DALLAS - The conference office has announced Tuesday afternoon that sophomore Irene Jeptoo was named as Conference USA XC Female Athlete of the Week. This is Jeptoo's first honor from the conference office.
In her first cross country meet with the Blue Raiders, Jeptoo finished in fourth in a field of 121 runners (3rd among collegiate runners) at the Memphis Twilight with a time of 18:06.93 in the women's 5K. Jeptoo led the Blue Raiders to a first-place finish with a team total of 37 points, beating out top-25 ranked Ole Miss and their 41 points.