROSS COUNTRY | ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS | Dorcas Wasike

Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
St. Francis Girls
Hometown:
Kitale, Kenya

2018 Cross Country: Competed in seven races, earning victories in five… Repeated as USTFCCCA All-American with 14^th place finish at NCAA Championship, turning in 6K time of 20:08.1 … Became first Louisville female athlete to earn USTFCCCA Regional Athlete of the Year honors … Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … Named ACC Women’s Runner of the Year and ACC Women’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Took first at NCAA Southeast Regionals with personal-best and course-record 6K time of 19:42.1, earning third-consecutive All-Regional honor … Won ACC Women’s Championship and earned All-ACC honors with 6K time of 20:08.1 … Also earned victories at Tennessee Dual, Vanderbilt Commodore Classic and Louisville Cross Country Classic, where she posted personal-best 5K time of 16:27.8 … Finished third at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals with time of 19:55.5 … Named ACC Women’s Performer of the Week for all four regular season performances … Earned Louie Award for Female Junior Student-Athlete of the Year.

2017 Cross Country: Competed in six races … Became first Louisville winner to earn USTFCCCA All-American honors with 6K time of 20:05.3 (29^th place) at NCAA Championships … Became third Louisville women’s runner to individually qualify for NCAA Championships … Finished second at ACC Championships with 6K time of 19:54.1, helping Louisville earn second-place in event … Earned All-Region honors with 6K time of 20:22.3 (fourth place) at NCAA Southeast Regional … Took first place at Tennessee Dual and posted top-20 finishes at Greater Louisville Classic and Adidas Pre-National Invitational … Named UofL Cross Country Performer of the Year … Set personal-best times of 16:56.8 in 5K and 19:54.1 in 6K at ACC Championships.

2016 Cross Country: Competed in six races during her freshman season as a Cardinal… Had four top-ten performances and captured her first collegiate win at the Flyer 5K… Recorded a personal best and a second place finish in the 5K at the Commodore Classic with a time of 16:59.8… Set a career record in the 6K at ACC Championships with a time of 20:14.7… Finished eighth at the NCAA Southeast Regionals to lead the Cardinals to their first women’s NCAA Cross Country Championship… Earned ACC Freshman Performer of the week twice… Named ACC Freshman of the Year … Female freshman of the year Louie Award winner.

Prep: Ran both track and cross country at St. Francis Girls Suwerwa for coach Willliam Yano… Won the provisional cross country and 1500 meter championships in 2014… Won the 5,000 meter national championship in 2013… played soccer in high school.

Personal: Daughter of George Wasike and Margaret Tego… Birthday is July 2… Has one brother and one sister… Major is nursing.