Cynthia Jemutai - 2026-27 Track & Field, Cross Country Roster
Cynthia Jemutai
- Position:
- Cross Country/Distance
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
- High School:
- A.I.C. Biribiriet Secondary School
Accolades
- 2026 NCAA Outdoor Bronze Medalist - 3000m Steeplechase
- 2026 First Team All-American - 3000m Steeplechase
- 2026 SEC Outdoor Silver Medalist - 3000m Steeplechase
- 2026 Second Team All-SEC - Outdoor Track
- 2026 Second Team All-SEC - Cross Country
- 2025 NCAA All-American - Cross Country
- 2025 First Team All-SEC - Cross Country
- Member of the UA school-record distance medley relay (10:58.96)
2026-27
Cross Country
- Placed eighth (19:08.1) in the 6K at the SEC Cross Country Championships on Oct. 30 to earn Second Team All-SEC honors and help the Tide to the conference title
- Clocked a second-place finish (19:02.2) in the 6K at the Crimson Classic on Oct. 16
- Clocked a third-place finish (19:53.3) in the 6K at the Meadows Challenge on Sept. 26
- Clocked a sixth-place finish (15:59.2) in the 5K at the Southern Showcase on Sept. 18
2025-26
Outdoor
- Won bronze in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA Championships:
- Ran a PR of 9:33.36 in the final, No. 2 all-time at UA.
- Led all qualifiers in the prelims (9:38.49).
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the steeplechase (9:47.30) at the NCAA East First Round
- Won silver in the 3000m steeplechase (9:39.87, PR) and placed fourth in the 5,000m (15:50.36) at the SEC Outdoor Championships
- Clocked a second-place finish (4:15.04) in the 1,500m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (No. 9 all-time at UA)
Indoor
- Ran a leg of the school-record distance medley relay (10:58.96) with teammates Milicent Wafula, Macauley Flanagan and Gabriella Hernandez, finishing fourth at the SEC Indoor Championships
- Clocked a seventh-place finish (9:03.00) in the 3,000m at the SEC Indoor Championships
Cross Country
- Clocked a 17th-place finish (19:05.6) at the NCAA Championships
- Clocked a third-place finish (19:10.3) at the South Regional Championships
- Clocked a fourth-place finish (19:59.16) at the SEC Championships
- Clocked a second-place finish (18:55.4) in the 6k at the Crimson Classic
- Clocked a 19th-place finish (19:44.9) at the Gans Creek Classic
Personal
- Born April 22, 2002
- Daughter of Joseph and Gladys Misoi
- Has six siblings, Ledisha, Purity, Vivian, Faith, Gilbert Kiprotich and Brian Kiplimo
- Majoring in sport management
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Friday, October 16
