Mercy Kibet

Position:
Distance
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Eldoret, Kenya

Awards & Honors
Cross Country All-American (2025)
USTFCCCA XC All-Region (2025)
All-Big 12 XC (2025)
USTFCCCA All-Academic (26)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S26)

Personal Records

1,000m	2:45.83	2026 Indoor
1,500m	4:15.32	2026 Outdoor
Mile	4:38.43	2026 Indoor
3,000m	9:02.30	2026 Indoor
5,000m	15:42.14	2026 Outdoor

2025-26
Outdoor: Placed 13th at NCAA West Prelims in a PR of 15:42.14 (No. 7 ISU), one spot short of advancing to nationals … placed fourth at Big 12 Championships in the 5,000m clocking 15:54.75 … won the 1,500m at the Cyclone Twilight in 4:15.32 (No. 4 ISU) … placed 12th in the 5,000m (15:56.73) at the Payton Jordan Invite … ran on the third-place 4x1,600m at Drake Relays (19:09.09, No. 3 ISU).
Indoor: Part of the scoring DMR that took sixth at Big 12 Championships and placed 12th in the 3,000m (9:21.62) … opened collegiate career taking second in the 1,000m at the Cyclone Open with 2:45.83 (No. 5 ISU) … placed 11th in the 3,000m in 9:02.30 (No. 6 ISU) and led off the DMR that placed seventh (10:54.57, No. 3 ISU) at the Husky Classic … took third in the mile at the DeLoss Dodds Invite finishing in 4:38.43 (No. 7 ISU).