Records fall as Blue Raiders set for C-USA finals

5/13/2017 11:48:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country

MT's women surge to first after third day

By: @MTAthletics

EL PASO, Texas – Janet Amponsah broke a pair of school records as Middle Tennessee qualified for 20 spots in the final day of the 2017 C-USA Championships.

Amponsah clocked a 11.32 in the 100-meter dash and a 23.09 in the 200-meter dash to take first in the preliminary rounds and set new school marks.

Abike Egbeniyi and Agnes Abu each secured spots in a pair of events for Sunday's final round. Egbeniyi established a new personal-best time in the 400-meter dash and took second in the 800-meter run. Agnes Abu finish fourth in the 800-meter run and third in the 1500-meter run to qualify for the final round.

Loveth Odia will join Egbeniyi in the 400-meter dash, while Elizabeth Dadzie qualified for the 100-meter hurdles.

Rachel Kigen, Sharon Kibiwott and Rhema Cheruiyot earned a total of 15 points for the Blue Raiders in the 3000-meter Steeplechase to help the women's squad climb into first place to cap the third day.

Four new personal-best marks were set on the men's side, with Tahir Walsh leading the way.

Walsh set two new personal records as the senior clocked a 10.31 in the 100-meter dash and a 21.14 in the 200-meter dash to earn a trip to Sunday's finals.

Adeniji Adedamola moved on to the final round in the 400-meter dash, and the trio of Eliud Rutto, Sampson Laari and Kigen Chemadi secured spots in the 800-meter finals.

Six Blue Raiders earned a shot at gold in the 1500-meter run with Jacob Choge, Chemadi, Hillary Rono, Rutto, Geoffry Cheruiyot and Laari set to compete in Sunday's final.

Geoffry Cheruiyot closed the day by taking first in the 3000-meter Steeplechase with a time of 8:58.56. MT's men's team stands in fourth place heading into the final day.

Men's Sunday qualifiers
100-meter: Tahir Walsh
200-meter: Tahir Walsh
400-meter: Adeniji Adedamola
800-meter: Eliud Rutto, Sampson Laari, Kigen Chemadi
1500-meter: Jacob Choge, Kigen Chemadi, Hillary Rono, Eliud Rutto, Geoffry Cheruiyot, Sampson Laari

Women's Sunday qualifiers
100-meter: Janet Amponsah
200-meter: Janet Amponsah
400-meter: Abike Egbeniyi, Loveth Odia
800-meter: Abike Egbeniyi, Agnes Abu
1500-meter: Agnes Abu
100-meter Hurdles: Elizabeth Dadzie

Day 1 Results
Day 2 Results
Day 3 Results

Men's Results
100 Meter (Preliminaries):
2. Tahir Walsh, 10.31 (PR)
20. Chaz Simmons, 10.97 (PR)

200 Meter (Preliminaries):
5. Tahir Walsh, 21.14 (PR)

400 Meter (Preliminaries):
5. Adeniji Adedamola, 47.46
10. Ifiok Umoh, 48.19

800 Meter (Preliminaries):
1. Eliud Rutto, 1:51.57
5. Sampson Laari, 1:52.31
6. Kigen Chemadi, 1:52.97
9. Trevon Sanders, 1:54.32 (PR)
12. Hillary Rono, 1:55.00
17. Nathan Mack, 1:57.87

1500 Meter (Preliminaries):
2. Jacob Choge, 3:56.25
4. Kigen Chemadi, 3:56.26
5. Hillary Rono, 3:55.96
6. Eliud Rutto, 3:57.13
7. Geoffry Cheruiyot, 3:56.23
8. Sampson Laari, 3:57.42

10000 Meter:
1. Jacob Choge, 30:06.76
4. Amos Cheruiyot, 31:20.37

3000 Meter Steeplechase:
1. Geoffry Cheruiyot, 8:58.56

High Jump:
2. Jacob Patten, 2.13m

Women's Results
100 Meter (Preliminaries):
1. Janet Amponsah, 11.32 (SR, PR)
23. Taylor Day, 12.12 (PR)

200 Meter (Preliminaries):
1. Janet Amponsah, 23.09 (SR, PR)
10. Loveth Odia, 24.13

400 Meter (Preliminaries):
1. Abike Egbeniyi, 52.49 (PR)
4. Loveth Odia, 54.16

800 Meter (Preliminaries):
2. Abike Egbeniyi, 2:10.90
4. Agnes Abu, 2:12.87

1500 Meter (Preliminaries):
3. Agnes Abu, 4:35.68

10000 Meter:
7. Julia Jelagat, 38:21.40

100 Meter Hurdles (Preliminaries):
2. Elizabeth Dadzie, 13.48
10. Jessica Howell, 14.25 (PR)

3000 Meter Steeplechase
2. Rachel Kigen, 11:00.57 (PR)
5. Sharon Kibiwott, 11:22.92 (PR)
6. Rhema Cheruiyot, 11:24.38

Long Jump:
1. Elizabeth Dadzie, 6.20m
3. Qetuwrah Abdullah-Muhammad, 5.85m
18. Taylor Day, 5.48m
19. Atarah Abdullah-Muhammad, 5.47m

Heptathlon:
1. Elizabeth Dadzie, 5,832 points
                  1. 100 Meter Hurdles, 13.47 (1,055 points)
                  3. High Jump, 1.67m (818 points)
                  3. Shot Put, 11.67m (639 points)
                  1. 200 Meter Dash, 24.59 (925 points)
              1. Long Jump, 6.34m (956 points)
              3. Javelin, 39.56m (659 points)
                  3. 800 Meter, 2:23.26 (780 points)
5. Qetuwrah Abdullah-Muhammad, 5,033 points
                  6. 100 Meter Hurdles, 14.47 (918 points)
                  6. High Jump, 1.64m (783 points)
                  19. Shot Put, 8.78m (450 points)
                  5. 200 Meter Dash, 25.54 (838 points)
              2. Long Jump, 5.95m (834 points)
9. Javelin, 30.95m (495 points)
                  7. 800 Meter, 2:28.22 (715 points)

*PR – Personal Record
*SR – School Record

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Women - Team Rankings - 7 Events Scored

1) Middle Tennessee 47                    2) UTEP 44

3) Rice 39                                          4) Charlotte 36.50

5) Western Kentucky 22 6) Southern Miss. 16

7) UTSA 15.50 8) FIU 13

9) North Texas 12 10) UAB 9
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Men - Team Rankings - 8 Events Scored

1) UTSA 60 2) Rice 55

3) UTEP 36 4) Middle Tennessee 33

5) Charlotte 32.50 6) Western Kentucky 28

7) Southern Miss. 22.50 8) North Texas 19

9) FIU 17 10) Louisiana Tech 9