Tabitha Kalunde Ngao Named Big 12 Women's Runner of the Week

9/12/2023 1:21:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

Her second consecutive individual title leads to first career honor

IRVING, Texas – Following her second consecutive individual title, Tabitha Kalunde Ngao earned Big 12 Cross Country Women's Runner of the Week honors.

Ngao clinched first at the Gerald Richey UTA Invitational with her winning time of 17:19.9, edging the second-place runner by more than two seconds. She aided TCU to a third-place team finish at the meet as well.

She started the season with a first-place finish and her first collegiate win at the John McKenzie Invitational. The Nairobi, Kenya, native clinched first with her time of 17:07.4 and led the Horned Frogs to a second-place finish.

The freshman is the first TCU runner since Mariah Castillo '19 (Sept. 17, 2019) to garner Big 12 Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week honors.

TCU continues its successful cross country season at the Texas A&M Invitational at 8:00 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15 in College Station, Texas.