UTEP Miners track and field
| UTEP Miners track and field | |
|---|---|
| University | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Head coach | Francesca Green |
| Conference | C-USA |
| Location | El Paso, Texas |
| Outdoor track | Kidd Field |
| Nickname | Miners |
| Colors | Dark blue, orange, and silver accent[1] |
| NCAA Indoor National Championships | |
| Men: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982[2] Women: 1980 (AIAW) | |
| NCAA Outdoor National Championships | |
| Men: 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982[3] | |
The UTEP Miners track and field team is the track and field program that represents University of Texas at El Paso. The Miners compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Conference USA. The team is based in El Paso, Texas, at the Kidd Field.[4]
The program is coached by Francesca Green.[5] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[6]
In 1986, the track and field and cross country teams were put on probation by the NCAA for three years due to violations in 1983 and 1984 under then-coach Larry Heidebrecht. As part of the probation, UTEP could not compete in NCAA championships for the 1986-87 and 1987-88 seasons, and the men's team also had to vacate its 1983 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships team title. The restrictions were imposed due to $62,150 in cash payments being made to athletes for performances.[7][8] During the probation period, athletes on the team had to request appeals to participate in competitions, and many left altogether.[9]
Postseason
AIAW
The Miners have had 11 AIAW All-Americans finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.[10]
| AIAW All-Americans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Championships | Name | Event | Place |
| 1977 Outdoor | Debbie Pearson Mitchell | 1500 meters | 3rd |
| 1978 Indoor | Jennifer Smit | Shot put | 1st |
| 1978 Indoor | Ria Stalman | Shot put | 5th |
| 1978 Outdoor | Debbie Pearson Mitchell | 1500 meters | 2nd |
| 1978 Outdoor | Jennifer Smit | Shot put | 1st |
| 1978 Outdoor | Ria Stalman | Discus throw | 1st |
| 1979 Indoor | Jeanine Brown | 300 yards | 2nd |
| 1979 Indoor | Debbie Pearson Mitchell | Mile run | 1st |
| 1979 Indoor | Dannette Alford | 4 × 220 yards relay | 3rd |
| Jeanine Brown | |||
| Esther Otieno | |||
| Carrman Rivers | |||
| 1979 Indoor | Esther Otieno | 4 × 440 yards relay | 6th |
| Carrman Rivers | |||
| Bea Reese | |||
| Jeanine Brown | |||
| 1979 Indoor | Esther Otieno | Long jump | 1st |
| 1979 Indoor | Jennifer Smit | Shot put | 2nd |
| 1979 Indoor | Betty Bogers | Shot put | 4th |
| 1979 Outdoor | Jeanine Brown | 4 × 110 yards relay | 5th |
| Esther Otieno | |||
| Bea Reese | |||
| Carrman Rivers | |||
| 1979 Outdoor | Esther Otieno | Long jump | 3rd |
| 1979 Outdoor | Jennifer Smit | Shot put | 6th |
| 1979 Outdoor | Betty Bogers | Discus throw | 2nd |
| 1980 Indoor | Carrman Rivers | 60 meters | 5th |
| 1980 Indoor | Jeanine Brown | 300 meters | 5th |
| 1980 Indoor | Jacqueline Richards | 1000 meters | 5th |
| 1980 Indoor | Debbie Pearson Mitchell | 2000 meters | 1st |
| 1980 Indoor | Carrman Rivers | 4 × 440 yards relay | 1st |
| Esther Otieno | |||
| Turus Van Amstel | |||
| Jeanine Brown | |||
| 1980 Indoor | Leisa Biggers | Distance medley relay | 2nd |
| Rochelle Collins | |||
| Debbie Pearson Mitchell | |||
| Jacqueline Richards | |||
| 1980 Indoor | Jennifer Smit | Shot put | 3rd |
| 1980 Outdoor | Carrman Rivers | 4 × 440 yards relay | 3rd |
| Esther Otieno | |||
| Truus Van Amstel | |||
| Jeanine Brown | |||
| 1980 Outdoor | Jennifer Smit | Shot put | 4th |
| 1980 Outdoor | Ria Stalman | Discus throw | 2nd |
| 1980 Outdoor | Betty Bogers | Discus throw | 3rd |
| 1981 Indoor | Charmaine Crooks | 400 meters | 3rd |
| 1981 Indoor | Leisa Biggers | 4 × 440 yards relay | 5th |
| Bea Reese | |||
| Zenobia Haynes | |||
| Jeanine Brown | |||
| 1981 Outdoor | Jeanine Brown | 200 meters | 5th |
| 1981 Outdoor | Kim Turner | 100 meters hurdles | 4th |
| 1981 Outdoor | Bea Reese | Sprint medley relay | 5th |
| Doreen Hayward | |||
| Jeanine Brown | |||
| Charmaine Crooks | |||
| 1981 Outdoor | Esther Otieno | Long jump | 4th |
| 1982 Indoor | Charmaine Crooks | 440 yards | 3rd |
| 1982 Indoor | Kim Turner | 60 yards hurdles | 2nd |
| 1982 Indoor | Susanne Lorentzon | High jump | 2nd |
NCAA
As of August 2025, a total of 127 men and 39 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status for the team at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).[11][12]
See also
- Category:UTEP Miners men's track and field athletes (67)
- Category:UTEP Miners women's track and field athletes (25)
References
- ^ The University of Texas at El Paso Graphic Identity Guide (PDF). Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships ::: USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History ::: USTFCCCA". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships ::: USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History ::: USTFCCCA". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "UTEP Miners Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at El Paso Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "UTEP Miners Track and Field Coach". University of Texas at El Paso Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Here are the differences between the indoor and outdoor track seasons". ncaa.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "UTEP put on probation". El Paso Times. 3 July 1986. p. 1. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ "UTEP Continued from 1A". El Paso Times. 3 July 1986. p. 2. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ "Miner jumper's appeal granted". El Paso Herald-Post. 30 January 1987. p. 22. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ Hubbard, Mike; Pfeifer, Jack. "The early years of Women's collegiate track" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
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- ^ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
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- ^ a b c d e f "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b "55 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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- ^ a b "110 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "400 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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- ^ a b c d "Distance medley relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Mile run at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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- ^ a b c d "400 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "400 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "100 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b "400 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b "4 × 100 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024. "Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor w4x1" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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- ^ a b c "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "55 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "400 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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- ^ a b "Decathlon at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "3000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d "5000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "3000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "200 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "200 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "1500 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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- ^ a b c "100 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Javelin throw at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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- ^ a b "200 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Javelin throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d "400 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "800 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Distance medley relay at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Triple jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Triple jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "60 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "5000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "10,000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b "60 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.