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2025 Cross Country Roster

Sophey Pope

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Valley View HS
  • Hometown Jonesboro, Ark.

Biography

2025 OUTDOOR SEASON | JUNIOR
Ran a collegiate-best 18:53.18 to place fourth in the 5000 meters at the Alumni Classic (April 26) … Clocked a career-best 10:55.35 in the 3000 meters at the Jim Mize Invitational (April 19), placing third.
 
2025 INDOOR SEASON | JUNIOR
Did not compete.

2024 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON | JUNIOR
Ran a career-best 22:39.9 in the Arturo Barrios Invitational (Oct. 18) … Had a collegiate-best time of 19:47.9 in the Louisville Classic (Oct. 5) … Placed 18th at the Rhodes Invitational (Sept. 21) … Recorded a top-50 finish in the Memphis Twilight Classic (Aug. 31).
2024 OUTDOOR SEASON | SOPHOMORE
Clocked an outdoor-best 19:24.58 in the Music City Challenge 5000 meters (April 27) … Registered a career-best 5:12.71 in the 1500 meters at the Alumni Classic (April 19) … Placed seventh in the 5000 meters at the UAB Spring Invitational (March 29) … Ran a flat-3K time of 11:06.46 at the Ole Miss Classic (March 23).
 
2024 INDOOR SEASON | SOPHOMORE
Placed fourth in the 5000 meters at the Commodore Challenge with a time of 19:46.47 (Jan. 12) … Opened the season at the Crimson and Gold Invitational with a 3000-meter time of 11:00.35 (Dec. 9).
 
2023 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON | SOPHOMORE
Ran a career-best 20:05.9 in the 5K at the Chile Pepper Festival (Sept. 29) … Placed 31st at the Rhodes Invitational (Sept. 16) … Made her A-State debut at the Memphis Twilight Classic (Sept. 2).
 
2023 OUTDOOR SEASON | FRESHMAN AT ARKANSAS TECH
Competed in the 1500 meters and 5000 meters at the Great American Conference Championships … Owns season-best times of 2:33.83 in the 800 and 5:14.31 in the 1500 earned at the Red Wolves Open (April 21-22) …
 
2023 INDOOR SEASON | FRESHMAN AT ARKANSAS TECH
Clocked a career-best 5:45.43 in the mile at the Rumble in the Jungle Invitational (Jan. 20) while running a season-best 3K time of 11:49.59 at the Graduate Classic (Jan. 13-14).
 
2022 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON | FRESHMAN AT ARKANSAS TECH
Ran a season-best 5K at the Memphis Twilight Classic (Sept. 3).
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Valley View High School in Jonesboro … Helped lead the Blazers to a pair of team state titles in cross country and one track and field championship … Four-time all-conference performer and two-time all-state selection in both track and cross country … Two-time state champion in the 4x800-meter relay.
 
PERSONAL
Birthday is May 19 … Pursuing a bachelor’s of science in mathematics.
COLLEGIATE BESTS
Cross Country
5K 19:47.9 Louisville Classic (10/5/24)
6K 22:39.9 Arturo Barrios Inv. (10/18/24)
Indoor
Mile 5:45.43 Rumble in the Jungle Inv. (1/20/23)
3000 meters 11:00.35 Crimson & Gold Inv. (12/9/23)
5000 meters 19:46.47 Commodore Challenge (1/12/24)
Outdoor
800 meters 2:33.83^ Red Wolves Open (4/22/23)
1500 meters 5:12.71 Alumni Classic (4/19/24)
3000 meters 10:55.35 Jim Mize Inv. (4/19/25)
5000 meters 18:53.18 Alumni Classic (4/26/25)

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior