UTEP Track & Field Concludes Regular Season at Arizona’s Desert Heat Classic May 3

5/2/2025 11:11:00 AM

HEAT SHEETS

EL PASO – UTEP track and field will close regular-season action when the Miners compete at Arizona's Desert Heat Classic in Tucson at Roy P. Drachman Stadium on Saturday.

The field events will kick off the meet with the women's pole vault (B) at 11 a.m. MDT/10 a.m. MST. The gun goes off for the running events at 5:30 p.m. MDT/4:30 MST with the men's 110-meter high hurdles. The final event will conclude with the men's 4x400-meter relay at 11 p.m. MDT/10 MST.

DESERT HEAT CLASSIC INFORMATION
Live Results | Schedule

Competing for the women's squad are Loubna Benhadja (400, 400H), Chinique Brown (400), Sarah Dovenbarger (pole vault), Praise Djoma (long jump, triple jump), Peace Ewa (long jump, high jump), Lizbeth Fierro (hammer), Samahdi Foster (400H), Asia Hodge (100), Brenda Jerop (3000m), Vallary Kiplagat (1500), Salma Licon (3000m steeplechase), Denae McFarlane (100), Natalie J. Murillo (hammer, discus), Esther Osisike (shot put, discus), Alla Parnov (pole vault), Cailee Phillips (400H), Marissa Simpson (100, 200, 100H), Addison Stricklin (100), Rejoice Sule (200) and Princess Uche (400).

Going for the men are Sebastian Avena (400), Evan Avitia (800), Jakub Belik (high jump), Oleksandr Blonskyi (110H, pole vault), Alex Brown (triple jump), Stephen Carreto (400H), Joseph Gomez Whitten (100, 200), Joshua Hill (400), Aleks Hristov (shot put, discus), Noah Jirgens (hammer), Juan Leal (1500), Zion Meaders (400), Julio Pacheco Estrada (400), Mathew Polk (200), Paul Rotich (800), Aron Tanui (800), Zacarias Velasquez (long jump), Xavier Westmoreland (discus), Amir Williams (100, 110H) and Jordani Woodley (110H).

Following the Desert Heat Classic, the Miners will prepare for the 2025 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 16-18, in Murfreesboro, Tenn., at Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium.

NATIONAL RANKINGS
W 100
Rejoice Sule – 31^st, 11.25

W 100H
Marissa Simpson – 6^th, 12.81

W 400H
Loubna Benhadja – 38^th, 57.88

M High Jump
Jakub Belik – t-15^th, 2.18m (7-1.75)

CUSA RANKINGS
W 100
Rejoice Sule – 1^st, 11.25
Marissa Simpson – 4^th, 11.41

W 200
Rejoice Sule – 2^nd, 23.18
Marissa Simpson – 4^th, 23.39

M 400
Joshua Hill – 6^th, 47.05

W 400
Loubna Benhadja – 3^rd, 53.79
Princess Uche – 7^th, 54.08

M 800
Aron Tanui – 5^th, 1:51.61

M 1500
Juan Leal – 4^th, 3:47.07

W 3000
Vallary Kiplagat – 3^rd, 11:00.62

W 100H
Marissa Simpson – 1^st, 12.81

M 110H
Jordani Woodley – 3^rd, 13.75
Amir Williams – 4^th, 13.89

M 400H
Stephen Carreto – 3^rd, 52.40

W 400H
Loubna Benhadja – 1^st, 57.88

W 4x100
Samoya Neil, Denae McFarlane, Marissa Simpson, Rejoice Sule – 1^st, 44.02

W 4x400
Princess Uche, Loubna Benhadja, Chinique Brown, Rejoice Sule – 2^nd, 3:39.89

M High Jump
Jakub Belik – 1^st, 2.18m (7-1.75)

W High Jump
Peace Ewa – 7^th, 1.69m (5-6.5)

M Pole Vault
Harrison Canfield – 6^th, 4.96m (16-3.25)

W Pole Vault
Alla Parnov – 1^st, 4.20m (13-9.25)

M Long Jump
Zacarias Velasquez – t-5^th, 7.36m (24-1.75)

W Triple Jump
Praise Djoma – t-1^st, 12.50m (41-0.25)

M Shot Put
Aleks Hristov – 7^th, 16.67m (54-8.25)

W Shot Put
Esther Osisike – 2^nd, 15.13m (49-7.75)

M Discus
Aleks Hristov – 2^nd, 55.78m (183-0)

W Discus
Esther Osisike – 2^nd, 53.72m (176-3)
Natalie Murillo – 7^th, 46.43m (152-4)

M Hammer
Noah Jirgens – 5^th, 60.52m (198-7)

W Hammer
Esther Osisike – 7^th, 55.27m (181-4)

2025 UTEP INDOOR/OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE

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