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2026-27 Track & Field Roster
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Faith Chepchumba
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
- High School:
- Andersen
Personal Records
Cross Country
- 3-Mile: 16:34.3 (2026)
- 6k: 19:51.5 (2026)
Outdoor Track
- 1,500m: 4:24.56 (2024)
- 3,000m: 9:23.31 (2023)
- 5,000m: 15:31.12 (2023)
2026 CROSS COUNTRY
- Placed 57th at the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/9), running a 20:25.5 in the 6k
- Finished the Gold 6k in 12th at the Gans Creek Classic (9/25) with a time of 19:51.5
- Completed the three-mile course at the Tennessee Invitational (9/11) in fifth with a time of 16:34.3, marking her collegiate cross country debut
2026 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Made her collegiate debut at the SEC Championships (5/16) where she finished 22nd in the 5,000-meter (16:34.41)
- Ran unattached and finished first overall in the 5,000-meter at the Music City Challenge (5/1), running a time of 16:03.73
- Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2026
- Did not compete during the indoor season
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Turned in a lifetime-best 5k of 15:31.12 at the 2023 Kenyan National Championships, finishing ninth nationally and ranking fourth on the U18 world rankings for 2023
- Posted her 3k PB of 9:23.31 at the 2023 U18 African Trials where she finished third overall
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Wednesday, March 18
