2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Wasike, Dorcas
Dorcas Wasike
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- St. Francis Girls
- Hometown:
- Kitale, Kenya
Bio
Performances on TFRRS
2020-21 Indoor: Competed in three meets during the regular season in the 3000m and 5000m after recovering from injury… Won the 3000m at Lenny Lyles Invitational with a time of 9:37.27…
2020-21 Outdoor: Competed in three meets during the regular season in the 3000m, 5000m and 10,000m and tallied a pair of runner-up finishes… Placed second in the 10,000m at the Tennessee Relays with a time of 35.38.62… Finished second in the Clark Wood Invitational, clocking in at 16:46.65… Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll… USTFCCCA All-Academic Team selection.
2020: Competed in four meets during the indoor season… Finished second in the 3000 meters at the Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 9:41.51… Finished second at the ACC Indoor Championships in the 5000 meters with a time of 16:17.75, earning first team All-ACC honors … Was a member of the 2020 All-ACC Academic Indoor Track and Field team.
2018-19: Earned All-American honors with a ninth place finish in the 5,000m at the NCAA Indoor Championship … Picked up a big win at the Raleigh Relays with a 33:28.30 in the 10,000m … Won five races across the indoor and outdoor seasons … ACC Champion in the indoor 3,000m run and runner up in the 5,000m for First Team All-ACC honors … Recorded a personal best time of 15:25.35 in the 5,000m at the Boston University Season Opener … Won the mile at the Notre Dame Invitational with a career best time of 4:48.63.
2017-18: Competed in seven outdoor events and four indoor events … competed in 800m, 1,500m, mile, 3,000m, 5,000m and 10,000m … ACC Women’s Track Athlete of the Year … named to All-ACC Academic Team … earned First Team All-American honors in 10,000m with silver medal time of 32:11.81 … set outdoor school records in 3,000m (9:18.64), 5,000m (16:03.95) and 10,000m (32:11.81) … set school indoor record in 3,000m with time of 9:18.88 at Power Five Invitational … earned six outdoor victories, including first place in 10,000m at ACC Outdoor Championships … earned four indoor victories, including ACC Indoor Championship in 5,000m with time of 16:34.03 … was runner-up in 5,000m at ACC Outdoor Championships … finished fourth in 3,000m at ACC Indoor Championship.
2016-17: Did not compete.
Prep: Ran both track and cross country at St. Francis Girls Suwerwa for coach Willliam Yano… won the provisional cross country and 1500 meter championships in 2014… won the 5,000 meter national championship in 2013… played soccer in high school.
Personal: Daughter of George Wasike and Margaret Tego… birthday is July 2… has one brother and one sister… major is nursing.
2020-21 Indoor: Competed in three meets during the regular season in the 3000m and 5000m after recovering from injury… Won the 3000m at Lenny Lyles Invitational with a time of 9:37.27…
2020-21 Outdoor: Competed in three meets during the regular season in the 3000m, 5000m and 10,000m and tallied a pair of runner-up finishes… Placed second in the 10,000m at the Tennessee Relays with a time of 35.38.62… Finished second in the Clark Wood Invitational, clocking in at 16:46.65… Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll… USTFCCCA All-Academic Team selection.
2020: Competed in four meets during the indoor season… Finished second in the 3000 meters at the Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 9:41.51… Finished second at the ACC Indoor Championships in the 5000 meters with a time of 16:17.75, earning first team All-ACC honors … Was a member of the 2020 All-ACC Academic Indoor Track and Field team.
2018-19: Earned All-American honors with a ninth place finish in the 5,000m at the NCAA Indoor Championship … Picked up a big win at the Raleigh Relays with a 33:28.30 in the 10,000m … Won five races across the indoor and outdoor seasons … ACC Champion in the indoor 3,000m run and runner up in the 5,000m for First Team All-ACC honors … Recorded a personal best time of 15:25.35 in the 5,000m at the Boston University Season Opener … Won the mile at the Notre Dame Invitational with a career best time of 4:48.63.
2017-18: Competed in seven outdoor events and four indoor events … competed in 800m, 1,500m, mile, 3,000m, 5,000m and 10,000m … ACC Women’s Track Athlete of the Year … named to All-ACC Academic Team … earned First Team All-American honors in 10,000m with silver medal time of 32:11.81 … set outdoor school records in 3,000m (9:18.64), 5,000m (16:03.95) and 10,000m (32:11.81) … set school indoor record in 3,000m with time of 9:18.88 at Power Five Invitational … earned six outdoor victories, including first place in 10,000m at ACC Outdoor Championships … earned four indoor victories, including ACC Indoor Championship in 5,000m with time of 16:34.03 … was runner-up in 5,000m at ACC Outdoor Championships … finished fourth in 3,000m at ACC Indoor Championship.
2016-17: Did not compete.
Prep: Ran both track and cross country at St. Francis Girls Suwerwa for coach Willliam Yano… won the provisional cross country and 1500 meter championships in 2014… won the 5,000 meter national championship in 2013… played soccer in high school.
Personal: Daughter of George Wasike and Margaret Tego… birthday is July 2… has one brother and one sister… major is nursing.
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