UTEP T&F Finishes Regular Season with 10 PRs at SMU Invitational, Saturday Afternoon

5/2/2026 9:28:00 PM

SMU INVITE MEET INFORMATION: FINAL RESULTS

DALLAS – UTEP's Samahri Foster clocked in a personal-best 1:00.72 in the women's 400-meter hurdles, as the Miners combined for 10 PRs on the final day of competition at the SMU Invitational in Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium on Friday night.

To start the day, Amir Williams, Elias Munoz, Deondre McIntosh, and Timothy Grice won the men's 4x100-meter relay with a time of 40.33, while the women's 4x1 team – Cydni Martin, Addison Stricklin, Londyn Colon, and Oghenekaro Brume – finished second with a 45.01.

Foster finished fifth of 29 hurdlers in the 400H. The El Paso native ranked fifth in the 400H in CUSA heading into the meet. Delaware's Lauren Leath (1:00.06), Missouri State's Breana Garrett (1:00.53), and Liberty's Alivia Rivera-Norman (1:00.76) were the top three coming into the weekend.

"We followed up the meet with another strong day, adding 10 more personal best performances, which shows the consistency and progress we're continuing to build as a team," first-year UTEP head coach Francesca Green said. "Samahri had a standout performance in the 400-meter hurdles, running 1:00.72, which should put her in the top 3–4 in Conference USA. That's a big-time mark at the right time of the season. We also saw a great race from Jacob Yeager in the 800 meters, running 1:50.89, which was another strong step forward. Overall, I'm really pleased with where we are right now. We've got about a week and a half before the Conference USA Championships, so now it's about staying focused, continuing to fine-tune the details, and making sure we're ready to compete at our highest level when it matters most."

Carmelo Corral turned in a personal-best time of 3:57.90 in the men's 1500.

Cydni Martin clocked in a 13.83 (1.9) on her way to a third-place finish of 39 competitors in the women's 100-meter hurdles. Grace Culver was 11^th (14.27), and Braela Sargent was 24^th with a personal-best time of 15.00 (1.5).

In the women's 100-meter dash, Martin was fourth of 39 sprinters with a time of 11.62 (1.3). Addison Stricklin was fifth (11.72), and Oghenekaro Brume finished eighth with a personal-best 11.74 (1.0).

In the men's 100, Timothy Grice finished sixth of 37 competitors with a time of 10.69 (0.1). Elias Munoz (10.72) finished seventh.

In the men's 400 hurdles, Kalix Robinson clocked in a personal-best 53.83, placing seventh of 19 hurdlers.

In the men's 800-meter race, all three Miners who competed clocked in personal bests. Jacob Yeager finished fourth out of 36 runners with a 1:50.89, while Paul Rotich was 14^th with a 1:53.12 and Evan Avitia was 15^thwith a 1:53.86.

Luke Cerda recorded a leap of 4.05 meters (13-3.5) in the men's pole vault.

Cailee Phillips clocked in a personal-best 1:04.96 in the women's 400 hurdles.

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