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UTEP T&F Begins Competition at NCAA First Round Wednesday in Sacramento

5/23/2023 8:00:00 AM

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP track and field will send 14 student-athletes to compete in 12 events at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field West First Round in Sacramento, Calif., hosted by the Sacramento State in Hornets Stadium on May 24-27.

LIVE RESULTS: https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Outdoor/2023/FirstRounds/West/index.htm
MEET INFO: https://www.ncaa.com/championships/trackfield-outdoor/d1/championship-field

Making the trip on the men's side are Jakub Belik (high jump), Karon Dean (100m), Victor Kibiego (3000m steeplechase) and Jordani Woodley (110m H).

Competing for the women are Loubna Benhadja (400m H), Niesha Burgher (100m, 200m), Denae McFarlane (100m), Zani Meaders (400m), Arianne Morais (javelin), Marissa Simpson (100m H) and Roosa Yloenen (javelin).

The women will also compete in the 4x100-meter relay (Meaders, Burgher, Simpson, McFarlane, Oghenekaro Brume, Asia Hodge) and 4x400-meter relay (Meaders, Benhadja, Brume, Burgher, Carshaylah Harrison, McFarlane).

Woodley will start competition for UTEP when he competes in the 110-meter hurdles first round at 7 p.m. MT/6 PT, while Dean will follow the 100-meter dash first round at 8 p.m. MT/7 PT. The women will get started on Thursday with Morais and Yloenen in the javelin first round at 2:30 p.m. MT/1:30 PT. Simpson will compete in the 100-meter hurdles first round at 7 p.m. MT/6 PT, while Burgher and McFarlane will run the 100-meter dash first round at 8 p.m. MT/7 PT. Meaders (400-meter first round – 8:25 p.m. MT), Benhadja (400-meter hurdles first round –9:20 p.m. MT) and Burgher (200-meter dash first round – 9:45 p.m. MT) will follow in their respective events to conclude day two. On Friday, Belik will leap in the high jump first round at 3:30 p.m. MT/2:30 PT, while Kibiego will see action in the 3000-meter steeplechase quarterfinal at 6:40 p.m. MT/5:40 PT. Friday and Saturday will also feature the majority of the quarterfinals.

WEDNESDAY'S EVENTS
6 pm PT/7 pm MT – 110m H 1^st Rd. – Woodley
7 pm/8 pm – 100m 1^st Rd. – Dean

THURSDAY'S EVENTS
1:30 pm PT/2:30 pm MT – Javelin 1^st Rd. – Morais/Yloenen
6 pm/7 pm – 100m H 1^st Rd. – Simpson
7 pm/8 pm – 100m 1^st Rd. – Burgher/McFarlane
7:25 pm/8:25 pm – 400m 1^st Rd. – Meaders
8:20 pm/9:20 pm – 400m H 1^st Rd. – Benhadja
8:45 pm/9:45 pm – 200m 1^st Rd. – Burgher

FRIDAY'S EVENTS
2:30 pm PT/3:30 pm MT – High Jump 1^st Rd. – Belik
5:40 pm/6:40 pm – 3000m steeplechase Quarterfinal – Kibiego
6:15 pm/7:15 pm – 110m H Quarterfinal – Woodley
6:35 pm/7:35 pm – 100m Quarterfinal – Dean

SATURDAY'S EVENTS
5 pm PT/6 pm MT – W4x100 Quarterfinal
6:15 pm/7:15 pm – 100m H Quarterfinal – Simpson
6:35 pm/7:35 pm – 100m Quarterfinal – Burgher/McFarlane
6:50 pm/7:50 pm – 400m Quarterfinal – Meaders
7:25 pm/8:25 pm – 400 H Quarterfinal – Benhadja
7:50 pm/8:50 pm – 200m Quarterfinal – Burgher
8:45 pm/9:45 pm – 4x400 Quarterfinal

FULL LIST OF COMPETITORS
MEN: https://rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor23/w_m_selected.htm
WOMEN: https://rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor23/w_w_selected.htm

WEST SEEDINGS – MEN
11^th | Victor Kibiego (3000m S) – 8:41.90
14^th | Jakub Belik (high jump) – 2.12m (6-11.5)
17^th| Jordani Woodley (110 H) – 13.64
41^st | Karon Dean (100m) – 10.27

WEST SEEDINGS – WOMEN
  6^th | Arianne Morais (javelin) – 57.38m (188-3)
11^th | 4x100 – 44.05
16^th | Niesha Burgher (200m) – 22.90
17^th | Loubna Benhadja (400 H) – 58.23
17^th| Niesha Burgher (100m) – 11.26
18^th | Roosa Yloenen (Javelin) – 51.40m (168-8)
24^th | 4x400 – 3:38.65
26^th | Marissa Simpson (100 H) – 13.27
28^th | Denae McFarlane (100m) – 11.34
48^th | Zani Meaders (400m) – 53.76

REMAINING 2023 UTEP OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE
May 24-27       NCAA OTF Championships 1^st Rd.       Sacramento, Calif.

June 7-10 NCAA OTF Championships Austin, Texas

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