Monday, November 2, 2026 | Cross Country
Judy Chepkoech, Desma Chepkoech, Caroline Jepchirchir Maggie McCormick, and Claire Stegall earned honors on the women side as Kelvin Cheruiyot and Eliud Muchiri earned honors on the men side
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Seven members of the Florida Gators men's and women's cross country teams earned All-SEC following their performances at the SEC Championships on Friday, Oct. 30. Five women and two men earned the honors.
Sophomore Kelvin Cheruiyot earned his second straight All-SEC First Team honor are capturing his second-straight SEC individual title with a course record time of 22:03.1. Cheruiyot became the first Florida to earn two straight All-SEC First Team honors since Jeremy Criscione did in 2007 and 2008.
Freshman Eliud Muchiri joined Cheruiyot in earning All-SEC honors, earning Second Team and All-Freshman honors. Muchiri finished second for the Gators and 11th overall at the SEC Championships with a time of 22:40.5, being the fourth freshman to cross the line.
On the women's side, Judy Chepkoech and Claire Stegall headlined the honors as they both earned first team honors. Judy Chepkoech finished fourth overall at the SEC Championships with a time of 19:00.7 to earn her second straight All-SEC First Team honor. Stegall finished two spots later at sixth overall with a time of 19:02.4. This is Stegall's first All-SEC honor of her career. This is the fifth consecutive season that Florida has produced at least one First Team All-SEC selection
Desma Chepkoech claimed Third Team Honors after finishing 16th overall, while Maggie McCormick and Caroline Jepchirchir both earned All-Freshman honors after McCormick finished 23rd overall, being the third freshman to finish, and Jepchirchir finished 36th overall and was the sixth freshman to cross the line.
The first team for each gender includes the top-seven finishers, while the second team consists of the next seven finishers (8-14), and the third team consists of finishers 15-21. The top-seven freshman finishers in each race earn All-Freshman honors.
Sophomore Kelvin Cheruiyot earned his second straight All-SEC First Team honor are capturing his second-straight SEC individual title with a course record time of 22:03.1. Cheruiyot became the first Florida to earn two straight All-SEC First Team honors since Jeremy Criscione did in 2007 and 2008.
Freshman Eliud Muchiri joined Cheruiyot in earning All-SEC honors, earning Second Team and All-Freshman honors. Muchiri finished second for the Gators and 11th overall at the SEC Championships with a time of 22:40.5, being the fourth freshman to cross the line.
On the women's side, Judy Chepkoech and Claire Stegall headlined the honors as they both earned first team honors. Judy Chepkoech finished fourth overall at the SEC Championships with a time of 19:00.7 to earn her second straight All-SEC First Team honor. Stegall finished two spots later at sixth overall with a time of 19:02.4. This is Stegall's first All-SEC honor of her career. This is the fifth consecutive season that Florida has produced at least one First Team All-SEC selection
Desma Chepkoech claimed Third Team Honors after finishing 16th overall, while Maggie McCormick and Caroline Jepchirchir both earned All-Freshman honors after McCormick finished 23rd overall, being the third freshman to finish, and Jepchirchir finished 36th overall and was the sixth freshman to cross the line.
The first team for each gender includes the top-seven finishers, while the second team consists of the next seven finishers (8-14), and the third team consists of finishers 15-21. The top-seven freshman finishers in each race earn All-Freshman honors.
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