Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Eleven Blue Raiders Earn All-Conference Honors
2/25/2020 3:42:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, BRAA, Track & Field/Cross Country
Murfreesboro, Tenn. – The 2020 Conference USA Indoor Track and Field All-Conference Teams were announced by the league Tuesday afternoon and 11 Blue Raiders earned honors.
The teams were determined at the conference championships in Birmingham, Ala. with individuals placing first in their events named First Team All-Conference, those placing second in their events named Second Team All-Conference and those placing third named Third Team All-Conference.
Jacob Choge led the conference men with two first team honors after placing first in both the mile and 5,000-meter. Kigen Chemadi and Brian Rono also earned first team nods, Chemadi for the 3,000-meter and Rono for the 800-meter. Choge and Rono both received second team honors as well, while Chemadi and Willington Wright were named to the third team.
The Blue Raider women had seven student-athletes receive honors, two of which were named First Team All-Conference. Cecilia Francis placed first in the 60-meter dash and Esther Isa in the high jump, both earning first team accolades. Eusila Chepkemei, Joice Jebor and Pamela Kosgei were named Second Team All-Conference, and Patience Akanwogba and Shawkia Iddrisu were named to the third team.
Men's Indoor Track & Field
First Team All-Conference USA
Terrell Adams, Charlotte: Shot Put
Keon Howe, Charlotte: Pole Vault
Gabriel Nash, Charlotte: 60m Dash
Denzel Harper, Louisiana Tech: Long Jump
Kigen Chemadi, Middle Tennessee: 3000m
Jacob Choge, Middle Tennessee: Mile, 5000m
Brian Rono, Middle Tennessee: 800m
Rice: Distance Medley Relay
Eric Richards, Southern Miss: High Jump
UTEP: 4x400 Relay
Sean Bailey, UTEP: 400m
Karol Koncos, UTEP: Weight Throw
Bashiru Abdullahi, UTSA: 60m Hurdles
Andre Douglas, UTSA: Triple Jump
Jack Turner, UTSA: Heptathlon
Dartez Hamlin, WKU: 200m
Second Team All-Conference USA
Charlotte: Distance Medley Relay
Elijah Cole, Charlotte: Pole Vault
Jayon Woodard, Charlotte: 400m
Queshun Watson-Riggins, FIU: Long Jump, Triple Jump
Middle Tennessee: 4x400 Relay
Jacob Choge, Middle Tennessee: 800m, 3000m
Brian Rono, Middle Tennessee: Mile
Karlington Anunagba, North Texas: 60m Dash
Corbett Fong, Rice: Heptathlon
Nick Hicks, Rice: Weight Throw
Lucas Ribeiro, Rice: Shot Put
Sean Bailey, UTEP: 200m
Titus Cheruiyot, UTEP: 5000m
Shakeem Smith, UTEP: 60m Hurdles
Grant Szalek, UTSA: High Jump
Third Team All-Conference USA
Charlotte: 4x400 Relay
Christian Bass, Charlotte: 200m
Keon Howe, Charlotte: High Jump
Justin Leaston, Charlotte: 60m Hurdles
Murphy Bavinga, Louisiana Tech: Triple Jump
Colin Butler, Louisiana Tech: Long Jump
Maurice Moore, Louisiana Tech: Weight Throw
Middle Tennessee: Distance Medley Relay
Kigen Chemadi, Middle Tennessee: 5000m
Willington Wright, Middle Tennessee: 400m
Jason Bugg, Rice: 800m
Elliot Metcalf, Rice: Mile
Alex Slinkman, Rice: Pole Vault
Titus Cheruiyot, UTEP: 3000m
Mikael Dawkins, UTSA: 60m Dash
Paul Bouey, UTSA: Shot Put
Jacob McDaniel, UTSA: Heptathlon
Women's Indoor Track & Field
First Team All-Conference USA
Charlotte: 4x400 Relay
Riley Felts, Charlotte: Pole Vault
Chandler Horton, Charlotte: 5000m
Maya Singletary, Charlotte: 400m
Cecilia Francis, Middle Tennessee: 60m Dash
Esther Isa, Middle Tennessee: High Jump
Michelle Fokam, Rice: Triple Jump
Grace Forbes, Rice: Mile, 3000m
Hannah Jackson, Rice: 200m
Zinedine Russell, Rice: Pentathlon
Tara Simpson-Sullivan, Rice: Weight Throw
Southern Miss: Distance Medley Relay
Chantoba Bright, UTEP: Long Jump
Maribel Caicedo, UTEP: 60m Hurdles
Carolyne Chepkosgei, UTEP: 800m
Maia Campbell, UTSA: Shot Put
Second Team All-Conference USA
Tracey Manigault, Charlotte: 60m Dash, 200m
Ashley Josue, FIU: Weight Throw
Marshall: 4x400 Relay
Safiyyah Mitchell, Marshall: 60m Hurdles
Middle Tennessee: Distance Medley Relay
Eusila Chepkemei, Middle Tennessee: 800m
Joice Jebor, Middle Tennessee: Mile, 3000m
Pamela Kosgei, Middle Tennessee: 5000m
Bailey Ashmore, North Texas: Pole Vault
Aneesa Scott, North Texas: 400m
Michelle Fokam, Rice: Long Jump
Erna Gunnarsdottir, Rice: Shot Put
KC Nwadei, Rice: High Jump
Brittany Floyd, UAB: Pentathlon
Chantoba Bright, UTEP: Triple Jump
Third Team All-Conference USA
Chandler Horton, Charlotte: 3000m
Macie Majoy, Marshall: Pole Vault
Middle Tennessee: 4x400 Relay
Patience Akanwogba, Middle Tennessee: 800m
Shawkia Iddrisu, Middle Tennessee: 400m
Lyric Choice, North Texas: 60m Hurdles
Sydney Salinas, North Texas: Pole Vault
Aneesa Scott, North Texas: 200m
Jaleisa Shaffer, North Texas: Shot Put
Hannah Jackson, Rice: 60m Dash
Callie Jones, Southern Miss: Pentathlon
Lina May, Southern Miss: 5000m
UAB: Distance Medley Relay
Carolyne Chepkosgei, UTEP: Mile
Maia Campbell, UTSA: Weight Throw
Ingeborg Gruenwald, UTSA: Long Jump
Sigrid Klieve, UTSA: High Jump
Danielle Spence, UTSA: Triple Jump
Keep up with Blue Raider track and field on Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider XC/Track & Field), Twitter (@MT_TrackField) and Instagram (@mt_trackfield).
The teams were determined at the conference championships in Birmingham, Ala. with individuals placing first in their events named First Team All-Conference, those placing second in their events named Second Team All-Conference and those placing third named Third Team All-Conference.
Jacob Choge led the conference men with two first team honors after placing first in both the mile and 5,000-meter. Kigen Chemadi and Brian Rono also earned first team nods, Chemadi for the 3,000-meter and Rono for the 800-meter. Choge and Rono both received second team honors as well, while Chemadi and Willington Wright were named to the third team.
The Blue Raider women had seven student-athletes receive honors, two of which were named First Team All-Conference. Cecilia Francis placed first in the 60-meter dash and Esther Isa in the high jump, both earning first team accolades. Eusila Chepkemei, Joice Jebor and Pamela Kosgei were named Second Team All-Conference, and Patience Akanwogba and Shawkia Iddrisu were named to the third team.
Men's Indoor Track & Field
First Team All-Conference USA
Terrell Adams, Charlotte: Shot Put
Keon Howe, Charlotte: Pole Vault
Gabriel Nash, Charlotte: 60m Dash
Denzel Harper, Louisiana Tech: Long Jump
Kigen Chemadi, Middle Tennessee: 3000m
Jacob Choge, Middle Tennessee: Mile, 5000m
Brian Rono, Middle Tennessee: 800m
Rice: Distance Medley Relay
Eric Richards, Southern Miss: High Jump
UTEP: 4x400 Relay
Sean Bailey, UTEP: 400m
Karol Koncos, UTEP: Weight Throw
Bashiru Abdullahi, UTSA: 60m Hurdles
Andre Douglas, UTSA: Triple Jump
Jack Turner, UTSA: Heptathlon
Dartez Hamlin, WKU: 200m
Second Team All-Conference USA
Charlotte: Distance Medley Relay
Elijah Cole, Charlotte: Pole Vault
Jayon Woodard, Charlotte: 400m
Queshun Watson-Riggins, FIU: Long Jump, Triple Jump
Middle Tennessee: 4x400 Relay
Jacob Choge, Middle Tennessee: 800m, 3000m
Brian Rono, Middle Tennessee: Mile
Karlington Anunagba, North Texas: 60m Dash
Corbett Fong, Rice: Heptathlon
Nick Hicks, Rice: Weight Throw
Lucas Ribeiro, Rice: Shot Put
Sean Bailey, UTEP: 200m
Titus Cheruiyot, UTEP: 5000m
Shakeem Smith, UTEP: 60m Hurdles
Grant Szalek, UTSA: High Jump
Third Team All-Conference USA
Charlotte: 4x400 Relay
Christian Bass, Charlotte: 200m
Keon Howe, Charlotte: High Jump
Justin Leaston, Charlotte: 60m Hurdles
Murphy Bavinga, Louisiana Tech: Triple Jump
Colin Butler, Louisiana Tech: Long Jump
Maurice Moore, Louisiana Tech: Weight Throw
Middle Tennessee: Distance Medley Relay
Kigen Chemadi, Middle Tennessee: 5000m
Willington Wright, Middle Tennessee: 400m
Jason Bugg, Rice: 800m
Elliot Metcalf, Rice: Mile
Alex Slinkman, Rice: Pole Vault
Titus Cheruiyot, UTEP: 3000m
Mikael Dawkins, UTSA: 60m Dash
Paul Bouey, UTSA: Shot Put
Jacob McDaniel, UTSA: Heptathlon
Women's Indoor Track & Field
First Team All-Conference USA
Charlotte: 4x400 Relay
Riley Felts, Charlotte: Pole Vault
Chandler Horton, Charlotte: 5000m
Maya Singletary, Charlotte: 400m
Cecilia Francis, Middle Tennessee: 60m Dash
Esther Isa, Middle Tennessee: High Jump
Michelle Fokam, Rice: Triple Jump
Grace Forbes, Rice: Mile, 3000m
Hannah Jackson, Rice: 200m
Zinedine Russell, Rice: Pentathlon
Tara Simpson-Sullivan, Rice: Weight Throw
Southern Miss: Distance Medley Relay
Chantoba Bright, UTEP: Long Jump
Maribel Caicedo, UTEP: 60m Hurdles
Carolyne Chepkosgei, UTEP: 800m
Maia Campbell, UTSA: Shot Put
Second Team All-Conference USA
Tracey Manigault, Charlotte: 60m Dash, 200m
Ashley Josue, FIU: Weight Throw
Marshall: 4x400 Relay
Safiyyah Mitchell, Marshall: 60m Hurdles
Middle Tennessee: Distance Medley Relay
Eusila Chepkemei, Middle Tennessee: 800m
Joice Jebor, Middle Tennessee: Mile, 3000m
Pamela Kosgei, Middle Tennessee: 5000m
Bailey Ashmore, North Texas: Pole Vault
Aneesa Scott, North Texas: 400m
Michelle Fokam, Rice: Long Jump
Erna Gunnarsdottir, Rice: Shot Put
KC Nwadei, Rice: High Jump
Brittany Floyd, UAB: Pentathlon
Chantoba Bright, UTEP: Triple Jump
Third Team All-Conference USA
Chandler Horton, Charlotte: 3000m
Macie Majoy, Marshall: Pole Vault
Middle Tennessee: 4x400 Relay
Patience Akanwogba, Middle Tennessee: 800m
Shawkia Iddrisu, Middle Tennessee: 400m
Lyric Choice, North Texas: 60m Hurdles
Sydney Salinas, North Texas: Pole Vault
Aneesa Scott, North Texas: 200m
Jaleisa Shaffer, North Texas: Shot Put
Hannah Jackson, Rice: 60m Dash
Callie Jones, Southern Miss: Pentathlon
Lina May, Southern Miss: 5000m
UAB: Distance Medley Relay
Carolyne Chepkosgei, UTEP: Mile
Maia Campbell, UTSA: Weight Throw
Ingeborg Gruenwald, UTSA: Long Jump
Sigrid Klieve, UTSA: High Jump
Danielle Spence, UTSA: Triple Jump
Keep up with Blue Raider track and field on Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider XC/Track & Field), Twitter (@MT_TrackField) and Instagram (@mt_trackfield).
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