Melody Jebiwot earned runner of the week honors for the first time in her career on Tuesday.
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Melody Jebiwot Earns MAC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week Honors
10/7/2025 11:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Jebiwot takes conference award after leading Rockets past several nationally ranked teams in Chicago
TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo sophomore Melody Jebiwot was named the Mid-American Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday morning.
Jebiwot led the Toledo women's cross country team to a ninth-place finish at the highly competitive Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational race on Friday, Oct. 3 in Chicago, Ill. The Eldoret, Kenya native placed 18th overall, recording a career-best 6k time of 20:10.9.
The Rockets placed ahead of No. 7 Providence and No. 21 Wisconsin as well as Cal Poly, Indiana and Loyola Chicago.
The Rockets return to action on Friday, Oct. 17 when the squad splits between the Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wis. and the Princeton Fall Classic in Princeton, N.J.
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Jebiwot led the Toledo women's cross country team to a ninth-place finish at the highly competitive Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational race on Friday, Oct. 3 in Chicago, Ill. The Eldoret, Kenya native placed 18th overall, recording a career-best 6k time of 20:10.9.
The Rockets placed ahead of No. 7 Providence and No. 21 Wisconsin as well as Cal Poly, Indiana and Loyola Chicago.
The Rockets return to action on Friday, Oct. 17 when the squad splits between the Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wis. and the Princeton Fall Classic in Princeton, N.J.
Follow the Rockets
Twitter/X: ToledoXCTF
Instagram: Toledoxctf
Facebook: Toledo XCTF
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