All-Mountain West Release
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — 19 University of New Mexico track & field athletes were selected to the Mountain West Indoor Track & Field All-Conference men’s and women’s teams on Monday.
The Lobos, who received a fourth-place finish from the men and a fifth-place finish from the women during last week’s MW Indoor Championships, saw six men and two relay teams claim nine total honors, while five women and a relay team posted six total selections.
All-Mountain West selections are awarded to the top three finishers in each event at the conference championships.
For the men, Josh Kerr led the way with two all-conference selections, one for his individual title in the mile run and one as part of the men’s winning distance medley relay team.
Ian Crowe-Wright, Carlos Salcido and Michael Wilson also earned All-MW honors for their contributions in the DMR, which set the New Mexico record in the event.
Daniel Lam, winner of the heptathlon, also captured All-MW honors in the heptathlon and the pole vault.
Other Lobos earning all-conference honors were Salcido (200-meter run), Mark Haywood (400), Tanner Battikha (long jump) and Beau Clafton (heptathlon).
Additionally, the Lobos’ 4×400 meter relay team of Haywood, Ben Parmoon, Isaac Gonzales and Bryan Cutler were recognized as all-conference for their third-place run.
On the women’s side, titlist Weini Kelati was accorded all-conference honors for her win in the 3000.
Also receiving individual selections were Ednah Kurgat (mile), Charlotte Prouse (3000), Ada’ora Chigbo (high jump) and Kyra Mohns (pentathlon).
Chigbo also set a school records in the high jump.
The women’s DMR team of Kieran Casey, Shalom Keller, Alondra Negron Texidor and Kurgat also earned all-conference honors.
The Lobos’ next competition will be the NCAA Indoor Championship in College Station, Texas, on March 9-10. Declarations for the NCAA Championships will be announced Tuesday, February 27.
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