2014 Cross Country Roster
Roster

Sharon Lokedi
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
- High School:
- Kapkenda Girls' HS
2018 CROSS COUNTRY (Sr.)
Opened her season with a win in the women’s 6K at the Rim Rock Classic (9/29) with a time of 19:49.4, which was just one second off the Rim Rock Farm course record … Awarded Big 12 Cross Country Female Runner of the Week on Oct. 2 for her efforts at the Rim Rock Classic … Led the Jayhawks with a sixth-place finish at the Pre-National Invitational (10/13) with a time of 20:11.87 … KU’s top performer at the Big 12 Championship (10/26), placing fifth overall with a time of 20:17.4 … Earned her fourth-consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships with a runner-up finish at the Midwest Regional (11/9), clocking in with a time of 20:23.0 … Finished 45th at the 2018 NCAA Championships (11/17), just five spots shy of earning All-America status with a time of 20:40.8.
2017 CROSS COUNTRY (Jr.)
Named Big 12 Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Year for the second-straight season … Became just the fourth female in Big 12 history to win multiple individual conference titles with her first place finish at the Big 12 Championship (10/28), completing the 6K loop in 20:00.5 … Earned All-Region honors and a trip to the NCAA Championships with a runner-up finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/10) with a time of 20:12 in the 6K race … Placed 44th at the NCAA Championships (11/18) with a time of 20:15.14 … Led the Jayhawks at the Pre-National Invitational (10/14), her first race of the year, with an eighth-place finish, clocking in at 20:00.9.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY (So.)
Turned in the best performance by a KU runner at the NCAA Championships (11/19) in over 50 years with her fifth-place finish after she clocked a personal-best 6K time of 19:52.2 … First female to win the Big 12 Championship (10/29) with her time of 20:18.5 … Runner-up at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/11) after clocking a 6K time of 20:00.7 … Took fourth place with her time of 20:37.7 at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1) … Claimed 10th at the Pre-National Invitational (10/15) when she finished the 6K loop in 20:26.2.
2015 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.)
Produced one of the best individual seasons in program history during her first season with KU … The Jayhawks’ top finisher in each of the five races she competed in … Became the second All-American in program history by way of her 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships (11/21) in a 6K time of 20:04.9 … Her 10th-place finish was the highest ever by a Jayhawk female at the national meet … Ran to All-Region honors after finishing third overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/13) after traversing the 6K course in 20:14.9 … Named to the All-Big 12 Team after tallying an 11th-place finish in 21:09.5 at the Big 12 Championship (10/31) … In her first collegiate race, claimed victory at the Rim Rock Classic (10/3) after completing the 6K course in 20:42.4 … Posted a 6K clocking of 20:08.3 to secure a fourth-place finish at the Pre-National Invitational (10/17).
HIGH SCHOOL
Won four letters in track at Kapkenda Girls High School … School record holder in the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter runs … Named Best Athlete of the Year in 2013.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jonathan and Rose Lokedi … Has three younger siblings: Ceddellah Chelimo, Lince Cheptoo and Mercy Chemutai … Majoring in nursing.