Mary Munga

Position:
Distance
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Shamata Girls Secondary
Hometown:
Nyandarua, Kenya

2024 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all six races for Akron...garnered First-Team All-Mid-American Conference accolades placing sixth in the 6K field at the MAC Championships (Nov. 2) in a time of 20:36.55...registered a season-best 6K time of 20:13.7 to place 25th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15)...finished first in the 6K fields at the Falcon Invite (Oct. 18) and We Fly Ball State Invitational (Sept. 14) in times of 20:48.6 and 22:12.2, respectively...recorded time of 18:20.8 in 5K at Tommy Evans Invitational (Aug. 30).

2024 CROSS COUNTRY ACCOLADES: All-Great Lakes Regional honoree...First-Team All-MAC selection.

2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets for Akron...earned Second-Team All-MAC accolades with a runner-up performance in the 800 meters at the MAC Championships (May 11) crossing the line in 2:10.37...placed third in the 1,500 meters at the MAC Championships (May 11) in a time of 4:29.81...registered a season-best time of 2:08.32 in the 800 meters at the WVU Last Chance meet (May 4)...posted a season-best performance in the preliminary round of the 1,500 meters at the MAC Championships (May 9) crossing the line in 4:26.50...added a season-best time of 10:07.54 at the Len Paddock Invitational (April 27).

2024 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: Second-Team All-MAC (800M).

2024 INDOOR: Competed in five meets for Akron...crossed the line in 5:04.57 in the mile at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23)...member of eighth-place distance medley relay team at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23)...posted a season-best time of 4:55.86 in the mile at the Penn State National (Jan. 26)...added a season-best performance of 2:13.12 in the 800 meters at the David Hemery Invitational (Feb. 10).

2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five races for the Zips...recorded a season-best 6K time of 20:45.64 to earn First-Team All-MAC accolades with a fourth-place finish at the MAC Championships (Oct. 28)...posted a time of 22:09.6 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10).

2023 CROSS COUNTRY ACCOLADES: First-Team All-MAC honoree.

PERSONAL: Majoring in geology...daughter of Francis and Lucy Munga.