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Kapel claims gold in debut

Kapel claims gold in debut

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor September 9, 2017

Freshman Cornelius Kapel earned gold (20:05.6) in his debut for the UTEP cross country team at the annual Lori Fitzgerald home meet on Friday, Sept. 8. "It was exciting to see Cornelius win the race. Especially it being his first race here," head...

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Lilian Koech named C-USA Cross Country Female athlete of the week

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor September 5, 2017

UTEP’s Lilian Koech captured the first Conference USA Athlete of the Week award of 2017 for her performance at the Lobo Invitational. Koech marked a 5K time of 17:32.2 on Saturday at the Lobo Invitational to become the first female and second overall...

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Sophomore cross country runner Antony Kosgei (#678) was named to the C-USA Honor Roll for his excellence in the classroom.

Cross country teams ranked second and third in C-USA Preseason Poll

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor August 23, 2017

Conference-USA’s front office has announced the 2017 cross country preseason poll for Miner teams. The men's team ranks second while the women rank third. The men’s team captured four first-place votes, just two votes behind No. 1 ranked Middle...

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UTEP cross country travels to NCAA Championships

UTEP cross country travels to NCAA Championships

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor November 17, 2016

Coming off their fifth place finish at the NCAA Mountain Regionals, the men's cross country team will gear up for their most important meet this season at the NCAA Championship on Saturday, Nov. 19, in Terre Haute, Ind. This is the third consecutive...

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Cross country advances to NCAA Championships

Cross country advances to NCAA Championships

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor November 13, 2016

With a dominant fifth place performance at the NCAA Mountain Regionals, the Miners men's cross country squad will advance to compete at the NCAA Championships next weekend for the third consecutive year.   During their fifth place showing,...

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Cross country climbs to 15 in the nation

Cross country climbs to 15 in the nation

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor / Online Editor November 2, 2016

With a dominant weekend defending the Conference USA championship title in Charlotte, N.C., the Miners men's cross country team climbed up from No. 21 to No. 15 in the nation. In the championships, UTEP defeated second-place Middle Tennessee (ranked...

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Cross Country ranked no. 12 in the nation

Cross Country ranked no. 12 in the nation

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor October 5, 2016

After their dominant second place campaign in the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational over the weekend, the UTEP men's cross country team leaped to a 12th place ranking in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association top-30...

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Miner legend Ted Banks passes away

Miner legend Ted Banks passes away

Javier Cortez, Web Editor August 26, 2016

Former UTEP Track and Field head coach Ted Banks, passed away at his Gunter, Texas home late Thursday night. He is survived by his wife Judy, three children; Jennifer, Ted and Tom and two grandchildren; Hunter and Jade Nix. Banks was 82 years old. During...

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Senior Laura Delgado competes in the Miners only home invent at the Lori Fitzgerald Classic in September at the Chamizal.

Home grown talent showing hard work pays off

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor December 2, 2014

Senior cross country/track and field member Laura Delgado knows all about hard work. It’s done in the wee hours of the day, when everyone is tired, when no one wants to put in the work. You will never meet you’re goals and aspirations without hard...

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