University of Texas at El Paso
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| UTEP | |
| Location | El Paso, TX |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Division | NCAA Div I |
| Nickname | Miners |
| Head Coach | Paul Ereng XC, Bob Kitchens Track |
| Men's Asst. | Mika Laaksonen, Calvin Robinson, Kebba Tolbert, Althea Johnson |
| Championships | 7 NCAA Men's Cross country, 7 Men's Indoor, and 6 Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
| Venue | Kidd Field |
All of the men and one woman on the varsity cross country roster were Kenyan.[1]
UTEP track and field head coach Bob Kitchens announced the addition of assistant coaches Kebba Tolbert and Althea Johnson to his staff on Oct. 20, 2008. Tolbert comes to UTEP after five years at the helm of the Portland State University men's and women's track and field and cross country programs. The Colby College graduate will serve as a multi-events coach and will primarily work with the jumpers and short hurdlers. Althea Johnson begins her collegiate coaching career after a successful three-year stint at St. Mary's Academy and two years with the CYO Track Club in Portland, Ore. A native of Westmoreland, Jamaica, Johnson will assist with the UTEP sprinters and relay teams.[2]
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2008 Olympic Trials
UTEP's Halimat Ismaila and Blessing Okagbare joined former Miner Oludamola Osayomi in qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing at the NNPC/ExxonMobil Nigeria Track & Field Championships/Olympics Trials in Abuja.
Ismaila and Osayomi qualified in the women's 4x100 meter relay, while Osayomi was a triple qualifier in the 100 and 200 meters as well.
Osayomi won the 100 and the 200 with times of 11.08 and 22.74 seconds, respectively. Both times were personal records.
Okagbare also achieved a P.R. in the long jump with a first-place leap of 6.86m (22-6 1/4) to earn a spot in Beijing.
UTEP's Mickael Hanany already secured a spot in the 2008 Summer Olympics by winning the national title in the high jump with a P.R. of 2.32m (7-7 1/4) on June 13 in Des Moines, Iowa. Hanany will be competing for his native France. [3]
2008 Olympics
UTEP students and alumni participated in track and field events.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Team |
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| Mickael Hanany | high jump |  France
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Blessing Okagbare  | long jump |  Nigeria
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| Blessing Okagbare Oludamola Osayomi Halimat Ismaila | women's 4x100 meter relay | Nigeria
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| Oludamola Osayom | 100M women | Nigeria
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| Oludamola Osayom | 200M women | Nigeria
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| Halimat Ismaila | 100M women | Nigeria
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| Churandy Martina | 100M men |  Netherlands Antilles
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| Churandy Martina | 200M men | Netherlands Antilles
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| Ronalds Arajs | 200M men |  Latvia
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| Caiman Douglas | men 4x100 meter relay |  Netherlands
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| Erma-Gene Evans | javelin |  Saint Lucia
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| Alexandros Papadimitriou | hammer throw men |  Greece
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| Henderson Dottin |  Barbados
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| Fatimoh Muhammed |  Liberia
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Notable
Ted Banks was UTEP's Men's Track and Field Coach from1973 through 1981. He was one of most successful track and field coaches in NCAA history ... from 1972-81, Banks led the Miners to 17 NCAA titles (five outdoor, six indoor, six cross country) ... coached 189 NCAA All-Americans, including 47 NCAA individual champions ... guided UTEP to 23 Western Athletic Conference titles during his tenure ... led UTEP to the 1981 NCAA cross country title with a record-low score of 17 ... coached the Miners to NCAA triple crowns during the 1979-80 and 1980-81 school years.[5]
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References
- ↑ http://utepathletics.cstv.com/sports/c-xc/mtt/utep-c-xc-mtt.html
- ↑ http://utepathletics.cstv.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/102008aac.html Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ↑ http://utepathletics.cstv.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/070708aaa.html
- ↑ http://utepathletics.cstv.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/081408aaa.html Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ↑ http://utepathletics.cstv.com/hallfame/2002-inductees.html
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