ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The University of New Mexico Track and Field Team is set to travel to Clovis, Calif. for the 2021 Mountain West Outdoor Championships. The three-day event kicks off Thursday, May 13, and runs through Saturday, May 15.
This will be the first conference championship event in two years. A total of 38 UNM Athletes will be participating in the meet.
Two program records have already been broken this season, one in the women’s high jump and one in the women’s 200m dash. It was Tianna Holmes who made both program and West Coast Relays history in the women’s 200m dash, crossing the finish line in 23.22 seconds. The previous UNM record was set by Barbara Bell (23.44) on April 28, 1984, and So Cal’s Juan Ball set the meet record in 1996 (23.39).
Salcido named MW Track Athlete of the Week
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. After garnering two first-place finishes at the UNLV Spring Opener, redshirt-senior Carlos Salcido has been named the Mountain West Track Athlete of the Week.
Salcido set an outdoor regular season-best in the men’s 400m race, finishing at a time of 47.73 and in first place. The redshirt-senior also participated in the 4×400 alongside Jay Griffin, Montez Wright, and Gavin Sleeter, earning first place at a time of 3:17.44.
To keep up with Salcido and the rest of the Lobos, visit golobos.com/sports/track/schedule/ for the most recent schedule.
Lobos Complete a Successful Day at the Texas Tech Matador Qualifier
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The University of New Mexico sent 20 athletes to the Texas Tech Matador Qualifier in Lubbock, Texas, on Friday. Of the 20 athletes, the Lobos came away with 15 top-5 finishes, including three first-place finishes.
The three first-place finishes came from freshman Matthew Larkin in the Men’s 800m (1:52.22), senior Ada’ora Chigbo in the Women’s High Jump, and senior Steffi Jones in the Women’s Mile (4:54.04).
Also running the Women’s Mile with Jones was freshman Isabella Fauria who finished in second at a time of 4:58.28.
In a similar style, alongside Larkin in the 800m, Gavin Sleeter finished in second place with a time of 1:54.09. This race was Larkin’s collegiate debut with the Lobos.