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Emmah Jemutai
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior*
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
- High School:
- A.I.C Cheptonon
CAREER RESULTS
2026 OUTDOOR
Competed in six meets for Kansas, breaking her own records in the 800 meters and 1,500 meters while winning Big 12 titles and earning First-Team All-American status in both events … Began the season with a win in the 1,500 meters at the LSU Battle on the Bayou … Broke the two minute mark in the 800 meters with a time of 1:59.88 to win the Bryan Clay Invitational, becoming the 17th female collegiate athlete to ever accomplish the feat … Won the Big 12 Outdoor Championship in both the 800 meters and 1,500 meters just 90 minutes apart, becoming the first back-to-back Big 12 1,500 meters champion since 2007-2008 and Kansas’ first women's outdoor 800 meter Big 12 Champion … Won the Big 12 Outdoor Women’s Performer of the Year … Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championship in both the 800 meters and 1,500 meters after placing sixth and seventh, respectively, at the NCAA West First Round … Placed 11th in the semifinals of the 1,500 meter run with a new personal best and school record time of 4:08.33 to qualify for the finals … Set a, then, new personal best and school record time in the 800 meters of 1:59.62 to place third in the semifinals, 90 minutes after her 1,500 meter run and qualify for the finals … Achieved sixth place in both the 1,500 meters and 800 meters 90 minutes apart to earn First-Team All-American status in both events at the NCAA Championship … In the finals set a new school record time of 1:58.55 in the 800 meters.
2025-26 INDOOR
Ran in five meets, competing in the 800 meters, 1,000 meters, and mile … Set a personal best 1,000 meters time of 2:46.96 to place second at the Iowa State Classic … Set a personal best and school record mile time of 4:34.25 at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational to achieve 19th place … Brought home the bronze in the Mile at the Big 12 Indoor Championship after placing fourth in the preliminary round.Â
2025 CROSS COUNTRY
Competed in all six possible meets for the Jayhawks, being the top Kansas finisher at four of them … Opened the season with a personal best 5K time of 18:09.6 to finish second at the Bob Timmons Classic … Finished 23rd at the Gans Creek Classic … Placed 42nd at the Missouri Pre-National Invitational … Achieved 25th place at the Big 12 Championship … Earned All-Regional honors and Qualified for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship at the Midwest Regional, placing 12th … Ran a personal best 6K time of 19:49.1 to place 81st at the NCAA Championship.
2025 OUTDOOR
Competed seven times for the Jayhawks, specializing in both the 800 and 1,500 meter runs … Began the season with a win in the 800 meters at the LSU Battle on the Bayou with a time of 2:04.17 while also placing fifth in the 1,500 meters … Finished fifth in the 1,500 meters at the LSU Battle on the Bayou … Helped the 4x800 meter relay team win at the Kansas Relays … Won the Rock Chalk Classic 800 meter run … Won the Big 12 Championship in the 1,500 meter run with a season best time of 4:08.60 after also winning the preliminary round … Also finished third in the 800 meter run at the Big 12 Championship with a season best time of 2:01.83 … Set the school record in both the 800 and 1,500 meters … Closed the season with a 17th place 1,500 meters run at the NCAA West First Round.
2024-25 INDOOR
Ran at four meets, competing in the mile, 800 meters, 1,500 meters, and the DMR … Kicked off the season with wins in both the mile and 800 meter run at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular … Ran a season best 800 meters time of 2:10.12 to finish second at the Rick McGuire Invitational while also winning the mile … Won her heat in the mile preliminary at the Big 12 Championship before running a season best time of 4:29.50 to place fourth … Helped the DMR team place fifth at the Big 12 Indoor Championship.
2024 CROSS COUNTRY
Made her cross country debut at the Big 12 Championship, placing 57th … Ran a season best 6K at the Midwest Regional, finishing 61st in 21:01.5.
2024 OUTDOOR
Ran at four meets in the 800 meters, 1,500 meters, and as part of the 4x800 meter relay team … Opened the season with a fourth place 1,500 meters finish at the LSU Battle on the Bayou with a season best time of 4:17.87 … Won her 800 meters debut at the Kansas Relays while helping the 4x800 meter relay team place third … Qualified for the NCAA West First Round in the 1,500 meter run.
2023-24 INDOOR
Competed in four meets for Kansas, running in the mile, the 1,500 meters, and as part of the DMR team … Opened the season with a win in the mile at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational … Helped the DMR team place seventh at the Alex Wilson Invitational … Achieved second place in the mile preliminaries at the Big 12 Indoor Championship before placing fourth overall with a season best time of 4:39.27.
2026 OUTDOOR
Competed in six meets for Kansas, breaking her own records in the 800 meters and 1,500 meters while winning Big 12 titles and earning First-Team All-American status in both events … Began the season with a win in the 1,500 meters at the LSU Battle on the Bayou … Broke the two minute mark in the 800 meters with a time of 1:59.88 to win the Bryan Clay Invitational, becoming the 17th female collegiate athlete to ever accomplish the feat … Won the Big 12 Outdoor Championship in both the 800 meters and 1,500 meters just 90 minutes apart, becoming the first back-to-back Big 12 1,500 meters champion since 2007-2008 and Kansas’ first women's outdoor 800 meter Big 12 Champion … Won the Big 12 Outdoor Women’s Performer of the Year … Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championship in both the 800 meters and 1,500 meters after placing sixth and seventh, respectively, at the NCAA West First Round … Placed 11th in the semifinals of the 1,500 meter run with a new personal best and school record time of 4:08.33 to qualify for the finals … Set a, then, new personal best and school record time in the 800 meters of 1:59.62 to place third in the semifinals, 90 minutes after her 1,500 meter run and qualify for the finals … Achieved sixth place in both the 1,500 meters and 800 meters 90 minutes apart to earn First-Team All-American status in both events at the NCAA Championship … In the finals set a new school record time of 1:58.55 in the 800 meters.
2025-26 INDOOR
Ran in five meets, competing in the 800 meters, 1,000 meters, and mile … Set a personal best 1,000 meters time of 2:46.96 to place second at the Iowa State Classic … Set a personal best and school record mile time of 4:34.25 at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational to achieve 19th place … Brought home the bronze in the Mile at the Big 12 Indoor Championship after placing fourth in the preliminary round.Â
2025 CROSS COUNTRY
Competed in all six possible meets for the Jayhawks, being the top Kansas finisher at four of them … Opened the season with a personal best 5K time of 18:09.6 to finish second at the Bob Timmons Classic … Finished 23rd at the Gans Creek Classic … Placed 42nd at the Missouri Pre-National Invitational … Achieved 25th place at the Big 12 Championship … Earned All-Regional honors and Qualified for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship at the Midwest Regional, placing 12th … Ran a personal best 6K time of 19:49.1 to place 81st at the NCAA Championship.
2025 OUTDOOR
Competed seven times for the Jayhawks, specializing in both the 800 and 1,500 meter runs … Began the season with a win in the 800 meters at the LSU Battle on the Bayou with a time of 2:04.17 while also placing fifth in the 1,500 meters … Finished fifth in the 1,500 meters at the LSU Battle on the Bayou … Helped the 4x800 meter relay team win at the Kansas Relays … Won the Rock Chalk Classic 800 meter run … Won the Big 12 Championship in the 1,500 meter run with a season best time of 4:08.60 after also winning the preliminary round … Also finished third in the 800 meter run at the Big 12 Championship with a season best time of 2:01.83 … Set the school record in both the 800 and 1,500 meters … Closed the season with a 17th place 1,500 meters run at the NCAA West First Round.
2024-25 INDOOR
Ran at four meets, competing in the mile, 800 meters, 1,500 meters, and the DMR … Kicked off the season with wins in both the mile and 800 meter run at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular … Ran a season best 800 meters time of 2:10.12 to finish second at the Rick McGuire Invitational while also winning the mile … Won her heat in the mile preliminary at the Big 12 Championship before running a season best time of 4:29.50 to place fourth … Helped the DMR team place fifth at the Big 12 Indoor Championship.
2024 CROSS COUNTRY
Made her cross country debut at the Big 12 Championship, placing 57th … Ran a season best 6K at the Midwest Regional, finishing 61st in 21:01.5.
2024 OUTDOOR
Ran at four meets in the 800 meters, 1,500 meters, and as part of the 4x800 meter relay team … Opened the season with a fourth place 1,500 meters finish at the LSU Battle on the Bayou with a season best time of 4:17.87 … Won her 800 meters debut at the Kansas Relays while helping the 4x800 meter relay team place third … Qualified for the NCAA West First Round in the 1,500 meter run.
2023-24 INDOOR
Competed in four meets for Kansas, running in the mile, the 1,500 meters, and as part of the DMR team … Opened the season with a win in the mile at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational … Helped the DMR team place seventh at the Alex Wilson Invitational … Achieved second place in the mile preliminaries at the Big 12 Indoor Championship before placing fourth overall with a season best time of 4:39.27.
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