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UTEP T&F Concludes Regular Season at Arizona Desert Heat Classic Saturday

4/26/2024 7:44:00 AM

SCHEDULE

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP track and field will finish out the regular season at the Arizona Desert Heat Classic at Roy P. Drachman Stadium in Tucson on Saturday.

The field events will begin with the women's hammer at 12 p.m. MST/1 MT while the gun goes off for the track events at 4:30 p.m. MST/5:30 MT with the men's 110-meter hurdles followed by the women's 100m hurdles at 4:40 p.m. MST/5:40 MT. The meet will conclude at 10:00 p.m. MST/11:00 MT with the men's 4x400-meter relay.

ARIZONA DESERT HEAT CLASSIC INFO: LIVE RESULTS

UTEP and compete against host Arizona, Alabama, Arizona State, Baylor, Colorado, CSUN, Eastern Washington, GCU, Idaho, Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, New Mexico, NM State, NAU, Northern Colorado, Oregon, Purdue, San Diego State, Tennessee and UCR.

Competing for the no. 25-ranked women's squad are Loubna Benhadja (400m, 800m, 400m H, 4x4), Chinique Brown (100m), 4x1, 4x4), Niesha Burgher (200m, 4x1, 4x4), Lizbeth Fierro (shot put, hammer), Asia Hodge (100m, 200m), Brenda Jerop (3000m, 3000m S), Ruth Jerubet (1500m, 3000m S), Vallary Kiplagat (1500m), Salma Licon (1500m, 3000m S), Sandra Maiyo (1500m, 3000m), Denae McFarlane (100m, 4x1), Zani Meaders (200m, 400m, 4x1, 4x4), Thiaxi Melendez (400m, 400m H), Arianne Morais (javelin), Natalie J. Murillo (discus, hammer), Esther Osisike (discus), Alla Parnov (pole vault), Alexa Rangel (3000m), Marissa Simpson (200m, 100m H, 4x1), Rejoice Sule (200m, 4x1), Princess Uche (200m, 400m, 4x4), Karen Villa Medina (100m H, long jump and Paris Watson (discus).

Taking the track and field for the men are Jakub Belik (high jump), Oleksandr Blonskyi (110m H, high jump, pole vault), Xavier Butler (200m), Jalen Cadet (100m, long jump), Stephen Carreto (400m H), Karon Dean (100m, 4x1, 4x4), Kevin Hewitt (4x4), Joshua Hill (400m, 4x4), Alek Hristov (discus), Noah Jirgens (hammer), Maxwell Kipkosgei (800m), Atiq Muhammad (long jump), Julio Pacheco Estrada (400m, 4x4), Mathew Polk (100m, 200m, 4x1), Oriade Rashid (100m, 200m, 4x1), Kenneth Talavera (800m, 1500m), Aron Tanui (800m, 1500m, 4x4), Maurice Westmoreland (shot put, discus) and Jordani Woodley (200m, 110m H, 4x1).

NATIONAL RANKING NOTABLES (TFRRS PERFORMANCE LIST)
Ranked no. 25 by USTFCCCA – UTEP Women's Track & Field Team
3^rd – Arianne Morais – Javelin (54.18m [177-9])
t-7^th – Marissa Simpson – 100m H (12.92)
t-7^th – Niesha Burgher – 100m (11.12)
t-10^th – Niesha Burgher – 200m (22.85)
t-23^th – Alla Parnov – pole vault (4.25m [13-11.25])
12^th – Jordani Woodley – 110m H (13.44)
15^th – Jakub Belik – high jump (2.17m [7-1.5])
26^th – Aleks Hristov – discus (58.47m [191-10])

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