Women's Cross Country | 10/29/2026 9:53:00 AM

The Cloud County Community College women's cross country team is primed to compete at the 2026 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC)/NJCAA Region 6 Championships in El Dorado, Kansas on Friday, October 30.

The Cloud County 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, released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

The 2026 KJCCC/Region 6 Championships will begin at 10 am at The Ollie, hosted by Butler Community College. The Ollie, named for legendary Butler cross country and track & field coach Ollie Isom, sits on a scenic disc golf course right behind the prestigious BG Product Stadium. It is comprised of mostly flat terrain with a few small inclines and some areas of rough footing. Two ponds also sit on the property along with spectator friendly walking paths/bridges.

Last time out, the T-Birds finished in seventh place at the 2026 Fort Hays State University Tiger Open in Hays, Kansas on October 10. 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.

Teams set to compete with Cloud County in the KJCCC/Region 6 Championship race include Allen, Dodge City, Barton, Fort Hays Tech Northwest, Butler, Garden City, Highland, Coffeyville, Hutchinson, Colby, Neosho, Cowley and Pratt.

Black Squirrel Timing will be serving as the official timing company (Live Results), while the KJCCC Sports Network will have a live stream courtesy of Butler Creative Television (Live Stream).

Last season, the T-Bird women finished third overall at the KJCCC/Region 6 Championships and had three runners finish in the top-10 to earn All-Region 6 distinction.

Fans can also follow race results from the KJCCC/Region 6 Championships by visiting cloudtbirds.com, as well as following the Cloud County Athletic Department's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.