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Women's 2024 Track & Field Roster

  • Sprints/Long Jump Sprints/Long Jump

    Ra'ianna Artmore

    Fr. Galveston, Texas Dickinson HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Galveston, Texas Dickinson HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints/Hurdles Sprints/Hurdles 2L

    Loubna Benhadja

    Jr. Blida, Algeria Youcef Boulekhrouf
    Full Bio
    Junior Blida, Algeria Youcef Boulekhrouf
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 3L

    Chinique Brown

    Sr. Polokwane, South Africa Hoerskool Pietersburg
    Full Bio
    Senior Polokwane, South Africa Hoerskool Pietersburg
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 3L

    Oghenekaro Brume

    Sr. Ughelli, Nigeria Onoriede International School
    Full Bio
    Senior Ughelli, Nigeria Onoriede International School
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 1L

    Niesha Burgher

    Sr. Saint Thomas, Jamaica Excelsier HS Western Texas College
    Full Bio
    Senior Saint Thomas, Jamaica Excelsier HS Western Texas College
    Full Bio
  • Throws Throws 1L

    Lizbeth Fierro

    R-So. El Paso, Texas Tornillo HS
    Full Bio
    Redshirt Sophomore El Paso, Texas Tornillo HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 2L

    Asia Hodge

    Jr. Killeen, Texas Ellison HS
    Full Bio
    Junior Killeen, Texas Ellison HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Brenda Jerop

    Fr. Kapsabet, Kenya Chepseon Girls HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Kapsabet, Kenya Chepseon Girls HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance 3L

    Ruth Jerubet

    Sr. Kapsabet, Kenya AIC Cheptonon HS
    Full Bio
    Senior Kapsabet, Kenya AIC Cheptonon HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Joyce Kemboi

    Fr. Eldoret, Kenya Metkei Girls Secondary School
    Full Bio
    Freshman Eldoret, Kenya Metkei Girls Secondary School
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Vallary Kiplagat

    Fr. Eldoret, Kenya Ketkei Girls HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Eldoret, Kenya Ketkei Girls HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Salma Licon

    Fr. El Paso, Texas Eastwood HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Eastwood HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Sandra Maiyo

    Fr. Kenya
    Full Bio
    Freshman Kenya
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 3L

    Denae McFarlane

    Sr. Clarendon, Jamaica Edwin Allen HS
    Full Bio
    Senior Clarendon, Jamaica Edwin Allen HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 1L

    Zani Meaders

    Sr. Chino Hills, Calif. Chino Hills HS UC Irvine
    Full Bio
    Senior Chino Hills, Calif. Chino Hills HS UC Irvine
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints

    Thiaxi Melendez

    Fr. Fajardo, Puerto Rico Franklin HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Fajardo, Puerto Rico Franklin HS
    Full Bio
  • Throws Throws 2L

    Arianne Morais

    Sr. Oslo, Norway Wang HS Florida
    Full Bio
    Senior Oslo, Norway Wang HS Florida
    Full Bio
  • Throws Throws 2L

    Natalie J. Murillo

    R-Jr. El Paso, Texas Del Valle HS
    Full Bio
    Redshirt Junior El Paso, Texas Del Valle HS
    Full Bio
  • Throws Throws

    Esther Osisike

    Fr. Asaba, Nigeria
    Full Bio
    Freshman Asaba, Nigeria
    Full Bio
  • Pole Vault Pole Vault

    Alla Parnov

    Fr. Perth, Western Australia Lakeland HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Perth, Western Australia Lakeland HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance 1L

    Alexa Rangel

    So. El Paso, Texas Montwood HS
    Full Bio
    Sophomore El Paso, Texas Montwood HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints

    Alyssa Rosales

    Fr. El Paso, Texas Burges HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Burges HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints/Hurdles Sprints/Hurdles 2L

    Marissa Simpson

    Jr. Kellits, Jamaica
    Full Bio
    Junior Kellits, Jamaica
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints

    Rejoice Sule

    Fr. Benin City, Nigeria
    Full Bio
    Freshman Benin City, Nigeria
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints

    Princess Uche

    Fr. Abia State, Nigeria Government Senior Secondary School Rot Norong
    Full Bio
    Freshman Abia State, Nigeria Government Senior Secondary School Rot Norong
    Full Bio
  • Heptathlon Heptathlon 2L

    Karen Villa Medina

    Jr. El Paso, Texas Jefferson HS
    Full Bio
    Junior El Paso, Texas Jefferson HS
    Full Bio
  • Throws Throws 1L

    Paris Watson

    R-So. Corpus Christi, Texas Roy Miller HS
    Full Bio
    Redshirt Sophomore Corpus Christi, Texas Roy Miller HS
    Full Bio

Men's 2024 Track & Field Roster

  • High Jump High Jump 2L

    Jakub Belik

    Jr. Jaromer, Czech Republic
    Full Bio
    Junior Jaromer, Czech Republic
    Full Bio
  • Multis/Pole Vault Multis/Pole Vault

    Oleksandr Blonskyi

    Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Brovary HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Highlands Ranch, Colo. Brovary HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints

    Xavier Butler

    Fr. Freeport, Texas Brazosport HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Freeport, Texas Brazosport HS
    Full Bio
  • Multis Multis 2L

    Jalen Cadet

    Jr. Nassau, Bahamas C.V. Bethel Sr. HS
    Full Bio
    Junior Nassau, Bahamas C.V. Bethel Sr. HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 2L

    Stephen Carreto

    Jr. El Paso, Texas Franklin HS
    Full Bio
    Junior El Paso, Texas Franklin HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance 4L

    Titus Cheruiyot

    Sr. Eldoret, Kenya Kipsangui Boys HS
    Full Bio
    Senior Eldoret, Kenya Kipsangui Boys HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 2L

    Karon Dean

    Sr. Nassau, Bahamas C.I. Gibson Senior Barton CC
    Full Bio
    Senior Nassau, Bahamas C.I. Gibson Senior Barton CC
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 2L

    Kevin Hewitt

    Sr. Queens, N.Y. Francis Lewis HS
    Full Bio
    Senior Queens, N.Y. Francis Lewis HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 3L

    Joshua Hill

    R-Sr. Houston, Texas Kipp Sunnyside HS
    Full Bio
    Redshirt Senior Houston, Texas Kipp Sunnyside HS
    Full Bio
  • Discus/Throws Discus/Throws 2L

    Aleks Hristov

    R-Jr. Karnobat, Bulgaria Vasil Levski Sport School
    Full Bio
    Redshirt Junior Karnobat, Bulgaria Vasil Levski Sport School
    Full Bio
  • Throws Throws

    Noah Jirgens

    Jr. Lehigh, Kan. McPherson HS
    Full Bio
    Junior Lehigh, Kan. McPherson HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance 3L

    Maxwell Kipkosgei

    Sr. Eldoret, Kenya Simotwo Boys HS
    Full Bio
    Senior Eldoret, Kenya Simotwo Boys HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints

    Julian Mars

    Fr. El Paso, Texas Franklin HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Franklin HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints

    Zion Meaders

    Fr. Chino Hills, Calif. Chino Hills HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Chino Hills, Calif. Chino Hills HS
    Full Bio
  • Jumps Jumps 1L

    A'tiq Muhammad

    So. Rockford, Ill. Guilford HS
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Rockford, Ill. Guilford HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 2L

    Julio Pacheco Estrada

    Jr. Chihuahua, Mexico De La Salle HS
    Full Bio
    Junior Chihuahua, Mexico De La Salle HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 1L

    Mathew Polk

    So. Mesa, Ariz. Chapin HS
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Mesa, Ariz. Chapin HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 1L

    Abdulraof Rashid

    So. Ogbere, Ogun State, Nigera
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Ogbere, Ogun State, Nigera
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance 4L

    Kenneth Talavera

    Sr. Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico Instituto Mexico de Cd. Juárez
    Full Bio
    Senior Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico Instituto Mexico de Cd. Juárez
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Aron Tanui

    Jr. Eldoret, Kenya South Plains College
    Full Bio
    Junior Eldoret, Kenya South Plains College
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Alejandro Tarin

    Fr. El Paso, Texas Hanks HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Hanks HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Angel Torres

    Fr. Tornillo, Texas Tornillo HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Tornillo, Texas Tornillo HS
    Full Bio
  • Jumps Jumps 1L

    Zacarias Velasquez

    So. El Paso, Texas Franklin HS
    Full Bio
    Sophomore El Paso, Texas Franklin HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 2L

    Aman Verma

    Jr. El Paso, Texas Franklin HS
    Full Bio
    Junior El Paso, Texas Franklin HS
    Full Bio
  • Discus/Throws Discus/Throws 1L

    Maurice Westmoreland

    Jr. Houston, Texas Klein Forest HS Kilgore College
    Full Bio
    Junior Houston, Texas Klein Forest HS Kilgore College
    Full Bio
  • Sprints/Hurdles Sprints/Hurdles 2L

    Jordani Woodley

    Jr. Hanover, Jamaica Rusea's HS
    Full Bio
    Junior Hanover, Jamaica Rusea's HS
    Full Bio

Staff Roster

Track & Field Coaching Staff

  • Director of Track & Field/XC

    Mika Laaksonen

    Full Bio
  • Assistant Coach - Jumps/Multis

    Paul Benavides

    Full Bio
  • Assistant Coach - Sprints/Relays/Hurdles

    Rohsaan Griffin

    Full Bio
  • Associate Head Cross Country Coach/Distance

    Mircea Bogdan

    Full Bio
  • Assistant Coach - Hurdles/Sprints

    Kimberly Francis

    Full Bio
Women's 2024 Track & Field Roster
# Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School Previous School Exp.
Artmore, Ra'ianna Sprints/Long Jump - Fr. Galveston, Texas / Dickinson HS
Benhadja, Loubna Sprints/Hurdles - Jr. Blida, Algeria / Youcef Boulekhrouf 2L
Brown, Chinique Sprints - Sr. Polokwane, South Africa / Hoerskool Pietersburg 3L
Brume, Oghenekaro Sprints - Sr. Ughelli, Nigeria / Onoriede International School 3L
Burgher, Niesha Sprints - Sr. Saint Thomas, Jamaica / Excelsier HS Western Texas College 1L
Fierro, Lizbeth Throws - R-So. El Paso, Texas / Tornillo HS 1L
Hodge, Asia Sprints - Jr. Killeen, Texas / Ellison HS 2L
Jerop, Brenda Distance - Fr. Kapsabet, Kenya / Chepseon Girls HS
Jerubet, Ruth Distance - Sr. Kapsabet, Kenya / AIC Cheptonon HS 3L
Kemboi, Joyce Distance - Fr. Eldoret, Kenya / Metkei Girls Secondary School
Kiplagat, Vallary Distance - Fr. Eldoret, Kenya / Ketkei Girls HS
Licon, Salma Distance - Fr. El Paso, Texas / Eastwood HS
Maiyo, Sandra Distance - Fr. Kenya /
McFarlane, Denae Sprints - Sr. Clarendon, Jamaica / Edwin Allen HS 3L
Meaders, Zani Sprints - Sr. Chino Hills, Calif. / Chino Hills HS UC Irvine 1L
Melendez, Thiaxi Sprints - Fr. Fajardo, Puerto Rico / Franklin HS
Morais, Arianne Throws - Sr. Oslo, Norway / Wang HS Florida 2L
Murillo, Natalie J. Throws - R-Jr. El Paso, Texas / Del Valle HS 2L
Osisike, Esther Throws - Fr. Asaba, Nigeria /
Parnov, Alla Pole Vault - Fr. Perth, Western Australia / Lakeland HS
Rangel, Alexa Distance - So. El Paso, Texas / Montwood HS 1L
Rosales, Alyssa Sprints - Fr. El Paso, Texas / Burges HS
Simpson, Marissa Sprints/Hurdles - Jr. Kellits, Jamaica / 2L
Sule, Rejoice Sprints - Fr. Benin City, Nigeria /
Uche, Princess Sprints - Fr. Abia State, Nigeria / Government Senior Secondary School Rot Norong
Villa Medina, Karen Heptathlon - Jr. El Paso, Texas / Jefferson HS 2L
Watson, Paris Throws - R-So. Corpus Christi, Texas / Roy Miller HS 1L
Men's 2024 Track & Field Roster
# Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School Previous School Exp.
Belik, Jakub High Jump - Jr. Jaromer, Czech Republic / 2L
Blonskyi, Oleksandr Multis/Pole Vault - Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Brovary HS
Butler, Xavier Sprints - Fr. Freeport, Texas / Brazosport HS
Cadet, Jalen Multis - Jr. Nassau, Bahamas / C.V. Bethel Sr. HS 2L
Carreto, Stephen Sprints - Jr. El Paso, Texas / Franklin HS 2L
Cheruiyot, Titus Distance - Sr. Eldoret, Kenya / Kipsangui Boys HS 4L
Dean, Karon Sprints - Sr. Nassau, Bahamas / C.I. Gibson Senior Barton CC 2L
Hewitt, Kevin Sprints - Sr. Queens, N.Y. / Francis Lewis HS 2L
Hill, Joshua Sprints - R-Sr. Houston, Texas / Kipp Sunnyside HS 3L
Hristov, Aleks Discus/Throws - R-Jr. Karnobat, Bulgaria / Vasil Levski Sport School 2L
Jirgens, Noah Throws - Jr. Lehigh, Kan. / McPherson HS
Kipkosgei, Maxwell Distance - Sr. Eldoret, Kenya / Simotwo Boys HS 3L
Mars, Julian Sprints - Fr. El Paso, Texas / Franklin HS
Meaders, Zion Sprints - Fr. Chino Hills, Calif. / Chino Hills HS
Muhammad, A'tiq Jumps - So. Rockford, Ill. / Guilford HS 1L
Pacheco Estrada, Julio Sprints - Jr. Chihuahua, Mexico / De La Salle HS 2L
Polk, Mathew Sprints - So. Mesa, Ariz. / Chapin HS 1L
Rashid, Abdulraof Sprints - So. Ogbere, Ogun State, Nigera / 1L
Talavera, Kenneth Distance - Sr. Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico / Instituto Mexico de Cd. Juárez 4L
Tanui, Aron Distance - Jr. Eldoret, Kenya / South Plains College
Tarin, Alejandro Distance - Fr. El Paso, Texas / Hanks HS
Torres, Angel Distance - Fr. Tornillo, Texas / Tornillo HS
Velasquez, Zacarias Jumps - So. El Paso, Texas / Franklin HS 1L
Verma, Aman Sprints - Jr. El Paso, Texas / Franklin HS 2L
Westmoreland, Maurice Discus/Throws - Jr. Houston, Texas / Klein Forest HS Kilgore College 1L
Woodley, Jordani Sprints/Hurdles - Jr. Hanover, Jamaica / Rusea's HS 2L

Track & Field Coaching Staff

Track & Field - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Laaksonen, Mika Mika Laaksonen Director of Track & Field/XC
Coach Benavides Paul Benavides Assistant Coach - Jumps/Multis
Coach Griffin Rohsaan Griffin Assistant Coach - Sprints/Relays/Hurdles
Coach Bogdan Mircea Bogdan Associate Head Cross Country Coach/Distance
Francis, Kimberly Kimberly Francis Assistant Coach - Hurdles/Sprints

Staff Roster

Track & Field Coaching Staff