March 13, 2010
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Conference USA completed the final day of the 2010 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships with competition in four events, including two All-American performances. The two-day championships took place inside the Randall Tyson Track Center on the campus of The University of Arkansas with Florida winning the men's title after tallying 57 points, while Oregon won the women's championship with a total of 61 points.
UTEP's Blessing Okagbare earned her second All-America honor of the meet by sprinting through the finish line of the women's 60-meter dash in 7.172. The senior eluded Gabby Mayo of Texas A&M by .003 to win her second title of the meet and C-USA's third Championship by a female competitor. The Sapele, Nigeria native also won the women's long jump Friday with a leap of 6.87m (22-06.50).
Senior Steffen Nerdal of Memphis earned his second-straight and third-overall All-America honor in the men's weight throw after turning in a second-place performance with a toss of 23.22m (76-02.25). The Norwegian native set the school record for the third time this season and is the only Tiger track and field athlete to earn the All-America honor multiple times. Dimitrios Fylladitakis of UTEP also competed in the men's weight throw, finishing ninth overall with a mark of 20.90m (68-07.00).
Rounding out C-USA's competitors in the NCAA Championships were SMU's Simone du Toit and Alex Becker of Tulsa. Du Toit finished 17th in the women's shot put with a mark of 15.67m (51-05.00), while Becker ran a time of 9:21.78 to cross in at 15th place in the women's 3,000m run. Becker also competed in Friday's 5,000m run, earning All-America accolades with a fifth-place finish (15:58.53).
For more information and full results of the two-day event, visit http://flashresults.com/2010_Meets/indoor/NCAA/.
Below is a complete list of Conference USA athletes who competed at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
C-USA's 2010 NCAA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
FINALS
60m Dash
1. Blessing Okagbare, Sr., UTEP (7.172)
3,000m
15. Alex Becker, Sr., Tulsa (9:21.78)
Weight Throw
2. Steffen Nerdal, Sr., Memphis (23.22m/76-02.25)
9. Dimitrios Fylladitakis, Jr., UTEP (20.90m/68-07.00)
Shot Put
17. Simone du Toit, So., SMU (15.67m/51-05.00)
Long Jump
1. Blessing Okagbare, Sr., UTEP (6.87m/22-06.50)
Pole Vault
2. Jason Colwick, Sr., Rice (5.50m/18-00.50)
5,000m
5. Alex Becker, Sr., Tulsa (15:58.53)
200m Dash
6. Kalyn Floyd, Jr., Houston (23.41)
High Jump
10. Tynita Butts, Fr., East Carolina (1.78m/5-10)
10. Ke'Airra Jones, So., Southern Miss (1.78m/5-10)
PRELIMS
60m Hurdles
14. Jackie Coward, So., UCF (8.29)
60m
1. Blessing Okagbare, Sr., UTEP (7.24)
200m
8. Kalyn Floyd, Jr., Houston (23.45)
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