Okagbare greatest UTEP female athlete of all time

Blessing Okagbare is unarguably the greatest female Miner athlete in The University of Texas at El Paso history, reports Sports Roll Call.

After a long drought with the program struggling, the Nigerian helped raise the track and field program and pave the way for its modern-day success that UTEP track and field has achieved.

Through three seasons, Okagbare secured 11 All-American honors, which set the path for her long-fought career.

She won four NCAA championships in total, winning one in the 60-meter dash, 100-meter dash and the long jump. Okagbare also took home 15 conference championships during her time with the program.

During the 2008 and 2010 seasons, Okagbare set a combined nine school records and was undefeated in the 100-meter dash and long jump in 2008.

Her compatriot, Tobi Amusan also deserves honorary mention for achievements in track and field from 2016 to 2017.

In back-to-back years, Amusan shined not only in Conference USA for track and field, but she made a global impact in the hurdle events.

She captured the 2017 NCAA championship in the 100-meter hurdles. She is also a two-time C-USA female track Athlete of the Year.

In 2016, Amusan ran for Nigeria in the Olympics, where she advanced to the semifinals in the 100-meter hurdles and was .2 seconds away from being in the finals. After her conference championship, Amusan decided to go pro for track and field and untimely left the school.