UTEP will host the Sun City Classic on Saturday at Larry K. Durham Track at Kidd Field, and the final home meet of the season will run from the first hammer throw at 11 a.m. to the women’s 4x400-meter relay at 8 p.m. The running events begin at 4 p.m. with the men’s 4x100 relay.
Eight seniors will be recognized at 3:45 p.m. before the track events begin: Evan Avitia, Alex Brown, Oghenekaro Brume, Lizbeth Fierro, Andres Gurrola, Mathew Polk, Nethaneel Taylor and Zacarias Velasquez. Francesca Green said the meet is a chance to show the team’s progress, keep building toward championship season and give the senior class the recognition it deserves.
Green said the weekend is also about the people who helped shape the program, and she singled out Velasquez after he earned the Spirit of Service Award on Thursday, April 9. Avitia, an El Paso native and Americas High School graduate, is among the seniors set to be honored, and he competed at Hutchinson Community College before transferring to UTEP.
The timing gives the Miners one more home stage before the schedule turns fully toward the stretch that matters most. The competition will come first, but the afternoon is set to belong just as much to the seniors who helped build what Green described as the foundation of the program.
