RICHMOND, Va. (April 1, 2025) … The Coastal Athletic Association announced its weekly Outdoor Track and Field awards on Tuesday afternoon and Hampton University freshman Peninah Mutisya was named Women's Track Athlete of the Week.

Mutisya blistered Hampton's 5000m record at the Raleigh Relays on Friday. With a 15:53.09 time, the freshman distance runner finished 12^th out of 225 entrants in a time that ranks 11^th in the nation. The previous mark was 17:06.72 set in 2017 by Faith Keitany.

Hampton is back on the track this weekend at the Vertklasse Meeting hosted by High Point University starting on Friday.