2025-26 (Junior) | Arkansas
Outdoor: Competed in 5,000m (16:29.75) and 10,000m (34:34.53) at SEC Championships …. Runner-up in 1,500m at LSU Invitational with a season best of 4:19.04 … Established 10,000m career best of 32:58.71 to finish seventh at Bryan Clay Invitational … Opened outdoor season placing third in UTSA Invitational 1,500m and finished fourth in 1,500m at Clyde Hart Classic.
Indoor: Member of distance medley relay that placed seventh (11:00.61) at SEC Championships, also competed in mile and 3,000m … Runner-up in 3,000m at Arkansas Invitational to start indoor campaign … Set career best 4:44.00 in mile to place third at Wooo Pig Classic … At Tyson Invitational set season best of 9:30.98 for ninth in 3,000m and finished seventh in mile with a 4:44.60 … Won Arkansas Qualifier mile in 4:46.78.
Cross Country: Finished 10 in the NCAA South Central Region meet, covering 6k distance in 20:16.0 … Did not finish at the SEC Championships … Placed second in Mizzou Opener in her Razorback debut, clocking 17:14.1 over 5k course … Finished fourth at Chile Pepper Festival, covering 5k course at Agri Park in 16:23.0.
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.
HIGH SCHOOL
2021 graduate of Sinonin High School in Eldama Ravine, Kenya … Three-time 10,000m Kenya high school champion.
PERSONAL
Josphine Wanjiku Mwaura was born in Koibatek, Kenya, on September 29, 2001 … Daughter of John and Josphine Mwaura … Has four siblings – John Chege, Rose Gathoni, Beatrice Wairimu, and Stephen Kimani … Majoring in Sociology … Career plans include public health program assistant … Ambition to build successful career, help others and make positive impact in my community … Person she most admires is Lupita Nyong’o … Enjoys challenging herself and staying active.
