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2020 All-Conference USA First Team (60m hurdles Indoor)
2022 All-Conference USA First Team (60m hurdles Indoor)
2022 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
- Named All-Conference USA first team in the 60-meter hurdles.
- Won the 60-meter hurdles, recording a time of 8.36 at the Conference USA Championships.
- Ran a personal-best 7.52 in the 60-meter dash prelims at the C-USA Championships.
- Finished second in the 60-meter hurdles, turning in a personal-best 8.22 at the New Mexico Open.
- Clocked in a personal-best 24.27 to finish second in the 200-meter dash at the Don Kirby Open & Elite.
- Finished third in the 60-meter hurdles final, clocking in an 8.28 at the Dr. MLK Jr. Collegiate Invitational.
2021 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
- Opened season with a first-place showing in the 4x100m relay (46.22) at the UTSA Invitational.
- Finished in third place in the 100-meter hurdles (13.57 [0.9]) at the Masked Rider Open.
- Captured gold in the 100-meter hurdles, clocking in a 13.51w (4.0) at the Roadrunner Invitational.
- Finished in first in the 4x100 (46.32) at the Roadrunner Invitational.
- Placed first in the 4x100 (45.67) at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open.
- Competed at the NCAA Division I West Preliminaries in the 100-meter hurdles.
2020 OUTDOOR
- Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
- Named All-Conference USA first team in the 60m hurdles.
- Set a personal best with a time of 8.26 in the 60m H prelims, followed with the same time in the finals, winning gold at the C-USA Championships.
- Ran a personal-best 7.55 in the 60m finals, finishing fourth at the C-USA Championships.
- Placed fourth in the 60m H finals with a time of 8.32 at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational.
- Ran an 8.33 in the 60m H prelims at the Don Kirby.
- Placed seventh in the 60m H (9.06m) at the Texas Tech Corky Classic.
2019 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
- Earned gold in the 100m hurdles, clocking a time of 14.01 (w: 1.7) at the UTEP Springtime.
- Posted a personal best time of 13:52 (w: 1.3) in the 100m hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminaries.
- Placed eighth in the 100m hurdles at the Bryson Clay Invitational.
- Finished sixth in the 100m hurdles at the Desert Heat Classic.
2019 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
- Member of the 2019 Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championship squad in Birmingham, Ala.
- Placed sixth in the 60m hurdles at the Conference USA Championships.
- Competed in the 60m hurdles at the New Mexico Classic and New Mexico Don Kirby.
PRIOR TO UTEP
- Clocked in a personal best of 13.01 in the 100m hurdles at the 2018 Clermont Pure Athletics/NTC Sprint Elite Meet.
- Took second at the 2018 Trujilo Ibero American Championships in the 100m hurdles.
- Registered a third-place finish at the Clermont NTC Spring Invitational.
- Notched two silver medals at the 2018 Ibero-American Championships in the 100m hurdles and 4x100m relay.
- Clocked in a third-place finish at the 2017 Pan American U20 Championships in the 100m hurdles.
- Won the 100m hurdles at the 2015 World U18 Championships with a time of 13.04.
- Posted a silver finish in the 100m hurdles at the 2015 Pan American U20 Championships.
PERSONAL: Full name is Maribel Vanessa Caicedo Vernaza … daughter of Walter Wilson Caicedo and Luz Maribel Vernaza … has two sisters and one brother … born in Guayaquil, Ecuador … competed in the 60-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 ... Kinesiology major.
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