2024 Track & Field Roster
Biography
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medalist (2023)
2023 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
- Competed in the heptathlon, tallying 4554 points at the CUSA Championships in Denton, Texas.
- Leaped a personal-best 5.20m (17-0.75) in the hep at the CUSA Championships.
- Finished fourth in the javelin with a 30.97m (101-7) at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open.
- Competed in the 200, 100m H and javelin at the Willie Williams Classic.
- Saw action in the 200, 100m H and high jump at the New Mexico Spring Invitational.
2023 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
- Competed in all five meets during the indoor season.
- Ran a personal-best 9.47 in the 60m H at the Dr. MLK Collegiate Invitational.
- Saw action in the pentathlon, tallying 3246 points at the CUSA Championships in Birmingham, Ala.
2022 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
- Recorded career best in long jump with 4.99m (16-4.5) at Desert Heat Classic.
- Competed in 100m hurdles and javelin at the Sun Angel Classic.
- Placed sixth at the Conference USA Championships in the heptathlon for a career best 4,495 points.
2022 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
- Competed in the pentathlon at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic and at the Conference USA Championships.
- Set personal bests in the 60-meter hurdles (9.53) and 60-meter dash (8.46) at the Dr. MLK Jr. Collegiate Invitational.
- Posted season-high 3291 points at the C-USA Championships.
PRIOR TO UTEP
- Won the indoor pentathlon with a score of 3002 points at the Air Force HS Indoor Open on Feb. 1, 2020.
- Won the 2017 Mexican National Heptathlon with 3998 points.
PERSONAL: Full name is Karen Villa Medina … daughter of Hector and Olivia Villa … sister, Karla Villa, attended UTEP … born in El Paso, Texas … Kinesiology major.
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