Mary Nyangate

Event:
Distance
Class:
FR
Hometown:
Nairobi, Kenya

2025-26: Outdoor: Notched a lifetime-best mark of 4:08.86 in the 1,500 meters, placing her fifth overall, eighth in the NCAA this season at the Wake Forest Invitational… 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. Indoor: 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 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, halting the clock at 11:00.44… Placed second in the mile at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 4:34.61…Won the women's mile at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic, clocking in at 4:38.01… Made her collegiate track debut at the Vanderbilt Invitational where she helped Tennessee place first in the mile (4:41.85) and DMR (11:18.18) 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 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, 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 with a mark of 20:10.5… Led the Lady Vols to a fourth-place team finish at the Pre-National Invitational, placing fourth overall in 19:27.6… Posted her fastest 6k of the season at the Gans Creek Classic with a time of 19:07.7 to finish second at the meet

Previous: Hails from Nairobi, Kenya, and represented her country in the 1,500-meter at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships. She 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 4:22.6.