Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Middle Tennessee
Commodore Winter Challenge
Blue Raiders set to open Indoor season in Nashville
12/5/2025 3:30:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee Track & Field team is headed to Nashville for the Commodore Winter Challenge. The meet will be hosted at the Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility on Saturday, December 6.
The Blue Raiders will have 55 athletes (28 men, 27 women) competing this weekend at the Commodore Winter Challenge. A total of 11 newcomers will be making their track & field debut for Middle Tennessee this weekend.
Chidinma Agu, Mustapha Bokpin, Emerson Brinkmeier, Jonathan Harris, Mariah Ivery, Ella Miller, Jayden Moore, Julia Peebles, Arianna Thomas, Evan Tomlinson and Laila Williams will all be making their debuts for the Blue Raiders.
What to Watch for
The Blue Raiders are spearheaded by Allan Kiplagat, who returns to the track after taking home the Conference USA Individual Cross Country Championship on November 1. Kiplagat brought home gold in the 5000m and silver in the mile in last year's CUSA Indoor Championships and will continue to make noise within the conference in his junior season.
Reigning bronze medalist in the Conference USA Indoor Championships long jump, Viktoria Rusnakova will make her first appearance of the 2025-26 season in Nashville. The junior jumper recorded her personal best mark of 6.03m/19' 9.5" last season.
Wail Bourhali opens the indoor season as a two-time silver medalist in the CUSA Indoor Championships DMR and a multi-All-Conference honoree. In his final year of collegiate running, Bourhali will look to get back to the podium in Conference USA.
The distance trio, Faith Nyathi, Privillege Chikara and Odilia Jepchumba, are back for the indoor season after competing for Middle Tennessee Cross Country. Nyathi was named the Conference USA Outstanding Senior after finishing third in the CUSA Cross Country Championships. Chikara and Jepchumba both placed second in the DMR in last year's Indoor Championships, Chikara also garnering silver in the 800m.
Keeping Track of the Action
Blue Raider fans can keep track of the action at the Commodore Winter Challenge through the live results link or by watching on SEC Network+. The meet is slated to begin at 8:30 a.m. CT with the women's weight throw and men and women's high jump, with track events set to kick off at 11:00 a.m. with the women's 5000m. The events will conclude with the men's 4x400 relay at 4:20 p.m.
Keeping up with the Blue Raiders
Keep up with Blue Raider cross country and track and field on Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider XC/Track & Field), Twitter (@MT_TrackField), and Instagram (@mt_trackfield).
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