EL PASO – Hilltopper Track and Field has wrapped up the final day of action at the 2024 Conference USA Outdoor Championships.
Brunel Desinor led the way for the Tops on the track, notching a podium finish in the 400 meter final, taking third place. His finish gave the Tops six points. Two other Hilltoppers finished in the top-five for the men. Kameron Horton took fourth in the 110-hurdles and Zackery Martinez claimed fifth in the 400-hurdles. Horton's time of 14.25 in the 110-hurdles is a new personal best for the freshman from Louisville, Ky.
The men's 4x100-relay team took third place. The group of Julian Klenner, Gabriel Dozier, Desinor, and Martinez finished in 41.24, garnering another six points for the men.
In the night cap, the men's 4x400-relay team managed five points, taking home a fourth place finish in the event. The women's squad managed a sixth place finish in the event.Â
In the women's high jump, Grace Turner claimed 3.5 points, taking sixth place.
The men's team finished with 63 total points while the women's team managed 28.4. Qualifiers for NCAA East Regionals are set to be released Thursday, May 16.
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ResultsÂ
Men's Results
100 Final
7th – Kameron Horton – 10.23
110 Hurdles Final
4th – Kameron Horton – 14.25
200 Final
6th – Kameron Horton – 21.18
400 Final
3rd – Brunel Desinor – 47.10
400 Hurdles Final
5th – Zackery Martinez – 54.16
800 FinalÂ
8th – Wade Balcom – 2:00
1500
9th – Trevor Hudnall – 4:02
4x100 Relay
3rd – WKU (Klenner, Desinor, Dozier, Martinez) – 41.24
4x400 Relay
4th – WKU (Hudnall, Desinor, Dozier, Martinez) – 3:16
Discus Throw
11th – Connor Owens – 46.19 (151-06)
14th – Hunter Hall – 44.09 (144-08)
16th – Grant Reece – 41.51 (136-02)
Triple Jump
8th – Joey Raybourne – 13.58 (44-06.75)
Women's Results
400 Hurdles Final
7th – Gianna Huerta – 1:03
5000
11th – Kinley Kunkel – 18:19
4x100 Relay
6th – WKU (Huerta, Zell, Rabe, Linares) – 49.87
4x400 Relay
7th – WKU (Payne, Zell, Linares, Rabe) – 4:08
High JumpÂ
6th – Grace Turner – 1.65 (5-05)
8th – Rachel Payne – 1.60 (5-03)
8th – Netanya Linares – 1.60 (5-03)
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