UTEP Women Track and Field Captures First C-USA Outdoor Title

The UTEP women track and field team captured its first ever Conference USA Outdoor Championship scoring a total of 153 points on Championship Sunday.

“Our women’s team capturing their first outdoor title ever is a huge deal and to do it here at home makes it that much more special,” head coach Mika Laaksonen said. “We have a pretty well bunch team, we have scorers in multiple events and unfortunately a lot of them are seniors. So, we’re going to have to rebuild and rebuild in a hurry.”

On top of the women’s championship, Laaksonen was named the women’s C-USA Coach of the Year for the outdoor season.

Sophomore sensation Tobi Amusan led the Miners by scoring 24.5 team points. The Kenyan native took home two gold (100m hurdles and 4x100m relay), one silver (200m) and a fifth-place finish in the long jump. Amusan clocked 12.80 in the 100m hurdles and ran a personal-best 22.92 in the 200m.

On the men’s side, the Miners finished in third place tallying 117 points. The NCAA West Regional meet will take place in two weeks in Austin, Texas.