Diana Cherotich
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| Born | 24 December 2005 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Long-distance running, Cross country running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 3000m: 8:56.04 (Fukagawa, 2024) 5000m: 15:01.80 (Nobeoka, 2024) 10,000m: 31:45.22 (Palo Alto, 2025) Road 5km: 15:06 (Lille, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Diana Cherotich (born 24 December 2005) is a Kenyan long-distance and cross country runner. She competes in the United States for the Oregon Ducks track and field team.[1]
Career
Cherotich is from Bungoma County, Kenya.[2] She competed at the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, where she finished fifth for Kenya in the U20 race, winning silver in the team event.[3][4] This came after she missed the chance to compete the previous year at the Championships in Bathurst, Australia, due to VISA issues.[5]
Cherotich joined the University of Oregon in the United States in March 2025.[6] She made her race debut for the Oregon Ducks at the Stanford Invitational on 4 April 2025, where she set a new school record for the 10,000 metres, running 31:45.22 seconds for the win. The time was also the ninth-fastest in collegiate history, and was more than 21 seconds faster than the previous Oregon program record from 2013.[7] She then won the women’s 10,000-metres final at the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field on 16 May, running a meeting record time of 32:00.48.[8]
She won the individual and team title with Oregon at the Big Ten Conference cross country championships on 31 October 2025.[9][10] She had a second place finish at the NCAA West Regional cross country championships on 14 November 2025 at in Sacramento, California, helping the Oregon Ducks to a second-place finish.[11] On 22 November 2025, she competed at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Missouri, helping Oregon to a third place finish.[12]
In February 2026, she was part of an Oregon 1-2-3 over 5000 metres at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with teammates Şilan Ayyıldız and Juliet Cherubet.[13] She placed tenth in the 5000 m in 15:32.32 on 13 March at the 2026 NCAA Indoor Championships.[14]
References
- ^ "Diana Cherotich". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "DIANA CHEROTICH DOMINATES IN OREGON XC DEBUT AT DELLINGER". Runnerspace. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "U20 RACE WOMEN". World Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Alemayo dominates to lead Ethiopia to team U20 gold in Belgrade". World Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ Kiprotich, Gilbert (24 February 2023). "Jepngetich, Cherotich recover from World Cross heartache to qualify for regional championships". Citizen.Digital. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "BIG TEN WOMEN: OREGON'S DIANA CHEROTICH TRIMS 41 SECONDS OFF MEET RECORD IN 10,000". Runnerspace. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Hansen, Chris. "Oregon track freshman demolishes a school record during her first race as a Duck". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Hansen, Chris. "How did Diana Cherotich and the Oregon Ducks perform at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships?". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Hansen, Chris. "Double domination for Ducks, as Oregon men and women sweep Big Ten cross country titles". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "Diana Cherotich Women's Individual Champion - Big Ten Cross Country Championships 2025". Runnerspace. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Hansen, Chris (14 November 2025). "Oregon's men's and women's cross country teams secure spots in the NCAA championship meet". Register Guard. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ Johnson, Robert (22 November 2025). "2025 NCAA Cross Country Championship Results". Lets Run. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "MEAGAN HUMPHRIES, JAICIEONNA GERO-HOLT GIVE ILLINOIS A LIFT WITH 1-2 FINISH IN PENTATHLON AT BIG TEN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". DyeStat.com. 27 February 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ Johnson, Weldon (13 March 2026). "Jane Hedengren Wins First NCAA Title, Dominates Indoor 5000m in 15:00.12". Lets Run. Retrieved 14 March 2026.