Kosgei won her first race of the season at Oklahoma Baptist University. Her time of 18:29 was very quick considering it was 82 degrees at race time with little to no wind. She led most of the race.

JCCC freshman Francis Gipson helped lead the Cavaliers cross country team to a team win at the Tabor Invitational, racing to a seventh-place finish with a time of 19:33.85. A week earlier she was the medalist at the Highland Invitational.