PULLMAN, Wash. (Sep. 15, 2025) – Washington State cross country sophomore Evans Kurui was named the Men's NCAA Division-I National Athlete of the Week, the USTFCCCA announced Monday. Kurui is the only athlete to ever win this award for Washington State cross country, winning the award in back-to-back seasons.
In his second race of the season, the Cougar Classic, Kurui set a course 8k record with a time of 22 minutes and 22.1 seconds, 20 seconds better than his record set a last year's meet. His time was 10 seconds faster than Solomon Kipchoge, 22:32.