2019 Cross Country Roster

Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner

Aurelia Jepkorir

  • Height 5-1
  • Class Freshman
  • High School Our Lady of Victory Girls
  • Hometown Eldoret, Kenya
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

Personal Records
Mark Date Event
Cross Country
5K 17:58.9 Oct. 26, 2019 MEAC Cross Country Championship
6K 21:59.4 Nov. 15, 2019 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional
Indoor Track
800 Meters 2:22.48 Feb. 14-15, 2020 Monmouth Winter Collegiate Invitational
1000 Meters 3:06.81 Jan. 24-25, 2020 Liberty Kickoff
Mile 5:07.53 Feb. 27-29, 2020 MEAC Indoor Championship
3,000 Meters 10:19.86 Jan. 11, 2020 Great Dane Classic
5,000 Meters 17:20.24 Feb. 27-29, 2020 MEAC Indoor Championship
Outdoor Track

Transferred following the 2019-20 season.

2020 Outdoor Track & Field (Freshman):
Season lost due to COVID 19 Pandemic ... 

2019-20 Indoor Track & Field (Freshman): Set an event record in wining the 5,000 meters at the MEAC Championships with a time of 17:20.24 ... First Team All-MEAC selection 5,000 meters ... Named team's Most Valuable Indoor Track Performer at end-of-year Digital Harrys Awards ... Was second in the 3,000 meters earning Second-Team All-MEAC … Part of the Distance Medley Relay squad that finished first earning another First-Team All-MEAC honor … Locked in a new personal record of 2:22.48 in the 800 meters at the Monmouth Winter Collegiate Invitational (2/15/20) ... Placed second in the 5,000 meters  with 17:31.64 at the South Carolina Invitational (2/8/19) ... Won the mile run at the Eastern Shore Multies & Combined (2/1/20) ... Second in the mile at the HBCU Invitational (1/10/20) ... Won the 5,000 meters at the Cappy Anderson Invitational (12/7/19) ...

2019 Cross Country (Freshman): Finished second in the 5K race at the MEAC Cross Country Championship with a time of 17:58.82 helping the team to a second overall finish ... Earned All-MEAC honors ... Named team's Most Valuable Performer at end-of-year Digital Harrys Awards ... Finished 86th in the 6K race at the MCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional ... Ninth at DSU Alumni Invite (10/17/19) ... Ninth at HBCU Challenge (10/11/19) ... Won Eastern Shore Invitational (9/21/19) with a time of 18:28.40 ... Third at William and Mary Invitational (9/14/19) in her college debut in the 5K ... 

Personal: Born in Kapsabet ... The person who has influenced Aurelia the most in her sister because she "motivates her to excel in sports and her academics" ... Aurelia likes to do research as a hobby ... Jepkorir's athletic goal is to go to NCAA Nationals ... One of her favorite sayings is "If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way"... Her favorite movie is Divided Attention, while her favorite book is "Think Big" by Ben Carson ... Aurelia has five brothers and six sisters ... She is the daughter of Ernest and Philomena Kirwa ...

Aurelia Jepkorir All-MEAC Indoor 2020

Aurelia Jepkorir, Asshanni Robb, Amirah Jones, Naomi English
Aurelia Jepkorir All-MEAC Cross Country 2019