University of Tennessee Athletics
2025-26 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Mary Nyaboke Ogwoka
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Nairobi, Kenya
- High School:
- St. Peters Keberesi
Personal Records
Cross Country
- 3-Mile: 16:32.4 (2025)
- 6k: 19:07.7 (2025)
Indoor Track
- Mile: 4:33.60 (2026) - UT Freshman Record
Outdoor Track
- 1,500m: 4:11.72 (2026) - UT Freshman Record
- 3,000m: 9:16.60 (HS)
SEC Scoring
Cross Country
- 2025 - 6k - 9th - 20:10.5
Indoor Track
- 2026 - Mile - 3rd - 4:33.60
- 2026 - DMR - 5th - 11:00.44
NCAA Scoring
Cross Country
- 2025 - 6k - 24th - 19:11.8
HONORS
- 2026 Indoor All-SEC Third Team
- 2026 Indoor SEC Bronze Medalist - Mile
- 2025 Cross Country USTFCCCA All-American
- 2025 Cross Country USTFCCCA All-South Region
- 2025 Cross Country All-SEC Second Team
2026 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Opened her outdoor season obliterating UT's all-time freshman record in the 1,500-meter with a mark of 4:11.72 to finish first overall at the Florida Relays (4/3)
- Competed at three meets during her debut indoor campaign and finished with All-SEC third team honors in the mile
- Earned a bronze medal in the mile at the SEC Championships (2/28) after running a personal-best, UT freshman record time of 4:33.60
- Anchored the Lady Vols DMR to a fifth-place finish at the SEC Championships (2/26), halting the clock at 11:00.44
- Placed second in the mile at the Tyson Invitational (2/14) with a time of 4:34.61
- Won the women's mile at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/31), clocking in at 4:38.01
- Made her collegiate track debut at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/16) where she helped Tennessee place first in the mile (4:41.85) and DMR (11:18.18)
2025 CROSS COUNTRY
- Made an immediate impact in her first season with the Lady Vols, leading UT at six meets and collecting All-SEC, All-Region and All-America honors as a true freshman
- Awarded All-American status at the NCAA Championships (11/22) after placing 24th overall with a time of 19:11.8
- Earned All-Region honors as a true freshman with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA South Region Championships (11/14), turning in a time of 19:35.2
- Claimed All-SEC second team recognition after a ninth-place showing at the SEC Cross Country Championships (10/31) with a mark of 20:10.5
- Led the Lady Vols to a fourth-place team finish at the Pre-National Invitational (10/17), placing fourth overall in 19:27.6
- Posted her fastest 6k of the season at the Gans Creek Classic (9/26) with a time of 19:07.7 to finish second at the meet
- Made her UT debut with an individual victory at the Tennessee Cross Country Invitational (8/29) after completing the three-mile course in 16:32.4
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Hails from Nairobi, Kenya, and represented her country in the 1,500-meter at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships
- Set her 1,500-meter PR at altitude with a time of 4:15.90 at the Kip Keino Classic in May of 2025
- Placed 10th at the 2024 World U20 Championships in the 1,500-meter, turning in a time of 4:22.60
T&F | Tennessee Invite Meet Recap (4.11.26)
Monday, April 13
T&F | Florida Relays Meet Recap (4.4.26)
Monday, April 06
T&F | NCAA Indoor Championships Meet Recap (3.14.26)
Wednesday, March 18
Everything Orange S3 l Ismaila Sawaneh (Track & Field)
Friday, March 06































































































