Priscah Jemeli
Priscah Jemeli
Year: Senior
Hometown: Eldoret, Kenya
High School: Hill School Eldoret
Major: Nursing

2018: The senior finished here Carson-Newman career as a steady contributor, finishing every race of the season for the team. Jemeli finished 27th at the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational, helping the women finish third overall. She followed that up with a season-best finish at the Royals Challenge. She also finished third amongst Lady Eagles at the Southeast Region Championships.

 

2017: The honorable mention All-SAC was the pace runner for the Eagles on four different occasions. The junior had two top-10 finishes and one top-25 finish. Jemeli's best finish was at the Allen and Phyllis Morgan invitaional-Battle at Mossy Creek when she finished 8th overall. 

Tusculum Open: 10th - 21:27 

Asheville Cross Country Invitational: 30th - 12:47.48

Allen and Phyllis Morgan Invitational: 8th - 19:55.2 

SAC Championships: 21st - 19:30.83

Southeast Regional: 66th - 25:02.37 

 

2016: Jemeli’s second season as an Eagle saw the sophomore compete in all five meets on the season…Her best time of the season came in a 46th-place tally at the SAC Championships with a 21:11.41 time in the six-kilometer run…

 Tusculum Open: 14th- 24:08.5

Maryville Invitational: 8th- 24:44.41

Royals Challenge: 198th- 21:07.7

South Atlantic Conference Championships: 46th- 21:11.41

Southeast Regionals: 110th- 25:05.75

 

2015: A second team All-South Atlantic conference performer her freshman season, Jemeli was also named to the league’s All-Freshman team… Finished first on the team in all but one meet on the season…Placed ninth overall in the South Atlantic Conference Meet out of 90-plus runners….Jemeli recorded two first-place finishes on the season…

Blue/Orange Meet (5K): 1st- 18:20.81

Victor Ashe Meet (5K): 4th- 21:11.5

Furman Invitational (6K): 51st- 24:52.43

Maryville Dual Meet (5K): 1st- 20:48.9

Greater Louisville Classic (5K): 56th- 20:07.57

Fast Cats Classic (5K): 15th- 19:17.58

South Atlantic Conference Championships (5K): 9th- 19:14.3

NCAA Southeast Regional (8K): 46th- 25:08.2

 

2014-2015: Transfered from Tennessee Tech University

Personal: Daughter of Rosebella Chepkwony...Born on May 3, 1993