2025 Cross Country Roster
Joy Naukot
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Kapenguria, Kenya
- High School:
- AIC Biribiriet Secondary School
2025 (r-Sr.)
First Team All-American- Mid-Atlantic Region Women’s Athlete of the Year
- All-Big 12 honors
- All Mid-Atlantic Region honors
- Competed in five meets including the Louisville Classic, Wisconsin Nuttycombe, the Big 12 Cross Country Championships, NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional and the NCAA Cross Country Championships
- Crossed the finish line second at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 19:14.3
- Earned third in the women's 5k at the Louisville Classic with a course, personal and program best time of 15:48.9
- Finished 12th with a personal best women's 6k time of 18:59.6 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships
2024 (Fr.)
First Team All-American
- Big 12 Women’s Newcomer of the Year
- All-Mid Atlantic Region honors
- All-Big 12 honors
- Competed in five meets including the Louisville Classic, Wisconsin Pre-Nationals, the Big 12 Cross Country Championships, the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships and the NCAA Cross Country Championships
- Aided in her team’s runner up finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships by capturing a 17th place finish with a time of 19:50.3 on Nov. 23
- Was the fastest freshman to cross the finish line at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Cross Country Championships on Nov. 15, boasting a time of 19:49.4 to claim 6th place
- Finished with a time of 19:18.1 in the women’s 6k at the conference championship, taking third place and becoming the fastest freshman in program history on Nov. 1
- Registered a time of 16:25.9 in the women’s 5k at the Louisville Classic on Oct. 5, taking fourth place
- 2024-25 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
Prior to West Virginia
- Ran for coach Bonface Siren at AIC Biribiriet Secondary School
- Was the winner of the Gutenberg Half Marathon with a time of 1:09:26
- Finished second in the 10k run at the Würzburg Residence Run with a time of 32:28.00
Personal
- Daughter of Margret Akuwam and William Naukot
- Has three brothers and three sisters
- Birthday is July 9
- Majoring in sports management
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