Sharon Chepchirchir Season 2025

PositionDISTANCE
ClassFreshman
HometownKapsabet, Kenya
High SchoolA.I.C. Laboret Girls School
Previous SchoolAkron

CAREER RESULTS

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

2024 NCAA All-Region (Southeast)

Cross Country (2024): Finished first overall as an unattached athlete at the Virginia Tech Invitational in the women's 4K with a time of 13:56.5... Finished first overall in the Hokie Invitational women's 6K with a time of 20:55.4… Took tenth place in the 6K at Panorama Farms Invitational with 20:53.6… Accumulated a personal-best in the 6K at the ACC Cross Country Championships with 20:14.2… Took 16th in the NCAA Division I Southeast Region Cross Country Championships 6K with 21:01.5.

Prior to Virginia Tech (Akron): 2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets for Akron...Placed fifth in the 5000m at the MAC Championships (May 11) in a time of 16:53.04...Earned sixth-place finish in 10,000m at MAC Championships (May 9) in a time of 35:06.64...Recorded a school-record time of 35:05.70 in the 10,000m at the Raleigh Relays (March 29)...Ran No. 3 time in outdoor program history in the 5,000m crossing the line in 16:34.80 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 12). 2024 INDOOR: Competed in four meets for Akron...Placed sixth in the 5000m in a school-record time of 16:42.31 at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23)...Won the 3000m in a season-best time of 9:57.93 at the Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 19).

High School: Was a class prefect... Was an athletics prefect in the primary level.

Personal: Daughter of Kennedy Kiplimo Kemboi and Regina Depkemai Kemboi... Has five siblings, Cecilia, Viola, Shadrack, Emmanuel and Abigael... Majoring in computer science.