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LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty leads the way after the first day of the two-day 2024 Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex in Lynchburg, Virginia.
 
With 11 events scored, the Flames lead both the men (68.5 points) and the women (68 points). The FIU women sit right behind Liberty with 50, while Sam Houston trails in second for the men with 50.5 points. Both the men’s and women’s team from Middle Tennessee place themselves third with plenty of opportunity to excel tomorrow.
 
Championship Central
 
Friday morning began with the combined events. Patasha Bryan started off strong for Liberty, winning the pentathlon with 3,791 points. FIU’s Nicole Janse Van Rensburg won the women’s pole vault title as she cleared 4.08 meters.
 
FIU finished 1-2 in the women’s weight throw. Elizabeth Alfred’s mark of 20.78 earned her the title as teammate Michaelle Valentin took silver with her 20.39 stint. To close out the women’s field events for the day, Liberty’s Makenzy Mizera won the long jump (6.03) and was joined on the podium with a pair of Middle Tennessee athletes, Lynnika Vance (5.93) and Lakesha Smith (5.89).
 
The running trials began at 3 p.m. and were highlighted by UTEP’s Jordani Woodley as he tied the CUSA meet record of 7.77 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles, and Liberty’s Reese Webster shattering the CUSA record in the 200, running a time of 23.28. Webster’s time was also a facility record at Liberty’s Indoor Complex. The remainder of the running finals will take place tomorrow afternoon.
 
Sam Houston won gold and silver medals in the men’s pole vault. Rylan Olguin and Benjamin Carlile mirrored each other, both clearing an impressive 5.08m. In the long jump, Mateo Smith represented LA Tech as he earned the title with a mark of 7.38m.
 
The Liberty Flames swept the men’s weight throw finals with John Hicks (20.84m), Desmond Coleman (20.22m) and Christian Hicks (19.14m) all earning hardware.
 
The night ended with back-to-back thriller races. The women’s 5k final was steadily led by UTEP’s Joyce Kemboi and Sandra Maiyo, and MTSU’s Odilia Jepchumba and Faith Nyathi. Liberty’s Adelyn Fairley trailed behind the group until the very last lap, making her way to the front at the last second to win the title with a time of 16:46.52. Her time was just .13 seconds faster than Jepchumba’s.
 
In the men’s 5k, Liberty and MTSU filled the top-eight spots, all collecting points for their teams and led by Flame Edwin Kiprop (14:07.46) and Blue Raider Brian Kiptoo (14:11.85).
 
Liberty ended the day off strong with both their men and women winning the DMR final, earning crucial points for the teams. The Liberty women’s DMR time of 11:32.82 goes down as the new facility record.
 
The championships will resume Saturday morning with the remaining heptathlon events commencing at 10:30 a.m. ET. The field events begin at noon followed by the remainder of the running finals at 2 p.m. Day two will be livestreamed on ESPN+ from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.