Monica Wanjiku

Mizzou freshman Monica Wanjiku claims All-America honors during the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championship on Nov. 22, 2025, where the Mizzou women finished 28th.

Photo by: Will Burris/Mizzou Athletics

Freshman Monica Wanjiku racing to 11th place at the Gans Creek Classic on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025.

Photo by: Will Burris/Mizzou Athletics

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Kaimbu, Kenya
High School:
Gachie High School

Monica Wanjiku

Class Freshman
Hometown Kaimbu, Kenya
High School Gachie High School
Event Cross Country-Distance

2026 CROSS COUNTRY

In her first race at Mizzou, was the team’s top finisher in 11^h place at the 6k Gans Creek Classic with a time of 19:35.1, which is also the 11^th-best time in the seven-year-old course’s history …

2025 TRACK AND FIELD

Outdoor

Placed third in the 10,000m at the Raleigh Relays (32:21.97) … was second in the 5000m at the Virginia Challenge with a personal-best time of 15:40.79 … was sixth in the 10,000m at the SEC Championships in 34:29.76).