2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Simon Muthemba

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Maryland Heights, MO
  • Highschool Pattonville HS

Biography

High School:
  • Four-year member of the Pattonville cross country program coached by Matthew McClellan 
  • 4x Minds in Motion (Scholar Activity Award) recipient
  • First Team All-Conference, All-Academic Team, and ran a season-best 5k time of 16:36 as a senior
  • Second Team All-Conference and ran a season-best 5k time of 17:22 as a junior
  • Qualified for state, All-Academic team, and ran a season-best 5k time of 18:07 as a sophomore
  • Ran a season-best 5k time of 18:57 as a freshman

Personal:
  • Son of  Leah Muthemba and Peter Kuria 
  • Has a younger brother named Francis
  • Top hobbies include running, spending time with family, going on walks, and playing video games with his brother 
  • Favorite movie is McFarland, USA and likes to eat hamburgers
  • Top music choice is Drop by Forrest Frank and enjoys to play Checkers
  • Favorite course he has ran at was at Gans Creek 

Education:
  • Majoring in Biology