Jepleting Named SEC Freshman Runner of the Week
September 02, 2025 | Cross Country
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State cross country athlete Naomi Jepleting earned her first SEC Weekly honor after being named the Freshman Runner of the Week, announced on Tuesday.
Jepleting made her collegiate cross country debut last weekend, racing at the City Auto Memphis Twilight XC Classic. Jepleting finished second overall with 16:55.7 in the 5k, helping the team to an overall win.
Jepleting's time is now a new program record in the 5k, surpassing the previous record of 16:57 run by Rhianwedd Price-Weimer back in 2014. Jepleting is the first cross country athlete for State to earn an SEC Weekly honor since the 2010s.
Jepleting, alongside the rest of the Bulldogs, will return to action at the Southern Showcase in Huntsville, Alabama, on September 12.
For more information on the Mississippi State cross country and track and field program, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateTF" on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
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Jepleting made her collegiate cross country debut last weekend, racing at the City Auto Memphis Twilight XC Classic. Jepleting finished second overall with 16:55.7 in the 5k, helping the team to an overall win.
Jepleting's time is now a new program record in the 5k, surpassing the previous record of 16:57 run by Rhianwedd Price-Weimer back in 2014. Jepleting is the first cross country athlete for State to earn an SEC Weekly honor since the 2010s.
Jepleting, alongside the rest of the Bulldogs, will return to action at the Southern Showcase in Huntsville, Alabama, on September 12.
For more information on the Mississippi State cross country and track and field program, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateTF" on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
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