EUGENE, Oregon — Everlyn Kemboi and Hannah Branch became Utah Valley University's first female All-Americans after their performances in Thursday's 10k at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field.
 
Kemboi finished 12th to garner second-team All-America and Branch was 17th to earn honorable mention. The two, combined with Wednesday's men's competitors Adam Bunker (3k steeplechase) and Aaron Johnson (long jump), give the Wolverines a program record four All-Americans this outdoor season.
 
"To come here and compete at the pinnacle of the season and understand and see that they belong is a key for any athlete," said UVU head coach Scott Houle. "Luckily these kids get to come back and hopefully have this experience again and improve on that. It helps when the other kids at home are watching because they train and workout at the same pace and same distance so hopefully it's showing them they can get here too."
 
Kemboi ran the 10,000-meter race in 33:41.50 while Branch finished with a time of 33:49.23. Branch's race was the final of her track career but she still has one season of cross country left. Kemboi's finish is the highest ever for a UVU student-athlete at the outdoor championships, and she becomes the third person to earn second-team honors after Michael McPherson (decathlon, 2014) and Nicholas Taylor (100m, 2016).


Utah Valley Outdoor T&F All-Americans 

Year	Student-Athlete	Event	Place	Team
2022	Everlyn Kemboi	10,000m	12th	2nd Team
2022	Hannah Branch	10,000m	17th	2nd Team
2022	Adam Bunker	3k Steeplechase	17th	Honorable Mention
2022	Aaron Johnson	Long Jump	21st	Honorable Mention
2016	Nicholas Taylor	100m	15th	2nd Team
2016	Nicholas Taylor	200m	19th	Honorable Mention
2015	Trac Norris	3k Steeplechase	22nd	Honorable Mention
2014	Michael McPherson	Decathlon	16th	2nd Team