Eloji sets C-USA Championships record in the men’s 110m Hurdle

Thursday, May 11

Denton, TX

Middle Tennessee

Conference USA Championships

5/14/2023 9:10:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country

By: Bradley Hartman, MTSU Athletic Communications

DENTON, Texas – Middle Tennessee men's and women's track and field teams wrapped up the 2023 C-USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with Stephen Eloji setting a new league record in the 110m Hurdles with a time of 13.50s.

Faith Nyathi was named the C-USA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Freshman of the Meet

Men's Top Performances

· Alaba Akintola placed first in the men's 100m and 200m. In the 100m he ran a time of 10.05s and in the 200m a 20.43s.
· Stephen Eloji won the men's 110m Hurdles with a new C-USA Championship record time of 13.50s.

Women's Top Performances

· Faith Nyathi finished first in the women's 5000m with a time of 16:50.26 and second place in the 10000m with a time of 36:24.46s to earn Freshman of the Meet.
· Lyn'Nikka Vance earned a bronze medal in the women's long jump with a mark of 6.04m.

Quote from head coach Keith Vroman

"Stephen Eloji has come a long way, very happy for him to compete at this conference championships. Faith is very coachable, today she raced as smart as any freshman has ever raced, her future is bright."

Next up

The NCAA East Prelims will be held in Jacksonville, Florida from May 24-27.

Final Results

View the final results of the C-USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships meet here.

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