FRESNO, Calif. – The Mountain West announced its 2025 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country All-Conference teams following the conclusion of the league’s championships on Friday, Oct. 31. The top-14 finishers in each race at the MW championships receive All-MW honors, as the top seven earn first-team recognition, while those placing eighth through 14th garnered second-team accolades.
The Conference also awarded the MW Athlete of the Year honors to the top finishers of the men’s and women’s championship races.
New Mexico’s Habtom Samuel earned the MW Men’s Athlete of the Year award after winning the Conference individual title for a third consecutive year with time of 22:32.0. Samuel is the first MW athlete to win three consecutive titles in Conference history, while it is the Lobos’ eighth individual title overall.
New Mexico’s Mathew Kosgei earned MW Men’s Freshmen of the Year honors, finishing eighth overall with a time of 23:07.1.
On the women’s side, fellow Lobo Pamela Kosgei was awarded the MW Athlete of the Year honors on the after her second-straight first-place finish in the 6k, crossing the finish line in 19:20.8, the second-fastest time in Mountain West championship history. She became just the fourth Mountain West athlete to win the women’s individual title in back-to-back year, joining Boise State’s Emma Bates (2013-14) and New Mexico’s Weini Kelati (2018-19) and Amelia Mazza-Downie (2021-22).
Marion Jepngetich of New Mexico picked up MW Freshman of the Year honors with her fifth-place finish, clocking a time of 20:02.0.As voted on by the league’s coaches, New Mexico’s Darren Gauson repeated as the MW Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year after leading the Lobos to back-to-back sweeps.
MEN’S POSTSEASON AWARDS
All-Mountain West Cross Country First Team
Vincent Chirchir, So., New Mexico
Ryker Holtzen, Sr., Wyoming
Evans Kiplagat, So., New Mexico
Meshack Kuyo, So., Boise State
Habtom Samuel, Jr., New Mexico
Alex Thompson, Sr., Boise State
Jacob White, Sr., Wyoming
All-Mountain West Cross Country Second Team
Zachary Ayers, Sr., Air Force
Mathis Chavand, Sr., Wyoming
Mathew Kosgei, Fr., New Mexico
Patrick Kiprop, So., Boise State
Collins Kiprotich, So., New Mexico
Jayden Nats, Senior
Iker Sanchez Lopez, So., New Mexico
MW Men’s Athlete of the Year: Habtom Samuel, Jr., New Mexico
MW Men’s Freshman of the Year: Mathew Kosgei, Fr., New Mexico
MW Men’s Coach of the Year: Darren Gauson, New Mexico
WOMEN’S POSTSEASON AWARDS
All-Mountain West Cross Country First Team
Marion Jepngetich, Fr., New Mexico
Ella Johnson, Jr., Air Force
India Jones, Sr., Air Force
Pamela Kosgei, So., New Mexico
Kaiya Robertson, Sr., Boise State
Judy Rono, Fr., New Mexico
Jasmine Wood, Jr., New Mexico
All-Mountain West Cross Country Second Team
Bianca Bohnke, So., Boise State
Nicola Jansen, Sr., New Mexico
Abby Kendrick, 5th Yr., Boise State
Amit Koma, Jr., Boise State
Nanette Novak, Sr., Boise State
Alice Seguin, Fr., New Mexico
Natalie Swain, Jr., Utah State
MW Women’s Athlete & Freshman of the Year: Pamela Kosgei, So., New Mexico
MW Women’s Freshman of the Year: Marion Jepngetich, Fr., New Mexico
MW Women’s Coach of the Year: Darren Gauson, New Mexico
