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Women's 2025 Track & Field Roster

  • Sprints/Hurdles Sprints/Hurdles 3L

    Loubna Benhadja

    Sr. Blida, Algeria Youcef Boulekhrouf
    Full Bio
    Senior Blida, Algeria Youcef Boulekhrouf
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 4L

    Chinique Brown

    Sr. Polokwane, South Africa Hoerskool Pietersburg
    Full Bio
    Senior Polokwane, South Africa Hoerskool Pietersburg
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 4L

    Oghenekaro Brume

    Sr. Ughelli, Nigeria Onoriede International School
    Full Bio
    Senior Ughelli, Nigeria Onoriede International School
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 2L

    Niesha Burgher

    Sr. Saint Thomas, Jamaica Excelsier HS Western Texas College
    Full Bio
    Senior Saint Thomas, Jamaica Excelsier HS Western Texas College
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Andrea Castillo

    Fr. El Paso, Texas El Paso HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman El Paso, Texas El Paso HS
    Full Bio
  • Jumps Jumps

    Praise Djoma

    So. Warri, Nigeria Yakub Memorial Secondary School LSU
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Warri, Nigeria Yakub Memorial Secondary School LSU
    Full Bio
  • Pole Vault Pole Vault

    Sarah Dovenbarger

    Fr. El Paso, Texas Eastlake HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Eastlake HS
    Full Bio
  • Jumps Jumps

    Peace Ewa

    Fr. Warri, Nigeria
    Full Bio
    Freshman Warri, Nigeria
    Full Bio
  • Throws Throws 2L

    Lizbeth Fierro

    R-Jr. El Paso, Texas Tornillo HS
    Full Bio
    Redshirt Junior El Paso, Texas Tornillo HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints

    Samahri Foster

    Fr. El Paso, Texas Chapin HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Chapin HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Bobbi Guillen

    Fr. El Paso, Texas Del Valle HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Del Valle HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints

    Asia Hodge

    Sr. Killeen, Texas Ellison HS
    Full Bio
    Senior Killeen, Texas Ellison HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance 1L

    Brenda Jerop

    So. Kapsabet, Kenya Chepseon Girls HS
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Kapsabet, Kenya Chepseon Girls HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance 4L

    Ruth Jerubet

    Sr. Kapsabet, Kenya AIC Cheptonon HS
    Full Bio
    Senior Kapsabet, Kenya AIC Cheptonon HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance 1L

    Vallary Kiplagat

    So. Eldoret, Kenya Ketkei Girls HS
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Eldoret, Kenya Ketkei Girls HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance 1L

    Salma Licon

    So. El Paso, Texas Eastwood HS
    Full Bio
    Sophomore El Paso, Texas Eastwood HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 3L

    Denae McFarlane

    Sr. Clarendon, Jamaica Edwin Allen HS
    Full Bio
    Senior Clarendon, Jamaica Edwin Allen HS
    Full Bio
  • Throws Throws 3L

    Natalie J. Murillo

    R-Sr. El Paso, Texas Del Valle HS
    Full Bio
    Redshirt Senior El Paso, Texas Del Valle HS
    Full Bio
  • Jumps/Sprints Jumps/Sprints

    Samoya Neil

    Sr. St. Andrew, Jamaica Excelsior HS South Dakota
    Full Bio
    Senior St. Andrew, Jamaica Excelsior HS South Dakota
    Full Bio
  • Throws Throws 1L

    Esther Osisike

    So. Asaba, Nigeria
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Asaba, Nigeria
    Full Bio
  • Distance 3L

    Victoria Ovalles

    Sr. El Paso, Texas Eastwood HS
    Full Bio
    Senior El Paso, Texas Eastwood HS
    Full Bio
  • Pole Vault Pole Vault 1L

    Alla Parnov

    So. Perth, Western Australia Lakeland HS
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Perth, Western Australia Lakeland HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints

    Cailee Phillips

    So. El Paso, Texas Franklin HS ORU
    Full Bio
    Sophomore El Paso, Texas Franklin HS ORU
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance 2L

    Alexa Rangel

    Jr. El Paso, Texas Montwood HS
    Full Bio
    Junior El Paso, Texas Montwood HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints/Hurdles Sprints/Hurdles 3L

    Marissa Simpson

    Sr. Kellits, Jamaica
    Full Bio
    Senior Kellits, Jamaica
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints

    Addison Stricklin

    Fr. Lancaster, Texas Lancaster HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Lancaster, Texas Lancaster HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 1L

    Rejoice Sule

    So. Benin City, Nigeria
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Benin City, Nigeria
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 1L

    Princess Uche

    So. Abia State, Nigeria Government Senior Secondary School Rot Norong
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Abia State, Nigeria Government Senior Secondary School Rot Norong
    Full Bio

Men's 2025 Track & Field Roster

  • Sprints Sprints

    Sebastian Avena

    Fr. Laredo, Texas Lyndon B. Johnson HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Laredo, Texas Lyndon B. Johnson HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Evan Avitia

    Jr. El Paso, Texas Americas HS Hutchinson CC
    Full Bio
    Junior El Paso, Texas Americas HS Hutchinson CC
    Full Bio
  • High Jump High Jump 3L

    Jakub Belik

    Sr. Jaromer, Czech Republic
    Full Bio
    Senior Jaromer, Czech Republic
    Full Bio
  • Multis/Pole Vault Multis/Pole Vault 1L

    Oleksandr Blonskyi

    So. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Brovary HS
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Highlands Ranch, Colo. Brovary HS
    Full Bio
  • Jumps Jumps

    Alex Brown

    Sr. Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. Wolmers Boys School South Dakota
    Full Bio
    Senior Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. Wolmers Boys School South Dakota
    Full Bio
  • Pole Vault Pole Vault

    Harrison Canfield

    R-Jr. Lake Oswego, Ore. Lake Oswego HS Oregon
    Full Bio
    Redshirt Junior Lake Oswego, Ore. Lake Oswego HS Oregon
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 3L

    Stephen Carreto

    Sr. El Paso, Texas Franklin HS
    Full Bio
    Senior El Paso, Texas Franklin HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Andrew Crosby

    Fr. McKinney, Texas McKinney Boyd HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman McKinney, Texas McKinney Boyd HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Diego Fernandez

    Fr. Floresville, Texas Floresville HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Floresville, Texas Floresville HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints

    Joseph Gomez Whitten

    Fr. El Paso, Texas Parkland HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Parkland HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Matthew Guerra

    Fr. El Paso, Texas Burges HS Eastern New Mexico
    Full Bio
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Burges HS Eastern New Mexico
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 3L

    Joshua Hill

    R-Sr. Houston, Texas Kipp Sunnyside HS
    Full Bio
    Redshirt Senior Houston, Texas Kipp Sunnyside HS
    Full Bio
  • Discus/Throws Discus/Throws 3L

    Aleks Hristov

    R-Sr. Karnobat, Bulgaria Vasil Levski Sport School
    Full Bio
    Redshirt Senior Karnobat, Bulgaria Vasil Levski Sport School
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Christian Hurtado

    Fr. El Paso, Texas Americas HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Americas HS
    Full Bio
  • Throws Throws 1L

    Noah Jirgens

    Sr. Lehigh, Kan. McPherson HS
    Full Bio
    Senior Lehigh, Kan. McPherson HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance 3L

    Maxwell Kipkosgei

    Sr. Eldoret, Kenya Simotwo Boys HS
    Full Bio
    Senior Eldoret, Kenya Simotwo Boys HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Juan Leal

    Fr. El Paso, Texas Franklin HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Franklin HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints

    Zion Meaders

    R-Fr. Chino Hills, Calif. Chino Hills HS
    Full Bio
    Redshirt Freshman Chino Hills, Calif. Chino Hills HS
    Full Bio
  • Jumps Jumps 2L

    A'tiq Muhammad

    Jr. Rockford, Ill. Guilford HS
    Full Bio
    Junior Rockford, Ill. Guilford HS
    Full Bio
  • Heptathlon Heptathlon

    Elijah Munoz

    So. El Paso, Texas Andress HS
    Full Bio
    Sophomore El Paso, Texas Andress HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 3L

    Julio Pacheco Estrada

    Jr. Chihuahua, Mexico De La Salle HS
    Full Bio
    Junior Chihuahua, Mexico De La Salle HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints 2L

    Mathew Polk

    Jr. Mesa, Ariz. Chapin HS
    Full Bio
    Junior Mesa, Ariz. Chapin HS
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Israel Quintana

    Fr. El Paso, Texas Immanuel Christian School
    Full Bio
    Freshman El Paso, Texas Immanuel Christian School
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Paul Rotich

    Fr.
    Full Bio
    Freshman
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance 4L

    Kenneth Talavera

    R-Sr. Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico Instituto Mexico de Cd. Juárez
    Full Bio
    Redshirt Senior Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico Instituto Mexico de Cd. Juárez
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance 3L

    Aron Tanui

    Sr. Eldoret, Kenya South Plains College
    Full Bio
    Senior Eldoret, Kenya South Plains College
    Full Bio
  • Distance Distance

    Angel Torres

    Fr. Tornillo, Texas Tornillo HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Tornillo, Texas Tornillo HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints

    Isaiah Vallejos

    Fr. Las Cruces, N.M. Las Cruces HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Las Cruces, N.M. Las Cruces HS
    Full Bio
  • Jumps Jumps 2L

    Zacarias Velasquez

    Jr. El Paso, Texas Franklin HS
    Full Bio
    Junior El Paso, Texas Franklin HS
    Full Bio
  • Throws Throws

    Xavier Westmoreland

    Fr. Houston, Texas Klein Forest HS
    Full Bio
    Freshman Houston, Texas Klein Forest HS
    Full Bio
  • Sprints Sprints

    Amir Williams

    So. Raytown, Mo. Raytown HS New Mexico JC
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Raytown, Mo. Raytown HS New Mexico JC
    Full Bio
  • Sprints/Hurdles Sprints/Hurdles 3L

    Jordani Woodley

    Sr. Hanover, Jamaica Rusea's HS
    Full Bio
    Senior Hanover, Jamaica Rusea's HS
    Full Bio

Staff Roster

Track & Field Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Francesca Green

    Full Bio
  • Assistant Coach - Hurdles/Sprints

    Kimberly Francis

    Full Bio
  • Assistant Coach - Throws

    Elijah Barnes

    Full Bio
  • Assistant Coach - XC/Distance

    Justin Herbert

    Full Bio
  • Assistant Coach - Operations & Jumps/Multis

    Abby Walls

    Full Bio
  • Graduate Assistant

    Trayvion White-Austin

    Full Bio
Women's 2025 Track & Field Roster
# Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School Previous School Exp.
Benhadja, Loubna Sprints/Hurdles - Sr. Blida, Algeria / Youcef Boulekhrouf 3L
Brown, Chinique Sprints - Sr. Polokwane, South Africa / Hoerskool Pietersburg 4L
Brume, Oghenekaro Sprints - Sr. Ughelli, Nigeria / Onoriede International School 4L
Burgher, Niesha Sprints - Sr. Saint Thomas, Jamaica / Excelsier HS Western Texas College 2L
Castillo, Andrea Distance - Fr. El Paso, Texas / El Paso HS
Djoma, Praise Jumps - So. Warri, Nigeria / Yakub Memorial Secondary School LSU
Dovenbarger, Sarah Pole Vault - Fr. El Paso, Texas / Eastlake HS
Ewa, Peace Jumps - Fr. Warri, Nigeria /
Fierro, Lizbeth Throws - R-Jr. El Paso, Texas / Tornillo HS 2L
Foster, Samahri Sprints - Fr. El Paso, Texas / Chapin HS
Guillen, Bobbi Distance - Fr. El Paso, Texas / Del Valle HS
Hodge, Asia Sprints - Sr. Killeen, Texas / Ellison HS
Jerop, Brenda Distance - So. Kapsabet, Kenya / Chepseon Girls HS 1L
Jerubet, Ruth Distance - Sr. Kapsabet, Kenya / AIC Cheptonon HS 4L
Kiplagat, Vallary Distance - So. Eldoret, Kenya / Ketkei Girls HS 1L
Licon, Salma Distance - So. El Paso, Texas / Eastwood HS 1L
McFarlane, Denae Sprints - Sr. Clarendon, Jamaica / Edwin Allen HS 3L
Murillo, Natalie J. Throws - R-Sr. El Paso, Texas / Del Valle HS 3L
Neil, Samoya Jumps/Sprints - Sr. St. Andrew, Jamaica / Excelsior HS South Dakota
Osisike, Esther Throws - So. Asaba, Nigeria / 1L
Ovalles, Victoria Distance - Sr. El Paso, Texas / Eastwood HS 3L
Parnov, Alla Pole Vault - So. Perth, Western Australia / Lakeland HS 1L
Phillips, Cailee Sprints - So. El Paso, Texas / Franklin HS ORU
Rangel, Alexa Distance - Jr. El Paso, Texas / Montwood HS 2L
Simpson, Marissa Sprints/Hurdles - Sr. Kellits, Jamaica / 3L
Stricklin, Addison Sprints - Fr. Lancaster, Texas / Lancaster HS
Sule, Rejoice Sprints - So. Benin City, Nigeria / 1L
Uche, Princess Sprints - So. Abia State, Nigeria / Government Senior Secondary School Rot Norong 1L
Men's 2025 Track & Field Roster
# Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School Previous School Exp.
Avena, Sebastian Sprints - Fr. Laredo, Texas / Lyndon B. Johnson HS
Avitia, Evan Distance - Jr. El Paso, Texas / Americas HS Hutchinson CC
Belik, Jakub High Jump - Sr. Jaromer, Czech Republic / 3L
Blonskyi, Oleksandr Multis/Pole Vault - So. Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Brovary HS 1L
Brown, Alex Jumps - Sr. Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. / Wolmers Boys School South Dakota
Canfield, Harrison Pole Vault - R-Jr. Lake Oswego, Ore. / Lake Oswego HS Oregon
Carreto, Stephen Sprints - Sr. El Paso, Texas / Franklin HS 3L
Crosby, Andrew Distance - Fr. McKinney, Texas / McKinney Boyd HS
Fernandez, Diego Distance - Fr. Floresville, Texas / Floresville HS
Gomez Whitten, Joseph Sprints - Fr. El Paso, Texas / Parkland HS
Guerra, Matthew Distance - Fr. El Paso, Texas / Burges HS Eastern New Mexico
Hill, Joshua Sprints - R-Sr. Houston, Texas / Kipp Sunnyside HS 3L
Hristov, Aleks Discus/Throws - R-Sr. Karnobat, Bulgaria / Vasil Levski Sport School 3L
Hurtado, Christian Distance - Fr. El Paso, Texas / Americas HS
Jirgens, Noah Throws - Sr. Lehigh, Kan. / McPherson HS 1L
Kipkosgei, Maxwell Distance - Sr. Eldoret, Kenya / Simotwo Boys HS 3L
Leal, Juan Distance - Fr. El Paso, Texas / Franklin HS
Meaders, Zion Sprints - R-Fr. Chino Hills, Calif. / Chino Hills HS
Muhammad, A'tiq Jumps - Jr. Rockford, Ill. / Guilford HS 2L
Munoz, Elijah Heptathlon - So. El Paso, Texas / Andress HS
Pacheco Estrada, Julio Sprints - Jr. Chihuahua, Mexico / De La Salle HS 3L
Polk, Mathew Sprints - Jr. Mesa, Ariz. / Chapin HS 2L
Quintana, Israel Distance - Fr. El Paso, Texas / Immanuel Christian School
Rotich, Paul Distance - Fr. /
Talavera, Kenneth Distance - R-Sr. Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico / Instituto Mexico de Cd. Juárez 4L
Tanui, Aron Distance - Sr. Eldoret, Kenya / South Plains College 3L
Torres, Angel Distance - Fr. Tornillo, Texas / Tornillo HS
Vallejos, Isaiah Sprints - Fr. Las Cruces, N.M. / Las Cruces HS
Velasquez, Zacarias Jumps - Jr. El Paso, Texas / Franklin HS 2L
Westmoreland, Xavier Throws - Fr. Houston, Texas / Klein Forest HS
Williams, Amir Sprints - So. Raytown, Mo. / Raytown HS New Mexico JC
Woodley, Jordani Sprints/Hurdles - Sr. Hanover, Jamaica / Rusea's HS 3L

Track & Field Coaching Staff

Track & Field - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Green, Francesca Francesca Green Head Coach
Francis, Kimberly Kimberly Francis Assistant Coach - Hurdles/Sprints
E Barnces Elijah Barnes Assistant Coach - Throws
Herbert, Justin Justin Herbert Assistant Coach - XC/Distance
Walls, Abby Abby Walls Assistant Coach - Operations & Jumps/Multis
TWA Trayvion White-Austin Graduate Assistant

Staff Roster

Track & Field Coaching Staff