Blue Raider Women Runners-Up at C-USA Championships; Men Place Third

Saturday, February 22

Birmingham, AL

Middle Tennessee

Conference USA

2/23/2020 5:06:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country

Meet Results

By: @MTAthletics

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The 2020 Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championships wrapped-up Sunday with the Middle Tennessee women named runners-up and the men capturing third place.

The women's team was just seven points shy of champion Rice with a total 103 points, and the men's team was 33 points away from first place Charlotte with 102. Aside from breaking the meet record in the men's 5,000-meter run Saturday, Jacob Choge claimed the men's High Point Scorer of the Meet award after placing top-three in the 800-meter, one mile and 3,00-meter events as well.

Sprints
Athlete	Event	Time/Mark	Place
Cecilia Francis	60 Meters (W)	7.44s	1st
Willington Wright	200 Meters (M)	21.54s	4th
Shawkia Iddrisu	400 Meters (W)	54.49s	3rd
Agnes Abrocquah	400 Meters (W)	57.13s	7th
Willington Wright	400 Meters (M)	47.13s	3rd
Jaquez Torian	400 Meters (M)	47.25s	4th

Cecilia Francis reclaimed her 2018 championship title in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.44s. Willington Wright finished top-five in two sprinting events, finishing fourth in the 200-meter dash and third in the 400-meter.

Mid-Distance
Athlete	Event	Time/Mark	Place
Eusila Chepkemei	800 Meters (W)	2:12.63	2nd
Patience Akanwogba	800 Meters (W)	2:13.66	3rd
Francisca Jebor	800 Meters (W)	2:15.16	4th
Brian Rono	800 Meters (M)	1:52.28	1st
Jacob Choge	800 Meters (M)	1:52.35	2nd
Hillary Kimaiyo	800 Meters (M)	2:05.04	8th
Joice Jebor	1 Mile Run (W)	4:48.39	2nd
Eusila Chepkemei	1 Mile Run (W)	4:56.94	5th
Francisca Jebor	1 Mile Run (W)	5:00.88	7th
Jacob Choge	1 Mile Run (M)	4:06.88	1st
Brian Rono	1 Mile Run (M)	4:09.35	2nd
Kigen Chemadi	1 Mile Run (M)	4:18.07	8th
Hillary Kimaiyo	1 Mile Run (M)	4:35.22	9th

Several Blue Raider women set new personal bests in the mid-distance events. Eusila Chepkemei took the silver in the 800-meter, beating her personal best with a time of 2:12.63. Joice Jebor and Francisca Jebor both beat their times in the one mile, claiming second and seveth place overall.

The Blue Raider men had two individual champions in mid-distance, with Brian Rono claiming the gold in the 800-meter with a time of 1:52.28 and Jacob Choge winning the one mile run with a time of 4:06.88. Choge also came in second in the 800-meter behind Rono.

Distance
Athlete	Event	Time/Mark	Place
Joice Jebor	3,000 Meter (W)	9:43.49	2nd
Pamela Kosgei	3,000 Meter (W)	9:53.07	6th
Mercy Chepkurui	3,000 Meter (W)	9:57.61	9th
Kigen Chemadi	3,000 Meter (M)	8:12.31	1st
Jacob Choge	3,000 Meter (M)	8:12.90	2nd
Thobile Mosito	3,000 Meter (M)	8:26.44	9th
Stephen Mengich	3,000 Meter (M)	8:53.98	26th

Kigen Chemadi took the crown in the 3,000-meter run, finishing in 8:12.31 and Choge followed closely behind to claim second with a time of 8:12.90.

Jumps/Throws
Athlete	Event	Time/Mark	Place
Esther Isa	High Jump (W)	1.76m	1st
Akera Benton	Triple Jump (W)	11.84m	8th
Esther Isa	Triple Jump (W)	11.76m	10th
Roland Turner	Shot Put (M)	13.34m	19th

Esther Isa was the women's high jump individual champion after clearing 1.76m. She also took 10th place in the triple jump (11.76m) behind Akera Benton who claimed eighth place (11.84m).

The meet concluded with the 4x400 meter relays. The Blue Raider men's team (Lamarco Petty, Jaquez Torian, Matthew Stewart and Willington Wright) took second place in the relay in a time of 3:12.30, while the women's team (Glory Nyenke, Agnes Abrocquah, Patience Akanwogba and Shawkia Iddrisu) claimed third place with a final time of 3:46.59.

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