University of Oklahoma Athletics

2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Cheruto Bronze at SEC Outdoors, Lead
Domtila Cheruto

Domtila Cheruto

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    West Pokot, Kenya
- 2026 Outdoor Second Team All-American (5,000-meter, 10,000-meter)
- 2026 Third Team All-SEC Outdoor (10,000-meter)
- 2026 SEC Outdoor Bronze Medalist (10,000-meter)
- 2026 NCAA Outdoor West First Round Qualifier (5,000-meter, 10,000-meter)


OU Indoor Collegiate Bests:
3,000-meter: 9:04.30, 2026
5,000-meter: 15:41.78, 2026

OU Outdoor Collegiate Bests:
1,500-meter: 4:25.98, 2026
5,000-meter: 15:30.27, 2026
10,000-meter: 32:18.83, 2026

2026
(Outdoor)
Competed in six meets … Earned two Second Team All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships after placing 10th in the 10,000-meter (32:25.66) and 15th in the 5,000m (15:47.30) … Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a ninth-place finish in the 10,000m (32:30.84) and 10th-place finish in the 5,000m (15:38.72) at the NCAA West First Rounds … Podiumed for the Sooners at the SEC Outdoor Championships, placing third in the 10,000m with a time of 33:15.10 for Third Team All-SEC honors … Won the 1,500m at the OU Alumni O’Ring Open with a PR of 4:25.98 … Set the Oklahoma school record after clocking a PR at the Bryan Clay Invitational in the 5,000m with a time of 15:30.27 for 14th-place … Opened the outdoor season with a program record and PR in the 10,000m at Raleigh Relays, recording a time of 32:18.83 for a fourth-place finish.

(Indoor) Competed in three meets … Set an Oklahoma school record at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships with a PR of 9:04.30 in the 3,000m, placing ninth … Also finished 10th in the 5,000m, clocking a 15:41.78 … Helped set a program record in the DMR with a time of 11:11.02 to finish fourth at the Arkansas Qualifier … Opened the indoor season at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 9:11.60 in the 3,000m for a third-place finish.
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