Josphine Mwaura - Women's Cross Country - Arkansas Razorbacks

Josphine Mwaura

Jr. | Distance | Eldama Ravine, Kenya | Sinonin Secondary

2024-25 (Sophomore) | Oklahoma State

Outdoor (2025): Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 10,000m after placing 12th (34:31.93) at the NCAA West First Round … Established a career best of 34:11.33 to place eighth in 10,000m at Big 12 Championships, finished 16th in 5,000m (16:28.13) … Set 1,500m career best of 4:18.08 to place third at Arkansas Twilight … Placed eighth in 5,000m (16:15.58) at Oregon Team Invite … Won section of 5,000, at Stanford Invitational with a career best 16:13.20.

Indoor (2025): Placed ninth in 3,000m (9:33.51) at Big 12 Indoor … Competed in three meets at Arkansas – Sixth in mile (4:53.98) at Arkansas Invitational, 11th in 3,000m (9:25.06) at Razorback Invitational, and 18th in mile (4:49.72) at Tyson Invitational.

Cross Country (2024): Finished fourth in the NCAA Midwest Region, posting a time of 19:53.7 on the 6k course at Peoria, Illinois … Competed in the NCAA Championships, finishing 161st (127th adjusted) overall and third among the OSU team with a time of 20:52.4 on the 6,000m course at Wisconsin … Placed 14th at the Big 12 Championships, covering the 6k course in 20:02.0, top finisher among OSU squad that placed fourth in team scoring … Opened season placing 10th at Cowboy Jamboree, then finished 75th at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals in 20:27.7.

2023-24 (Freshman) | Kansas State

Outdoor: Placed 10th in 10,000m (34:45.77) at Big 12 Championships … Won 1,500m (4:28.78) at KSU Ward Haylett Invite and set a 2:12.39 PR in 800m to place fifth … Won 5,000m in 16:24.73 at Washing University (Mo.) Distance Carnival … Runner-up in 3,000m with a career best 9:23.88 at Hurricane Invitational, also fifth in 1,500m (4:24.19).

Indoor: Finished 12th in 3,000m (9:35.72) … Placed fifth in 3,000m (9:29.53) at Tyson Invitational … Won 3,000m (9:42.64) at KSU DeLoss Dodds Invitational … Set a mile PR of 4:49.47 as runner-up in Texas Tech Corky Classic … Opened season as runner-up in mile (4:54.68) at Kansas-Kansas State-Wichita State Triangular.

Cross Country: Finished 18th at NCAA Midwest Region, leading Kansas State to a fifth place team finish, with a time of 21:02.9 on 6k course … At Big 12 Championships, covered 6k course in 21:03.3 to finish second among fifth place team and 38th overall … Opened season placing 12th at John McNichols Invitational at Indiana State with a 17:47.1 on 5,000m course … Finished 31th at Gans Creek Invitational (21:51.6 6k) … Won the Open division at Virginia with a time of 20:37.3 (6k) to lead Kansas State to team win.