Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, March 18
Auburn, AL
Middle Tennessee
at
Tiger Track Classic
Photo by: Adiel Hernandez / University of Michigan
Blue Raiders Set to Open Outdoor Season at Tiger Track Classic
3/17/2022 10:19:00 AM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee men's and women's track and field teams are heading to the Tiger Track Classic hosted by Auburn in Auburn, Alabama, to open up their outdoor track and field season Friday, March 18, through Saturday, March 19.
Last Time Out for the Blue Raiders
The Blue Raiders ended the indoor season with four All-American honorees along with a top-50 finish in the nation for the women's side and a top-60 finish on the men's side, as they finished things out at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by UAB.
Freshman Alaba Akintola was the first Blue Raider to compet, running a 21.49 second 200-meter dash. Akintola earned Second Team All-American honors for his top-16 finish in the nation, taking 14th at the indoor championships. Akintola finished the season with the 14th-best mark in the nation in the 200m with a time of 20.72 seconds at the Conference USA Championship.
Sophomore Omamuyovwi Erhire took seventh in the men's high jump with a final height of 2.20m, the third-best height reached of the meet. Erhire earned First Team All-American honors and finished the 2022 indoor season with the fifth-best mark in the nation of 2.23m during the C-USA Championships.
Graduate student Esther Isa earned Second Team All-American honors for her top-15 finish in triple jump this weekend. Isa hit a mark of 12.43m at the meet, short of her season-best mark of 13.48m she set at the C-USA Championships, which ended the indoor season as the 12th best mark in the country.
Senior Eusila Chepkemei was an automatic qualifier after placing in the top four of her heat during the one-mile prelims with a time of 4:36.33. Chepkemei went on to take sixth place in the finals with a time of 4:37.21. The record-breaking senior earned First Team All-American honors and finished the indoor season with the fifth-best time in the nation of 4:32.39, which she set at the Boston Last Chance Meet the week before.
Meet Field
Auburn, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Brewton-Parker, Florida State, Fort Valley State, Louisville, Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss, Point University, South Alabama, South Carolina, Tallahassee CC*, Thomas University, Troy, and William Carey.
*Only bringing men's team
Tiger Track Classic Meet Information
Meet Schedule
Heat Sheets
Live Results
Follow Us
Keep up with Blue Raider track & field on Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider XC/Track & Field), Twitter (@MT_TrackField), and Instagram (@mt_trackfield).
Last Time Out for the Blue Raiders
The Blue Raiders ended the indoor season with four All-American honorees along with a top-50 finish in the nation for the women's side and a top-60 finish on the men's side, as they finished things out at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by UAB.
Freshman Alaba Akintola was the first Blue Raider to compet, running a 21.49 second 200-meter dash. Akintola earned Second Team All-American honors for his top-16 finish in the nation, taking 14th at the indoor championships. Akintola finished the season with the 14th-best mark in the nation in the 200m with a time of 20.72 seconds at the Conference USA Championship.
Sophomore Omamuyovwi Erhire took seventh in the men's high jump with a final height of 2.20m, the third-best height reached of the meet. Erhire earned First Team All-American honors and finished the 2022 indoor season with the fifth-best mark in the nation of 2.23m during the C-USA Championships.
Graduate student Esther Isa earned Second Team All-American honors for her top-15 finish in triple jump this weekend. Isa hit a mark of 12.43m at the meet, short of her season-best mark of 13.48m she set at the C-USA Championships, which ended the indoor season as the 12th best mark in the country.
Senior Eusila Chepkemei was an automatic qualifier after placing in the top four of her heat during the one-mile prelims with a time of 4:36.33. Chepkemei went on to take sixth place in the finals with a time of 4:37.21. The record-breaking senior earned First Team All-American honors and finished the indoor season with the fifth-best time in the nation of 4:32.39, which she set at the Boston Last Chance Meet the week before.
Meet Field
Auburn, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Brewton-Parker, Florida State, Fort Valley State, Louisville, Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss, Point University, South Alabama, South Carolina, Tallahassee CC*, Thomas University, Troy, and William Carey.
*Only bringing men's team
Tiger Track Classic Meet Information
Meet Schedule
Heat Sheets
Live Results
Follow Us
Keep up with Blue Raider track & field on Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider XC/Track & Field), Twitter (@MT_TrackField), and Instagram (@mt_trackfield).
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