Track & Field

UTEP officials and head coaches of four fall sports met with the media on Thursday afternoon at the brand new Sky Lounge in the Sun Bowl to address their respective upcoming seasons.

Former Miner track and field star Emmanuel Korir is now a gold medalist for Kenya as he claimed first place in the men's 800m final at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.

The Tornillo Coyotes tweeted out the trading card to announce that Fierro will be signing with UTEP at 10 am on, Thursday, July 22nd inside the Tornillo high school library.

Alan Culpepper, who starred at Coronado High School and later became an Olympic marathon runner, will be returning to El Paso to coach at UTEP.

Senior pole vaulter Paulo Benavides was able to capture national recognition for his efforts this season and was named Conference USA Co-Men’s Field Athlete of the Year.

Former major league pitcher Rocky Coppinger and pro wrestler Gory Guerrero are among eight new inductees into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame class of 2020.

UTEP today announced their 2020 Golden Pick award winners for athletics, with Bryson Williams and Chantoba Bright winning male and female athlete of the year.

She kept on running through three more bouts with the disease, forging a career as a professional athlete and U.S. champion while enduring surgeries, radiation treatments, chemotherapy and immunotherapy.

The only Russian track athlete currently holding a world title called on the country's officials and coaches in the sport to be replaced because of the slow pace of anti-doping reforms.

After her first-place finish at the Montwood Race To Midnight cross country meet, Eastlake senior Aeriel Garcia was nominated by MileSplit Texas for a chance to become the top varsity performer of the week.
The recognition pins Garcia alongside some of the state's best runners and…