Chepkemei and Isa Sweep Women's Performers of the Meet Honors for C-USA Championship

3/2/2022 3:00:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country

By: Braydin Sik, MT Athletic Communications

DALLAS – The Conference USA office announced on Wednesday that Eusila Chepkemei was named Track Performer of the Meet and Esther Isa was named Field Performer of the Meet for their Women's C-USA Championship performances.

Eusila Chepkemei had an out-of-this-world weekend in Birmingham. On day one, Chepkemei helped lead MT to a DMR program-record finish with a team time of 11:30.59. Their gold-medal performance was 6.5 seconds faster than the previous record.

On day two, Chepkemei became the first female in Conference USA history to sweep the 800-meter, mile, and 3000-meter. Chepkemei's three first-place finishes on day two included a program record-breaking performance in the 3000-meter that helped her secure the High Point Scorer of the Meet award and four First Team All-Conference USA honors. Chepkemei accounted for 40 of the women's 91 points over the two-day weekend.

Esther Isa took first place in the women's triple jump with a personal best length of 13.48 meters, earning Isa First Team All-Conference USA honors. Isa also took second in the women's high jump with a final height of 1.78m, .01 meters from her personal best. Isa accounted for 18 points over the weekend.

What's Next for the Blue Raiders?
Up next for the Blue Raiders is the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 11-12 in Birmingham, Ala., at the CrossPlex for Alaba Akintola, Eusila Chepkemei, Omamuyovwi Erhire, and Esther Isa.

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