Women's Cross Country | 10/23/2026 1:09:00 PM

The Cloud County Community College women's cross country team is ranked No. 13 in the Week 3 edition of the 2026 NJCAA Division I Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll, which was released Wednesday, October 21 by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

The T-Birds finished in seventh place at the 2026 Fort Hays State University Tiger Open in Hays, Kansas on October 10. The meet marked the team's final race of the regular season.

Sophomore Faith Jepchumba led the T-Birds for the fourth consecutive race by tallying an 8th place finish. Jepchumba covered the 5k course in 18:39.2 Freshman Scholastica Herman added a 33rd place finish with a time of 19:18.7. Freshman Breonna Peterson followed in 60th place with a time of 20:27.0. Freshman Kaiyanna Alexander ran 21:01.1 to place 69th overall. Freshman Isabelle Smith followed closely in 75th place with a time of 21:27.3. Freshman Annie Logie recorded an 84th place finish in 21:56.6, while freshman Rylie Jessup added a 94th place finish with a time of 23:53.0.

Up next, Cloud County will compete in the 2026 NJCAA Region 6/Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Championships on Friday, October 30 at The Ollie in El Dorado, Kansas. The women are scheduled to race at 10:45 am.