PULLMAN, Wash. (Sept. 30, 2025) – Washington State cross country freshman Rosemary Longisa and sophomore Solomon Kipchoge were named the Women's and Men's WCC Runners of the Week, respectively, the West Coast Conference announced Monday.
Longisa captured the Women's Gold 6k title to help WSU to a ninth-place finish at the 2025 Gans Creek Classic Friday in Columbia, Mo., a meet that featured eight teams ranked in the Top 30 nationally. The Cougar sophomore ran a course-record time of 19 minutes, seven seconds, winning by 0.7 seconds over Tennessee's Mary Ogwoka, marking the fastest time in NCAA Division I this season.