Kosgei Completes 5K/10K Sweep; Lobo Women Finish 9th in the Nation
EUGENE, Ore. – Pamela Kosgei won the 5,000m Final to complete only the fifth women’s 5K/10K sweep in NCAA history and Marion Jepngetich finished fourth behind her on the last day of competition at NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships as the Lobo women finished 9th in the team score with 25 points – the second-highest NCAA women’s team finish in program history.
Kosgei is the fifth woman in NCAA history to win the 5K/10K double at the same Outdoor Championships and the only the third to do so since 1998. She’s also the first Lobo woman to finish as a first team All-American in two different events since Weini Kelati won the 10K and finished fifth in the 5K in 2019.
Women’s 5000m National Champion
🏆 Pamela Kosgei of @UNMLoboXCTF
📊 15:33.96#NCAATF x 🎥 ESPN pic.twitter.com/QcacXh1iEA— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) June 15, 2025
The Lobos wrap up the 2025 outdoor season in 9th place in the team score with 25 points in total – the second-most women’s points at National Championships in program history behind a 27-point total in 2019. The also men matched their previous-highest finish with the most points in history (5th, 31 points) after the conclusion of Friday’s finals.
| FINAL WOMEN’S TEAM SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|
| PL | WOMEN’S TEAM | PTS |
| 1 | Georgia | 73 |
| 2 | USC | 47 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 43 |
| 4 | Washington | 31 |
| 5 | Illinois | 29.5 |
| 6 | Stanford | 29 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 28 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 26 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 25 |
| 10 | Oregon | 23 |
| 10 | Texas | 23 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 22 |
| 13 | LSU | 20 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 19 |
| 15 | Florida | 18 |
| 15 | NC State | 18 |
In total, the Lobo men’s and women’s teams combined for 56 points, more than doubling the previous highest total output in program history when the women scored 16 points and the men scored six in 2018. It’s also first time with both teams in the Top 10 in the same year and the lowest combined finish between the two teams.
In total, the Lobos took home a total of eight First Team All-America trophies (five for men, three for women) with three individual titles between men and women.
New Mexico is the only non-power five program to finish among the Top 10 in the nation for both men and women – they are one of just four programs in the nation to do so along with USC, Texas A&M and Arkansas.
UNM is the only program in the nation to finish in the Top 10 nationally for men and women at both NCAA Cross Country and Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 2024-25.
WOMEN’S 5,000M FINAL
1. Pamela Kosgei – 15:33.96
• NATIONAL CHAMPION
4. Marion Jepngetich – 15:35.08
• First Team All-American
Kosgei held off Boston U’s Vera Sjoberg over a 64.48-second final lap after she and Marion Jepngetich controlled the pace in 1-2 position for the previous 2,000 meters – after leading the race intermittently to start, Jepngetich closed in 65.36 seconds to finish fourth overall and conclude her freshman season with First Team All-American honors.
