Kats compete at CUSA Outdoor meet

EL PASO — The Sam Houston men's track team had a solid opening day at the 2024 Conference USA Outdoor Championships hosted by UTEP at Kidd Field on Friday.

The Bearkats are currently in first place with 48 total points through five events scored. The Sam Houston women are in seventh through four events.

Benjamin Carlile claimed gold in the men's pole vault with a leap of 5.23 meters, the second-best CUSA mark this season. Dylan Truss propelled Sam Houston to go 1-2 in the event, just edging out FIU's Kayden Cecil's matched, best mark of 4.98 meters by one jump.

Dominykas Cepys earned the Kats a second-place finish in the shot put with a toss of 17.09 meters.

Charlee Salinas captured the bronze with a throw of 14.58 meters in the women's shot put.

Other Top 8 Finishes on Day 1

Men
Men's pole vault
6. Bryce Barbay, 4.48 meters

Long Jump
4.Derrick Warren Jr., 7.33 meters
6. Matthew Jackson, 6.93 meters
7. Rylan Olguin, 6.85 meters
8. Kyle Kiser, 6.84

Shot put
2. Dominykas Cepys, 17.09 meters
7. Nikos Fotinopoulos, 15.61 meters
8. Brian Orlando, 15.11 meters

Javelin
5. Matthew Jackson, 48.78 meters
8. Bryce Barbay, 45.36 meters

Women
1,500-meter run
7. Kristen Wilson, 40:19.24

Shot put
3. Charlee Salinas, 14.58 meters

Kats compete at CUSA Outdoor meet

Players Mentioned

Bryce Barbay

Benjamin Carlile

Dominykas Cepys

Nikos Fotinopoulos

Matthew Jackson

Kyle Kiser

Brian Orlando

Charlee Salinas

Dylan Truss

Derrick Warren

Kristen Wilson

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