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Dorcus Ewoi

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Dorcus Ewoi
Personal information
Born (1996-10-02) October 2, 1996 (age 29)[1][2]
Kitale, Kenya[3]
Education
Sport
Country Kenya
SportSport of athletics
Events
800 metres
1500 metres
College team
ClubPuma Elite Running Team[2]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Tokyo1500 m
Updated on September 2025

Dorcus Ewoi (born October 2, 1996), also spelled Dorcas Ewoi, is a Kenyan middle-distance runner based in the United States and specializing in the 800 metres. She finished 5th at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships before turning pro with Puma. In 2024, she defeated Olympic gold medallist Athing Mu to win the Holloway Pro Classic 2024 World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meeting. In 2025, at Tokyo - she finished 2nd in World Athletics Championship

Career

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Ewoi initially ran for the South Plains Lady Texans track and field team in the NJCAA from 2018 to 2020. She won the 2019 NJCAA Division I indoor championships in the mile run and the outdoor championships in the 1500 m. Before the COVID-19 pandemic suspended American college athletics, she repeated as NJCAA indoor mile champion in 2020.[4][5]

After transferring to the Campbell Fighting Camels track and field program, Ewoi qualified for the 2022 and 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 800 m. At the 2022 edition, she ran 2:03.17 in her semifinal and did not advance to the finals. At the 2023 championships, Ewoi advanced to the finals and placed 5th with a 2:02.13 clocking, advancing from the chase pack in the final stretch.[2][6]

In 2024, Ewoi signed as a professional with the Puma Elite Running club and improved her 800 m best from 2:01.12 to 1:58.19. She won the 2024 Penn Relays Olympic Development 800 m and beat the reigning Olympic gold medalist Athing Mu to win the Holloway Pro Classic in Florida in July 2024.[7][8]

Personal life

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Ewoi is one of 9 siblings born in Kitale, Kenya, where she attended St. Francis Girls High School. Her relatives are Turkana people from Northern Kenya. At Campbell University, she intended to major in clinical research.[9] Ewoi is Christian.[3][9]

Statistics

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Personal best progression

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800m progression
#MarkPl.CompetitionVenueDateRef.
12:14.25A1st place, gold medalist(s)NMJC Ross Black OpenHobbs, NM12 Apr 2019[10]
22:14.211st place, gold medalist(s)Red Raider InvitationalLubbock, TX23 Jan 2020[11]
32:11.601st place, gold medalist(s)CCU Chanticleer ChallengeConway, SC2 Apr 2021[12]
42:08.572nd place, silver medalist(s)Big South Outdoor Track & Field ChampionshipsHigh Point, NC11 May 2021[13]
52:08.191st place, gold medalist(s) (Round C)Raleigh RelaysRaleigh, NC25 Mar 2022[14]
62:04.493rd place, bronze medalist(s)Florida Collegiate InvitationalJacksonville, FL29 Apr 2022[15]
72:04.084th (Qualification 1)NCAA East Preliminary RoundBloomington, IN27 May 2022[16]
82:03.175th (Semifinal 3)NCAA ChampionshipsEugene, OR8 Jun 2022[17]
92:01.123rd place, bronze medalist(s) (Semifinal 3)NCAA Outdoor ChampionshipsAustin, TX7 Jun 2023[18]
101:58.582nd place, silver medalist(s)The Adrian Martinez ClassicConcord, MA7 Jun 2024[19]
111:58.191st place, gold medalist(s)Holloway Pro ClassicGainesville, FL18 Jul 2024[20]

References

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  1. ↑ Dorcus Ewoi at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. 1 2 3 Dorcus Ewoi at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
  3. 1 2 "Meet the 2024 SWM Athletes: Dorcus Ewoi". Sir Walter Mielr. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Dorcus Ewoi at TFRRS
  5. ↑ "Dorcus Ewoi - South Plains College". South Plains Texans. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "CU's Ewoi, Pickett make history at nationals". The Daily Record (North Carolina). Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "DORCUS EWOI 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT 800M - THE PENN RELAYS PRESENTED BY TOYOTA 2024". DyeStat. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Kenya's Dorcas Ewoi wins as Athing Mu fades to fifth at Holloway Pro Classic". Pulse Sports Kenya. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Dorcus Ewoi: Track and Field". Campbell Athletics. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12926305". Tilastopaja.
  11. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12956725". Tilastopaja.
  12. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12979576". Tilastopaja.
  13. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12984906". Tilastopaja.
  14. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13005910". Tilastopaja.
  15. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13010425". Tilastopaja.
  16. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13014731". Tilastopaja.
  17. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13002306". Tilastopaja.
  18. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13042307". Tilastopaja.
  19. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13075651". Tilastopaja.
  20. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13078601". Tilastopaja.
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