ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — University of New Mexico cross country student-athlete Ednah Kurgat has been named as one of the four nominees for the Class of 2018 Honda Sport Award for cross country, the Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) announced Monday.
Kurgat, hailing from Eldoret, Kenya, finished her debut season at New Mexico with the program's first-ever NCAA individual title in cross country, capping an undefeated season where she won all five meets she competed at.
Kurgat won the individual titles at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, the Mountain West Championships and the Mountain Region Championships before emerging with an NCAA Championships record time for the six-kilometer race.