2025-26 Track & Field, Cross Country Roster
Tuwei, Brenda
Brenda Tuwei
- Position:
- Cross Country/Distance
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
- High School:
- Metkei Girls Secondary School
Bio
Accolades
- 2025 NCAA All-American in the women's 10,000m - Outdoor Track
- 2024 NCAA All-American - Cross Country
- 2024 SEC indoor silver medalist in the women's 5,000m
- 2024 SEC Freshman of the Week (10/8), (10/22) - Cross Country
- 2024 First Team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman - Cross Country
- 2024 Second Team All-SEC - Indoor Track
2024-25
Outdoor
- First Team All-American in the women's 10,000m
- Clocked an eighth-place finish in the 10,000m at the National Championships (32:20.14)
- Earned a scoring finish in the 5,000m at the SEC Championships (fifth, 15:42.68)
- Made her outdoor season debut in the 10,000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational
- Competed in four total meets for the Crimson Tide, two each in the 5,000m and the 10,000m, respectively
Indoor
- Earned a scoring finish in the women's 5,000m at the SEC Championships (seventh, 15:59.53)
- Made her indoor season debut at Boston's Season Opener, running a 15:34.10 time in the women's 5,000m
- Competed for the Crimson Tide in four total meets, spanning across the mile, the 3,000m and the 5,000m
Cross Country
- Earned All-America honors at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, helping guide the UA women to their third consecutive top-10 national finish
- Finished fourth, individually, at the SEC Championships (18:48.1), assisting the UA women to the program's fourth SEC title
- Captured a pair of SEC Women's Freshman of the Week honors for her third-place finish at the Lakefront Invitational, and her second-place finish at the Crimson Classic, respectively
- Appeared in five total races for the Crimson Tide in her first cross country season
2023-24
Outdoor
- Earned a first-place finish in the 3000m at the Desert Heat Classic and a sixth-place finish in the 10,000m Bryan Clay Invitational
- Represented Alabama in the 5000m and 10,000m at the SEC Track and Field Championships, placing fifth in the 5000m
- Competed in the 10,000m for UA at the NCAA East First Round Championships
Indoor
- Competed in the 5000m at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, earning a top-15 finish
- Received a silver medal in the 5000m at the SEC Championships and earned Second Team All-SEC honors
Prep Highlights
- Holds a personal-best time of 31:20 in the 10K road race
Personal
- Born April 4, 2000
- Daughter of Peter Tuwei
- Has one sibling, Faith
- Majoring in nursing
SEC Cross Country Championships:
Friday, November 01
Harvey Glance Tide and Tigers Dual Meet: Coach Waters
Friday, January 12
SEC Cross Country Championships Recap: Coach Waters
Saturday, October 28
Southern Showcase Recap: Coach Waters
Friday, September 15