UTEP Miners track and field
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| UTEP Miners track and field | |
|---|---|
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| University | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Head coach | Francesca Green |
| Conference | C-USA |
| Location | El Paso, Texas |
| Outdoor track | Kidd Field |
| Nickname | Miners |
| Colors | Dark blue, orange, and silver accent[1] |
| NCAA Indoor National Championships | |
| Men: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982[2] Women: 1980 (AIAW) | |
| NCAA Outdoor National Championships | |
| Men: 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982[3] | |
The UTEP Miners track and field team is the track and field program that represents University of Texas at El Paso. The Miners compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Conference USA. The team is based in El Paso, Texas, at the Kidd Field.[4]
The program is coached by Francesca Green.[5] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[6]
In 1986, the track and field and cross country teams were put on probation by the NCAA for three years due to violations in 1983 and 1984 under then-coach Larry Heidebrecht. As part of the probation, UTEP could not compete in NCAA championships for the 1986-87 and 1987-88 seasons, and the men's team also had to vacate its 1983 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships team title. The restrictions were imposed due to $62,150 in cash payments being made to athletes for performances.[7][8] During the probation period, athletes on the team had to request appeals to participate in competitions, and many left altogether.[9]
AIAW
The Miners have had 11 AIAW All-Americans finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.[10]
NCAA
As of August 2025[update], a total of 127 men and 39 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status for the team at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).[11][12]