EL PASO — The Sam Houston men's track team finished third at the 2024 Conference USA Outdoor Championships hosted by UTEP at Kidd Field on Saturday and Sunday.
 
Brian Orlando claimed the silver in the hammer throw with a toss of 64.34 meters. Freshman Jerimiah Jackson stood on the second-place podium in his first CUSA meet with a leap of 2.05 meters in the high jump.
 
Kaleb Kiser captured second place in the triple jump with a leap of 14.66 meters. Hendrick Hundl raced to a second place showing in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.02 seconds.
 
Tyriq Brunn took the bronze in the 100 meters with a time of 10.09 seconds. He then cruised to a second-place finish in the 200 with a time of 20.65.
 
The men's 4x100-meter relay team placed second with a time of 40.60. The Kats added another silver in the 4x400 with a time of 3:10.39.
 
Other top 8 finishes for the men and women were:
 
MEN
Hammer throw
7. Luke Thielemann, 56.73 meters
8. Benjamin Ruiz, 56.38
 
High jump
5. Jeremiah Cams, 1.95 meters
7. Jack Johnston, 1.95
 
Triple jump
4. Kyle Kiser, 14.47 meters
6. Rylan Olguin-May, 13.91
 
1,500 meters
8. Christian Rivera, 4:01.42
 
400 meters
5. Jabari Mitchell, 48.16 seconds
7. Kamari Fisher, 49.15
 
200 meters
5. Jayden Jones, 20.93
 
 
WOMEN
Pole Vault
7. Rachel Maciejeski, 3.82 meters
 
400 meters
8. Alyssa Jolly, 58.33
 
100 meters
5. Anivea Gilbert, 11.59 seconds
 
800 meters
5. Ellie Galan, 2:13.29
 
4x400 relay
6. Sam Houston, 3:52.57