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UTEP Track & Field Concludes Day One at Texas Tech’s Corky Classic Friday Night

1/16/2026 9:42:00 PM

LUBBOCK, Texas – The UTEP track and field team concluded first-day action at the Corky Classic hosted by Texas Tech at the Sports Performance Center on Friday evening.

Praise Djoma leaped an indoor personal-best 6.04 meters (19-9.75) in the women's long jump. Her previous indoor best was 5.65 meters (18-6.5).

Zacarius Velasquez also set an indoor PR in the men's long jump, leaping 6.91 meters (22-8). His previous indoor best was 6.53 (21-5.25).

Salma Licon was second in the women's 3000-meter race, clocking in at 11:07.06. It was Licon's best finish as a Miner.

Saturday's action will begin at 11 a.m. CT/10 MT with the women's shot put, while the running events will get going at 11:30 a.m. CT/10:30 MT with the women's 200-meter dash. The weekend will end with a projected finish of 4:15 p.m. CT/3:15 MT following the 4x400-meter relays (women at 3:05 p.m. CT/2:05 MT; men at 3:40 p.m. CT/2:40 MT).

Competing on Saturday for the women are Samirah Avila (600y), Oghenekaro Brume (200m, 4x400B), Londyn Colon (200m, 4x400B), Praise Djoma (triple jump, 4x400B), Sarah Dovenbarger (pole vault), Madison Evans (200m, 4x400A), Peace Ewa (high jump, 4x400A), Samahri Foster (600y), Vallary Kiplagat (3000m), Cydni Martin (200m, 4x400B), Amai Newman (200m, 4x400A), Cailee Phillips (600y), Malorie Richardson-Clay (shot put), Braela Sargent (600y), Addison Stricklin (200m, 4x400A), and Juantai-Shay Williams (200m).

For the men are Sebastian Avena (200m, 4x400A), Oleksandr Blonskyi (high jump), Carmelo Corral (mile), Joshua Ford (200m, 4x400B), Kayden Gibson (200m), Joseph Gomez Whitten (200m), Timothy Grice (200m, 4x400A), Arion Hill (200m, 4x400B), Juan Leal (3000m), Deondre McIntosh (200m), Elias Munoz (200m, 4x400A), Mathew Polk (200m, 4x400B), Kalix Robinson (200m, 4x400B), Amari Taylor (200m, 4x400A), Nethaneel Taylor (mile), Amir Williams (200m), and Jacob Yeager (mile).

CORKY CLASSIC INFORMATION
LIVE RESULTS | MEET SCHEDULE | ESPN+: SATURDAY

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