Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Middle Tennessee
Conference USA Championships
Blue Raiders finish CUSA Indoor Championships with 14 podium spots
2/24/2024 9:41:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country
Stephen Eloji set a new CUSA Indoor record of 7.77s with his first-place finish in the men's 60H final.
🏆 2024 ITF Men's 60m Hurdles Champions 🏆
— Conference USA (@ConferenceUSA) February 24, 2024
*NEW CUSA RECORD*
🥇*Stephen Eloji - @MT_TrackField
🥈Jordani Woodley - @UTEPTrack
🥉Hendrick Hundl - @BearkatsTFXC #NoLimitsOnUs pic.twitter.com/pJI26vzhA4
Women's Team Score – 95 – Third Place
Men's Team Score – 92 points – Fourth Place
Men's Top Performances
· Habtamu Geta placed second on the podium in men's one-mile run with a 4:08.15s time
· Eloji set a new CUSA record in the men's 60H 7.77s time for first place on the podium
· Wail Bourahli placed second on the podium in the men's 800-meter running
· Brian Kiptoo placed second on the podium in the men's 3000-meter running a 8:18.72s time. Kiptoo also placed second in the 5000-meter with a personal best 14:11.85s
· Bourahli qualified for his first CUSA finals placing first in the 800-meter prelims running a 1:52.93s time
· Joel Iheakolam placed third on podium in men's long jump finals with a 7.22m mark for a new personal best
· Brady Daniels ran a personal best 48.31s in the men's 400
🏆 2024 ITF Men's 800m Champions 🏆
— Conference USA (@ConferenceUSA) February 25, 2024
🥇Brendan Pitcher - @Liberty_XCTF
🥈Wail Bourahli - @MT_TrackField
🥉Aron Tanui - @UTEPTrack #NoLimitsOnUs pic.twitter.com/NXN8QGqWie
🏆 2024 ITF Men's 3000m Champions 🏆
— Conference USA (@ConferenceUSA) February 25, 2024
🥇Edwin Kiprop - @Liberty_XCTF
🥈Brian Kiptoo - @MT_TrackField
🥉Nathan Moore - @Liberty_XCTF #NoLimitsOnUs pic.twitter.com/XJVydPp6vu
🏆 2024 ITF Men's Long Jump Champions 🏆
— Conference USA (@ConferenceUSA) February 24, 2024
🥇Mateo Smith - @LATechTFXC
🥈Derrick Warren Jr - @BearkatsTFXC
🥉Joel Iheakolam - @MT_TrackField #NoLimitsOnUs pic.twitter.com/beOTTpimBb
Women's Top Performances
· In the women's one-mile run, Odilia Jepchumba placed second on the podium with Faith Nyathi in third. Jepchumba ran a 4:48.15s time and Nyathi ran 4:48.24s time.
· In the women's 800-meter, Pamela Milano placed second on the podium with a new personal best time of 2:08.39s
· Jepchumba placed first on the podium in the women's 3000-meter running a 9:36.13s time. She also placed second in the 5000-meter with a personal best 16:46.65s time.
· Viktoria Rusnakova was second on the podium in the women's Triple Jump with a personal best 11.97m mark
· Brook Studnicki ran a personal best in the women's mile of 4:56.48s
· Kayla Gaddy-Middleton had a personal best in the triple jump with a mark of 10.40m
· Tshwanelo Maruping ran a personal best in the mile of 4:59.28s
· Anaiya Midget Jumped 10.47m in the Triple Jump for a new personal best.
· Lakesha Smith placed third in the Long Jump with a personal best mark of 5.89m
🏆 2024 ITF Women's 3000m Champions 🏆
— Conference USA (@ConferenceUSA) February 25, 2024
🥇Odilia Jepchumba - @MT_TrackField
🥈Valerie Lastra - @FIUTrackXC
🥉Adelyn Fairley - @Liberty_XCTF #NoLimitsOnUs pic.twitter.com/tSXd5RBeTf
🏆 2024 ITF Women's Triple Jump Champions 🏆
— Conference USA (@ConferenceUSA) February 24, 2024
🥇Makenzy Mizera - @Liberty_XCTF
🥈Viktoria Rusnakova @MT_TrackField
🥉Cameron Hodges - @NMStateXCTF #NoLimitsOnUs pic.twitter.com/bcMqiYLRwi
🏆 2024 ITF Women's 3000m Champions 🏆
— Conference USA (@ConferenceUSA) February 25, 2024
🥇Odilia Jepchumba - @MT_TrackField
🥈Valerie Lastra - @FIUTrackXC
🥉Adelyn Fairley - @Liberty_XCTF #NoLimitsOnUs pic.twitter.com/tSXd5RBeTf
"Our freshman performances were great," said head coach Keith Vroman. "It was a pretty impressive showing all weekend for us."
Final Results
View the final results of this weekend's meet here.
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