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Debora Cherono Season 2025

ClassFreshman
HometownKeringet, Kenya
DEBORA CHERONO
HONORS AND MEDALS
  • SEC bronze medal indoor DMR (2026)
  • All-SEC Third Team indoor DMR (2026)
  • USTFCCCA South Central All-Region Team cross country (2025)
  • NCAA First Team All-American outdoor 3k steeplechase (2025)
  • SEC bronze medal outdoor 3k steeplechase (2025)
  • All-SEC Third Team outdoor 3k steeplechase (2025)

TEXAS A&M TOP-12 ALL-TIME PERFORMERS
  • #1 indoor women's mile - 4:36.34
  • #1 indoor women's 3,000m - 9:02.81
  • #1 indoor women's DMR - 10:58.39
  • #1 outdoor women's 3,000m steeplechase - 9:32.10
  • #1 outdoor women's 1,500m - 4:15.99

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2025/26)   
  • Cross Country
    • Competed in five meets in her debut cross country season
    • Ran a personal-best time of 19:50.4 in the 6k at the NCAA Championships
    • Was a scorer for the team at all meets during the year
  • Indoor
    • Competed in five meets during the indoor season
    • Broke the school record in the mile with a time of 4:36.34 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic
    • Downed her second school record of the season in the 3,000m at the David Hemery Valentine invitational, crossing the line in 9:02.81
    • Tallied her third school record as a member of the women's DMR that recorded a time of 10:58.39
    • Secured a bronze medal in the DRM at the SEC Championships

FRESHMAN YEAR (2025)   
  • Indoor
    • Competed in five meets in her debut indoor season
    • Won the mile at the Ted Nelson Invitational
    • Logged a new mile personal-best time of 4:38.09 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic
    • Recorded a top-ten finish in both the mile and the DMR at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships
  • Outdoor
    • Competed in eight meets during the outdoor season
    • Broke two school records in the 1,500m (4:15.99) and 3,000m steeplechase (9:32.10)
    • Secured First Team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships after placing fifth
    • Won her first conference medal, placing third in the 3,000m steeplechase