{"id":247297,"date":"2026-04-13T08:27:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/247297\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T08:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:27:19","slug":"utep-leans-on-freshmen-talent-at-final-home-track-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/247297\/","title":{"rendered":"UTEP Leans on Freshmen Talent at Final Home Track Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AUTEP’s young track stars shine as the program closes out its home season with a focus on the future.El Paso Today<\/p>\n

UTEP’s track and field team relied heavily on its talented freshmen, including Elias Munoz from Franklin High School, during the program’s final home meet of the season. Munoz and other young standouts delivered strong performances as the Miners closed out their home schedule.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

UTEP’s track and field program is building for the future, with a crop of promising young athletes like Elias Munoz leading the way. The team’s ability to develop freshman talent bodes well for the program’s long-term success, even as they bid farewell to their home facilities this season.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Freshman sprinter Elias Munoz, a standout from Franklin High School in El Paso, had a standout performance at UTEP’s final home track meet of the season. Munoz and other young Miners delivered strong results, helping the team close out its home schedule on a high note.<\/p>\n

UTEP held its final home track meet of the 2026 season on April 12, 2026.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Elias Munoz<\/p>\n

A freshman sprinter from Franklin High School in El Paso who had a standout performance at UTEP’s final home track meet of the season.<\/p>\n

UTEP<\/p>\n

The University of Texas at El Paso’s track and field program, which is relying on its talented freshmen to build for the future.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cAll week I felt good, I was prepared,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elias Munoz, Freshman Sprinter<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

UTEP’s track and field program is showcasing its promising young talent, led by standout freshman Elias Munoz, as the team bids farewell to its home facilities and looks to the future with optimism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a UTEP’s young track stars shine as the program closes out…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":247298,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-247297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}