Middle Tennessee State University announces Blue Raiders travel to Texas for Conference USA Championships

Alaba Akintola
Alaba Akintola | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
By Prep News Wire Service

From 5/10/2023 post.


DENTON, Texas – Middle Tennessee's men's and women's track and field teams will compete at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships hosted by North Texas on May 11-14.
 
Follow Along Live
 
Results and highlights will be posted throughout the day on the Blue Raiders' Track and Field Twitter feed.
 
Live Results for the C-USA Championships will be provided by C-USA each day of competition. The league will stream Friday and Saturday's events on CUSA.tv.
 
The Meet Schedule
 
The outdoor meet will kick off on Thursday at 2:45 p.m. CT with the heptathlon.
 
Click here to view the full meet schedule.
 
Last Time Out for the Blue Raiders – Music City Challenge
 
Middle Tennessee men's and women's track and field teams completed the competition in Nashville with six event wins on the weekend.
 
Men's Top Performances

 
· 
Alaba Akintola placed first in the men's 100m and 200m final. He ran a time of 10.08s in the 100m and 20.93s in the 200m.
· 
Stephen Eloji placed first in the men's 110m Hurdles and 400H Hurdles with a time of 13.73s in the 100m final and 52.30s in the 400H final.
· 
Carmelo Cannizzaro took first in the 3000m Steeplechase with a personal best time of 8:54.31s.
· 
Vincent Yegon finished first in the men's 5000m with a time of 14:18.02s.
 
Women's Top Performances
 
· 
Esther Isa placed second in the women's long jump final on Friday with a mark of 5.80m.
· Leonie Beu finished third in the women's 200m and 400m with personal best times of 24.35s in the 200m and 54.36s in the 400m.
· 
Mercy Chepkurui set a personal best time of 4:32.00s in the women's 1500m.
· In the women's 5000m Faith Nyathi placed second with a personal best time of 16:34.02s.
·
Pamela Milano set a new personal best in the women's 800m with a 2:09.92s. 



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