Blue Raiders back in Nashville at the Music City Challenge

Friday, February 10

Nashville, TN

Middle Tennessee

Music City Challenge

2/9/2023 11:31:00 AM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country

By: Bradley Hartman, MTSU Athletic Communications

Live Results | Meet Schedule

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee's men's and women's track and field teams will compete at the Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility Feb. 10-11 in the final meet before the Conference USA Indoor Championships.

Follow Along Live
Results and highlights will be posted throughout the day on the Blue Raiders Track and Field Twitter feed.
Live stream for the Music City Challenge will be provided by ESPN for both days of competition.

The Meet Schedule
The Blue Raiders will kick off the Music City Challenge on Friday at 11 a.m. CT.
Click here to view the full meet schedule.

The Meet Field
A few of the programs that will be in attendance are Alabama, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt.

Last Time Out for the Blue Raiders – Full Recap
Event Wins
· Lesego Mpshe won the women's mile race with a time of 5:01.61 in her first time running the event this indoor season.
· Senior Purity Sanga won the women's 3000m with a time of 9:43.82.
· Esther Isa continued her dominance in the women's long jump with another first-place finish and a mark of 5.91m.
· Akera Benton won in the women's triple jump with a mark of 11.76m.

Men's Top Performances
· Alaba Akintola ran in the men's 200m where he placed second with a time of 21.34.
· In the men's mile there were three standout performances from Molutsi Mohlouwa, Habtamu Geta, and Hillary Kimaiyo all setting new personal best times.

Women's Top Performances
· Joice Jebor was right behind teammate Lesego Mpshe in the women's mile where she finished third and a time of 5:04.91.
· Lyn'Nikka Vance placed third in the women's long jump with a mark of 5.73m.
· The women's 4x400 meter relay team finished second with Leonie Beu, Esther Isa, Pamela Milano, and Glory Nyenke running a time of 3:51.696.

Next up
The Conference USA Championships will follow on Feb. 18-19 in Birmingham, Ala. hosted at the Birmingham CrossPlex.

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