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The UTEP track and field team will be sending nine student-athletes to compete at the 2017 NCAA Championships this week in Eugene Ore., starting Wednesday June 7 through Saturday, June 10.
Wearing the Orange and Blue for the women’s team will be Tobi Amusan (100m Hurdles), Samantha Hall (Discus Throw), Lucia Mokrasova (Heptathlon), Winny Koech (10,000m) and Lilian Koech (800m).
On the men’s side, Emmanuel Korir (800m and 4x400m relay), Michael Saruni (800m and 4x400m relays) and the 4x400m relay ream of Korir, Saruni, Asa Guevara and James Bias will represent the Miners at the NCAA Championships.
Tobi Amusan | Sophomore | Hurdles
The Sophomore makes her return to the NCAA Championships after taking runner-up last year. Amusan heads into the championships with the fastest qualifying time, when she clocked 12.57w at the West Region Prelim. The Nigerian native has yet to lose a 100m hurdles in five races thus far.
The school record holder will compete in the semifinals for the 100m hurdles on Thursday at 6:32 p.m. MT on ESPN2. A total of eight runners out of the 24 will advance to the finals. Three heats will be held (eight athletes in each heat) and the top two finishers from each heat plus the next best two fastest times will advance.
Samantha Hall | Senior | Discus
The senior will make her final appearance in the Orange and Blue at the national stage for the second time in her career after earning 13th overall at the 2015 NCAA Championships. Hall holds the school record in the discus throw with a mark of 58.50m and qualified for the NCAA Championships tossing for 56.50m at the West Region Prelims.Hall will compete on Saturday’s final starting at 4:05 p.m. on ESPN3.
Lucia Mokrasova| Junior | Heptathlon
Mokrasova will take the track in the heptathlon on Friday and Saturday morning for the Miners. The junior broke her previous school record earlier this year at the Texas Relays, she scored 5,671 points.
That point total for Mokrasova ranks her 12th nationally headed into the competition. The Slovakia native will take the track on Fridayat 1:30 p.m. on ESPN3.
Winny Koech | Sophomore | 10,000m
Koech will compete in the 10,000m Final on Thursday night at 8:08 p.m on ESPN2. Koech has clocked a personal-best 33:51.31 when she ran at the Mt. SAC Relays earlier this year. The C-USA champion ranks 17th among the 24 student-athletes competing, after running a qualifying time of 34:39.41. This will be the first trip to the national stage for Koech.
Lilian Koech | Sophomore | 800m
Making a her first appearance at the national stage, the Kenya native will run in the 800m semifinal on Thursday at 7:14 p.m on ESPN2. Koech clocked her personal best earlier this year with a time of 2:04.68 at the Brutus Hamilton Challenge. The sophomore earned one of the automatic qualifying spots from the West Region Prelim with a time of 2:07.68.
Emmanuel Korir | Freshman | 800m
The Kenya native has taken track and field by storm this year. Breaking numerous meet records and school records, including the indoor 600m world record (1:14.97). Korir is undefeated in the 800m through three races. The freshman clocked the fastest-time in the 800m earlier this year with a time of 1:43.73 at the Brutus Hamilton Challenge. Korir is just one of three athletes in the world to run sub-1:44 in the 800m and sub-45 in the 400m.
The All-American will take the track on Wednesday in the 800m semifinal starting at 7:14 p.m on ESPN2.
Michael Saruni | Freshman | 800m
Saruni has been just as spectacular as his teammate Korir. Saruni clocked a personal best 1:45.92 at the Texas Relays beating the 2012 Olympic silver medalist (Leonel Manzano) and the collegiate record holder (Donavan Brazier). Saruni heads into the championships ranked sixth in the nation.
Men’s 4x400m Relay Team
The Men’s 4x400m relay team will consist of both freshman 800m runners, senior James Bias and junior James Bias. The team registered the second-fastest time in program history with a time of 3:03.15 and ranks as the fourth-fastest qualifying time to the NCAA Championship. The team will compete on Wednesday in the 4x400m relay semifinal with the final set for Friday at 8:51 p.m. on ESPN.
You can watch the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships live on the ESPN family of networks. Both the final day of the men’s championship and women’s championship will be aired in prime time on ESPN.
For live results and breaking news be sure to follow @UTEPTrack on Twitter and uteptrack on Instagram.
by Dr Alex Jimenez | UTEP (Local) RSS
The former Chapin High School hurler wrapped up her UTEP career ranked tied for third in wins (24) and second in saves (five).
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IRVING, Texas – UTEP softball’s Kaitlin Fifield is among 14 honorees for the Spring Conference USA Spirit of Service Award, as announced on Wednesday. The award is given to the student-athletes who donate their time in the community, have a high academic standing and excel in their respective sports.
Fifield donated much of her time to community service as the El Paso native worked with the Miracle League on multiple occasions, mentoring baseball teams with disabilities. Fifield assisted with instructions to kids at UTEP Softball’s Free Clinic.
Fifield also made time to help with UTEP events, which included Orange Fever Fiesta (fundraising event) and the UTEP-Army football game (hospitality/greeting).
Fifield’s classroom efforts were apparent as she was named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll all four years at UTEP.
The former Chapin High School hurler wrapped up her UTEP career ranked tied for third in wins (24) and second in saves (five).
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With the release of Conference USA’s TV schedule on Wednesday, UTEP’s 2017 football slate has been updated.
The Miners will appear on television six times over the course of the season, including five road games – at Oklahoma (Sept. 2, FOX), at Army (Sept. 30, CBS Sports Network), at Southern Miss (Oct. 14, STADIUM), at Middle Tennessee (Nov. 4, beIN Sports) and at North Texas (Nov. 11, ESPN3). STADIUM is formerly ASN and Campus Insiders.
UTEP’s home matchup with Arizona (Sept. 15) will air on ESPN with an 8:15 p.m. Mountain start time.
Times are set for nine of the 12 games, the exception being the final three games in the month of November, which will be announced at a later date.
UTEP’s home games versus Rice (Sept. 9), WKU (Oct. 7) and UTSA (Oct. 28) will all kick at 6 p.m. Mountain time. UTEP Football Season Tickets are on sale now by calling (915) 747-6150.
2017 UTEP Football Schedule
Date Opponent Time Network
Sept. 2 at Oklahoma 1:30 p.m. FOX
Sept. 9 Rice* 6 p.m.
Sept. 15 Arizona 8:15 p.m. ESPN
Sept. 23 at NM State 6 p.m.
Sept. 30 at Army 1:30 p.m. CBS Sports Network
Oct. 7 WKU* 6 p.m.
Oct. 14 at Southern Miss* 5 p.m. STADIUM
Oct. 28 UTSA* 6 p.m.
Nov. 4 at Middle Tennessee* 5:30 p.m. beIN Sports
Nov. 11 at North Texas* TBA ESPN3
Nov. 18 LA Tech* TBA
Nov. 25 at UAB* TBA
* Conference USA game
All times Mountain
by Daniel Alvarado B.S.E.P (Exercise Physiologist) | UTEP (Local) RSS
AUSTIN, Texas – UTEP’s Tobi Amusan continued her dominance on Saturday afternoon at the Mike A. Myers Stadium for the NCAA West Region Preliminaries. The sophomore sprinted to a first-place finish in her 100m hurdle heat with a wind-aided time of 12.57 to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
“Tobi ran exceptionally well today, executing her race at this level,” Head Coach Mika Laaksonen said. “This will be the largest team we take to the national stage and once we get there anything can happen.”
Amusan’s time was the fastest in the 48-athlete field. The Nigeria native will make her second trip to Eugene, Ore. Last year the sophomore clocked 12.79 to finish runner up to Kentucky’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn.
Amusan ranks No. 2 in the country and will compete at the NCAA Championships June 7-10.
The men’s 4×400 relay team consisted of Asa Guevara, Michael Saruni, James Bias and Emmanuel Korir. The mile relay team placed third overall with a time of 3:03.15. Korir anchored the team running a split-time of 43.34 bringing them back from sixth-place to finish second in their heat giving them the automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
In the men’s 1,500m run, Jonah Koech nearly missed out qualifying to the NCAA Championships. The sophomore clocked 3:49.66 to earn an eighth-place showing in his heat.
Linda Cheruiyot registered a time of 4:36.56 to finish 12th in her heat.
The women’s 4x400m relay team of Lucia Mokrasova, Florence Uwakwe, Imani Adams and Ada Benjamin. The team ran a time of 3:45.16 to finish in eight-place in their heat.
Seven individuals and one relay team advanced to Eugene, Ore., Amusan, Samantha Hall, Lilian Koech, Winny Koech, Mokrasova, Korir and Saruni. Mokrasova’s 5,671 ranks her tied for 12th in the nation in the heptathlon, the top 24 heptathlon scores automatically advance to the NCAA Championships. Korir and Saruni will compete in both the 800m and the 4x400m relay.
The Miners will compete at the NCAA Championships June 7-10 at the historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.,
For live updates and breaking news follow @UTEPTrack on Twitter and uteptrack on Instagram
by Dr Alex Jimenez | UTEP (Local) RSS
The deadline to register for one of several 2017 UTEP Volleyball Summer Camps is just around the corner.
Interested players will have until 11:30 p.m. on May 31 to do so and registration can be done through the
website. The camp is open to youth in grades 3-12 as well as college-age students. Prices for each camp range from $90.10 to $159.00.
The first schedule of camps will begin June 7 and the second slate will start July 11, with morning and evening options available.
The 2017 UTEP Volleyball Summer Camp will be adding a new overnight position camp as well as four different beach volleyball camps. The UTEP Student Recreation Center will host the beach camps and the position camp will take place at Memorial Gym and Miner Village. Incoming, current, and former UTEP volleyball athletes and staff will be on hand assisting and coaching during the camp.
Beach volleyball was added by the NCAA at the collegiate level in 2012 as a result of the sport’s growing popularity. At the beach volleyball camp, participants will learn all aspects of the game and help become a more well-rounded player.
UTEP volleyball assistant coach Paty Figueiredo and her staff will conduct the camp geared toward individual instruction and overall competition.
The indoor volleyball camps will look to improve participants’ volleyball skills by teaching and building fundamentals, using drills, and playing games that allow players to learn and strengthen their volleyball skills. Campers will receive both group and one-on-one attention.
A full list of the camp schedule, as well as prices, are below.
2017 UTEP Volleyball Summer Camp
Registration link: camps.jumpforward.com/minersvbcamp
Registration deadline: 11:30 p.m. on May 31, 2017
*The camps are open to any and all entrants (limited only by number, age, grade level and/or gender)
Miners Beach Volleyball Camp AM – Grades 8-College
Camp Location
UTEP Student Recreation Center
Camp Date
June 07 – June 10
7:00 AM – 9:30 AM MT
Camp Price(s)
$116.60
Lil Miners Indoor Volleyball Camp – Grades 6-12
Camp Location
Memorial Gym
Camp Date
June 07 – June 09
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM MT
Camp Price(s)
$90.10
Miners Indoor Volleyball Camp – Grades 6-12
Camp Location
UTEP Memorial Gym
Camp Date
June 07 – June 09
10:00 AM – 05:00 PM MST
Camp Price(s)
$143.10
Miners Beach Volleyball Camp PM – Grades 8-College
Camp Location
UTEP Student Recreation Center
Camp Date
June 7 – June 10
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM MT
Camp Price(s)
$116.60
Miners Position Camp – Grades 7-12
Camp Location
UTEP Memorial Gym
Camp Date
July 11 – July 12
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM MT
Camp Price(s)
$127.20 – $159.00
Miners Beach Volleyball Camp AM – Grades 8-College
Camp Location
UTEP Student Recreation Center
Camp Date
July 12 – July 15
7:00 AM – 9:30 AM MT
Camp Price(s)
$116.60
Miners beach volleyball camp PM – Grades 8-College
Camp Location
UTEP Student Recreation Center
Camp Date
July 12 – July 15
07:00 PM – 09:30 PM MST
Camp Price(s)
$116.60
Lil Miners Indoor Volleyball Camp Grades 3-6
Camp Location
Memorial Gym
Camp Date
July 13 – July 15
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM MT
Camp Price(s)
$90.10
Miners Indoor Volleyball Camp – Grades 6-12
Camp Location
UTEP Memorial Gym
Camp Date
July 13 – July 14
10:00 AM – 05:00 PM MT
Camp Price(s)
$106.00
by Dr Alex Jimenez | UTEP (Local) RSS
SAMMAMISH, Wa.– The incredible run that was the UTEP men’s golf team’s season came to an end at the 2017 NCAA Washington Regional in Sammamish, Washington on Wednesday.
The Miners shot 32-over 884 (297-294-293) at the Aldarra Golf Club to finish in ninth place, four spots out of the desired fifth place and the opportunity to punch their ticket to the national championships. Top-seeded Southern California, also the no. 1 team in the nation, remained under par to finish first in the regional with 3-under 849 (280-283-286).
Kent State, Florida State, Alabama and Penn State will join Southern California at the NCAA National Championships in Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill. on May 26-31.
Four Miners finished in the top-50 of the field. Charles Corner, who spearheaded the Orange and Blue’s run all tournament, finished in a tie for 22nd with 5-over 218 (70-74-74). Corner collected four birdies in the final round on holes no. 9, no. 10, no. 12, and no. 17 and tied for seventh overall in par-4 scoring (4.11, +3). The junior also shot the team’s lone eagle during round two.
Senior Frederik Dreier made his last appearance as a Miner, shooting 7-over 220 (76-68-76) to finish in a tie for 27th. The two-time C-USA Golfer of the Year led his squad in par-5 scoring (4.75, -3), pars (34) and held the lowest round of any UTEP participant in his second round score of 68. One stroke behind Dreier, Aaron Terrazas finished with a share of 29th after firing 8-over 221 (73-77-71).
The sophomore carded four birdies and tied for fifth overall in par-3 scoring (3.07, +1). Terrazas also tied with Corner for a team-leading eight birdies while collecting 30 total pars.
Andreas Sorensen shot his best round of the tournament to total his 14-over 227 (79-75-73) score, breaking into the top-50 with a tie for 47th place finish. Sorensen collected his tournament-high three birdies in the third round while matching Dreier’s 34 pars to contribute to the teams’ 162 total pars.
Nicklas Pihl shot his lowest score of the three rounds on Wednesday and completed the Miners’ run with a share of 62nd after shooting 18-over 231 (78-78-75). The junior had six total birdies in the tournament.
The Miners, who made their first NCAA Regional appearance as a team since 2004, ended their season with four tournament titles, including the Conference USA Championship. The C-USA title was the first since 1985 and the second conference title ever in program history.
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Kids of all ages are invited to sign up for the 2017 edition of the UTEP Miners Summer Camps. Officials say this year’s camps are offered for cheerleading, men’s basketball, football, soccer, track & field and volleyball.
The cheer camp is slated for July 5-8 at the Don Haskins Center. Men’s basketball has two sessions – June 19-21 (Miner Basketball Camp) and June 26-29 (Boys and Girls Camp), both at the Don Haskins Center.
Football will hold its annual Youth Camp on June 10 in the Sun Bowl. Soccer has two Advanced Camps and two Soccer & Splash Camps, both June 19-22 and July 17-20.
Track & Field will conduct a Speed and Agility Camp June 15-16 at Kidd Field. Volleyball has two Li’l Miners Indoor Camps (June 7-9 and July 13-15), two Miners Indoor Camps (June 7-9 and July 13-14), two Miner Position Camps (July 11 and July 12), and four Miners Beach Volleyball Camps (June 7–10 am and pm and July 12-15 am and pm).
Visit the UTEP Athletics Website for full details on all the camps or to sign up. Inquiries will also be accepted by phone (747-6065) or via e-mail (minercamps@utep.edu).
