University of Oklahoma Athletics

2025 Cross Country Roster

Leah Jeruto and Thobias Cheruiyot
Cheruiyot, Jeruto, Lead Image
Thobias Cheruiyot, Lead Image
NCAA Cross Country Championships, Lead Image
Thobias Cheruiyot, Lead Image
Thobias Cheruiyot, Lead Image
Thobias Cheruiyot, Lead Image
Thobias Cheruiyot, Lead Image
Thobias Cheruiyot, Lead Image
NORMAN, OK - August 22, 2025 - Thobias Cheruiyot official headshot for 2025-26. Photo By OU Photo/University of Oklahoma

Thobias Cheruiyot

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Position:
    Distance
  • Weight:
    null
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Uasin Gishu, Kenya
  • 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships Qualifier
  • 2024 Second Team All-SEC
  • 2024 SEC All-Freshman Team
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OU Collegiate Bests:
5K: 14:57.2, 2024
8K: 22:34.4, 2024
10K: 29:18.5, 2024

2024
Raced at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, finishing 104th in the 10K with a time of 29:57.0 … Qualified for nationals with eighth place and a PR of 29:18.5 in the 10K at NCAA Midwest Regionals … Earned second team All-SEC with a 10th-place finish and a time of 22:45.7 in the 8K at SEC Championships … Set a PR in the 8K (22:34.4) for sixth at the Arturo Barrios Invitational … Collected 18th in the 8K (23:02.2) at the Joe Piane Invitational … Got the win in the 5K with a PB of 14:57.2 at the Cowboy Preview …

Highlights: OU Women's Cross Country at Big 12 Championships
Friday, October 28
Highlights: OU Men's Cross Country at Big 12 Championships
Friday, October 28
Faith and Running
Monday, November 30
The Year That Was - Cross Country
Monday, March 23