Pamela Kosgei Shatters UNM 3K Record in Seattle

SEATTLE, Wash. — New Mexico freshman sensation Pamela Kosgei broke her third UNM indoor record in as many races to highlight UNM’s first day of competition at the UW Invitational Friday evening at Dempsey Indoor, putting down an 8:44.62 clocking that ranks among the 10 fastest individual performances in NCAA history.

Kosgei finished 15.82 seconds ahead of the next-fastest finisher and took more than nine seconds off Weini Kelati’s UNM record that had stood since 2019 — the third race in a row in which she’s broken a school record that Kelati held.

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On a busy day for the distance, @UNMLoboXCTF ‘s Pamela Kosgei threw down in Seattle with a @NCAATrackField Top 10 all-time 8:44.62!@USTFCCCA pic.twitter.com/bXbh4WmzZc

— RunnerSpace (@runnerspace) February 1, 2025

Behind her, Alice Seguin (5th, 9:11.29), Natalie Bitetti (9th, 9:24.12), Rilyn Stevens (17th, 9:31.88), Marion Jepngetich (25th, 9:36.41), Millie Freeland (36th, 9:43.03) and Sophia McDonnell (43rd, 9:50.46)

In her first collegiate 3,000m, Seguin shaved 1.46 seconds off her lifetime best (9:12.75) set last summer in Saarbrücken, Germany — Bitetti posted a 5.65-second improvement on her previous collegiate best to join her and Kosgei in the overall Top 10.

UP NEXT
The Lobos’ weekend of competition continues tomorrow with action at three meets – the UNM Team Open in Albuquerque, the UW Invitational in Seattle, Wash. and the BU Terrier Classic in Boston, Mass. – with events starting at 10 a.m. MT. 

The action in Boston and Albuquerque will be available to stream via paid subscription to FloTrack, with the UW Invitational streamed via RunnerSpace +. Head to GoLobos.com/FollowTrack for all of this week’s live results and streaming links all in one place and follow @UNMLoboXCTF on Instagram and X for live coverage, meet day content and more.