Nov. 29, 2005
Metairie, LA - The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named Winston-Salem State University cross country runner Irene Jeptolo (Kapsabet, Kenya) the 2005 NCAA Division II Women's Southeast Region Athlete of the Year for her performance over the fall 2005 cross country season.
Jeptolo, a freshman at WSSU, earned a second place finish at the 2005 CIAA women's cross country championships, earned a 2005 Division II Southeast Regional women's cross country championship and a berth in the NCAA Division II national championship in Pomona, CA.
Jeptolo, in her first year of competition at WSSU, used her NCAA Championship berth to record a WSSU all-time best 59th place national finish as she capped the most successful women's cross country season in the history of Winston-Salem State University.
For her stellar performance over the 2005 season, the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association selected Jeptolo as the recipient of the 2005 NCAA Division II Women's Southeast Region Athlete of the Year.
"We are extremely happy for Irene. To accomplish what she did in only her first year of competition here at WSSU is truly amazing, and to do it in our first year of having a true cross country team is a testament to the quality that she and head coach Benny Morgan have made a part of our program. She represented herself, the institution, and her team very well. We wish her much success in the future and hope that this is the beginning of a stellar career for her here at WSSU and we know that this is not only the beginning of the successes that are to come for our cross country program but that it will set the standard which our cross country and track and field programs will continue to follow."
For additional information on WSSU women's cross country, or to arrange interviews with coaches and/or student athletes, contact the WSSU Office of Sports Information at (336) 750-2143 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at www.WSSURAMS.com
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