Nancy Chepleting

Women's cross country at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals

Nancy Chepleting races at the Southern Showcase

The women's cross country poses with their medals after a runner-up finish at the Southern Showcase.

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Eldoret, Kenya

Nancy Chepleting TFRRS Profile

CAREER HONORS
• ACC Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Week (Sept. 17, 2024)

2024-25
Cross Country:
• Competed in five meets, finishing among the top three Louisville finishers in each of them
• Finished as the team runner-up at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships with a 6K time of 21:21.3 to place 28th overall
• Made her postseason debut with a 25th-place finish at the ACC Cross Country Championships, covering the 6K course in 20:15.1
• Recorded a 6K time of 20:51.0 at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals as the third Cardinal finisher
• Led the Cardinals through the line with a 10th-place individual finish at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational in a personal-best 6K time of 19:55.0
• Made her collegiate debut with a fifth-place finish at the Southern Showcase with a 5K time of 16:50.5 to earn ACC Women's Freshman of the Week honors

Indoor:
• Did not compete in any indoor events

Outdoor:
• Competed at three meets in the 5000m and 10000m
• Moved to ninth in program history in the 10000m with a personal-best time of 34:37.05 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in her outdoor debut
• Closed her season at the ACC Outdoor Championships, placing 14th in the 10000m in 34:50.03
• Clocked a personal-best 5000m time of 16:41.01 to win the event at the Jim Green Invitational

Prep:
• Placed second at the Paderborner Osterlauf 10-kilometer road race with a personal-best time of 31:34
• Also finished as the runner-up at the Meia Maratona do Porto half marathon, racing to a personal record of 1:09:44