Raiders set for C-USA Championships

Thursday, May 14

El Paso, Texas

Middle Tennessee

Conference USA Outdoor Championships

5/13/2015 4:36:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country

By: @MTAthletics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee track & field teams return to action for the Conference USA Championship in El Paso, Texas at Larry K. Durham Track at Kidd Field Thursday through Sunday.

Tomorrow the Blue Raiders start competition at the C-USA Championships with the first day of events in heptathlon and decathlon. Jessica Howell and Qetuwrah Abdullah-Muhammad are slated to compete in the heptathlon, while Atsu Nyamadi will be the lone representative in the decathlon. Nyamadi is ranked second in the decathlaton in Conference USA with 7,532 points and also is ranked 10th in the NCAA.

Among the other Blue Raiders in competition, Middle Tennessee holds the best time or distance in three events.

Josphine Kiptebeny, the Middle Tennessee record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, boasts a C-USA-best time of 10:19.63 in the event, while teammate Rhema Cheruiyot ranks fourth (10:47.13).

John Ampomah holds the top distance in the javelin after tossing 81.55 meters (267' 7") at the Penn Relays. Ampomah's distance is the best in the NCAA and is the current Middle Tennessee javelin record.

Vincent Okot has produced a solid spring in the triple jump and bounded a conference-leading distance of 15.89 meters (52' 1.75") at the Tiger Track Classic. Okot also ranks 18^th in the NCAA in the triple jump.

Live results will be available at FlashResultsTexas.com or by clicking here.

Important Links:

Middle Tennessee Athletes in C-USA Top-10 Rankings

Men's Rankings

Women's Rankings

100-Meter Dash:
3. Tahir Walsh (10.49)

800 Meter:
3. Hillary Rono (1:51.87)

1,500 Meter:
6. Hillary Rono (3:48.14)
7. Geoffry Cheruiyot (3:48.39)

5,000 Meter:
4. Hillary Rono (14:26.04)
6. Shadrack Matelong (14:35.25)
9. Amos Cheruiyot (14:40.69)

10,000 Meter:
3. Amos Cheruiyot (30:21.00)

3,000-Meter Steeplechase:
4. Shadrack Matelong (9:08.43)

4x400-Meter Relay:
10. Geoffrey Akena, Geoffry Cheruiyot, Kyle Lutz & Hillary Rono (3:23.99)

Long Jump:
5. Atsu Nyamadi (7.31m/23' 11.75")

Triple Jump:
1. Vincent Okot (15.89m/52' 1.75")
6. Phillip Smith (15.05m/49' 4.5")
7. Atsu Nyamadi (14.65m/48' 0.75")

Javelin:
1. John Ampomah (81.55m/267' 7")
5. Atsu Nyamadi (65.63m/215' 4")

Decathalon:
2. Atsu Nyamadi (7532 points)

400 Meter:
6. Loveth Odia (54.33)

800 Meter:
8. Rhema Cheruiyot (2:15.30)

1,500 Meter:
5. Gladys David (4:33.10)
T9. Hannah Maina (4:35.38)
T9. Rhema Cheruiyot (4:35.38)

5,000 Meter:
3. Jackline Kiprono (16:31.35)
4. Hannah Maina (16:34.26)
5. Josphine Kiptebeny (16:51.58)
6. Gladys David (16:52.09)

3,000-Meter Steeplechase:
1. Josphine Kiptebeny (10:19.63)
4. Rhema Cheruiyot (10:47.13)

4x100-Meter Relay:
7. Sheniece Daphness, Christal Wilson, India Hammond & Doreen Agyei (45.73)

4x400-Meter Relay:
2. Doreen Agyei, Bless Dupeh, Sheniece Daphness & Crystal Gray (3:40.41)

High Jump:
T10. Barbara Vilson (1.66m/5' 5.25")

Long Jump:
4. India Hammond (6.13m/20' 1.5")

Triple Jump:
6. Pershawna Williams (12.41m/40' 8.75"
8. India Hammond (12.34m/40' 6")