Once again our region hosted the best university athletes for the Spanish Championship.
The athletics track in Cartagena witnessed this weekend's competition organized by the San Antonio Catholic University, together with the Spanish Committee for University Sports and the Higher Sports Council, as well as collaboration among others of the Federation of Athletics of the Region of Murcia, and in which they returned to count a good number of medals for athletes of our earth.
The Murcia dominance was made evident in the test that closed the first day of competition, the final of 10,000m.
March in men, with a podium conformed completely by athletes of the Catholic University San Antonio.
Miguel Ángel López Nicolás obtained a new university gold (39: 51.64), sixth in total and fourth in a row, while Manuel Bermúdez hung silver as he did in 2016 (41: 23.03) and bronze Benjamín Sánchez (45: 09.13) .
Another university gold came back from the hand of Ursula Ruiz, in throw of weight 4kg.
(16.22), no less than 12 consecutive for the Athlete of the Catholic University San Antonio, winning uninterrupted since 2006. Up to two metals Chiara Torrisi achieved, being gold in 100m.l.
The UCAM athlete also won the 2nd semifinal (11.94) and did the same in the final (12.13).
Although, before that gold Torrisi was made with the silver in 200, being 2a in the semifinal 2 (24.71) and occupying the same place in the fight for the medals (24.81).
The University of Murcia also had an athlete of the region getting on the podium, in this case Ismael Belhaki, who achieved bronze in 400m.l., during its premiere at a National University.
Belhaki finished 3rd in the 2nd semifinal (49.59), repeating in the decisive round (48.86).
Already mentioned the medals achieved, on the men's side the athlete of the Catholic University San Antonio Fernando Maestre was at the gates of the final 100m.l., 4th in the 4th semifinal with the 10th best overall time (11.23).
Maestre was also 4 ° in the 1st semifinal of 200m.l., 9 ° for times (22.73), being 5th in the same series Pedro José López, of the University of Murcia, with the 12th best time (23.47), While Ruben Salinas, of the San Antonio Catholic University, was 6th in the 2nd semifinal, 10 ° times (22.78).
5th in the final of 10,000 would be the athlete of the University of Murcia Iván Hernández (31: 36.49), abandoning the test Alejandro Abellaneda, of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
Vicente Guardiola, of the San Antonio Catholic University, was 3rd in the 3rd semifinal of 110m.
Fences 1,067 (15.12), finishing 6 ° in the final (15.15) and being 5 ° in the end of length (7.26).
Antonio Barrancos, of the University of Murcia, would be 2a in the second semifinal of 400m.
Hurdles 0.91 (53.65) and brushed the bronze to be 4th in the final (52.86).
7 ° in triple jump was Francisco José Gallego, of the University of Murcia (13.56), with the 4th place in hammer 7,26kg.
For the equally athlete UMU Alejandro Castaño (49.95).
He also stroked the bronze Rafael Baraza, from the San Antonio Catholic University, 4 ° in javelin 800g.
(59.91).
Already in the women's section Blanca Peñuelas, of the University of Murcia, would be 6th in the final of 100 (12.63), after finishing 5th in the 2nd semifinal (12.35).
Marta Meroño, of the University of Murcia, acceded to the final of 400m.l.
After being 2nd in the 1st semifinal (57.45), finishing 6th in the fight for metals (57.52).
10a in 1,500 was his university companion Natalia Martínez (4: 49.83), while Laura Nicolás, also of the UMU, finished 5a in 10,000 (42: 58.49).
In 400m.
Fences 0.762, the athlete of the Universidad Católica San Antonio Blanca De Verastegui finished 4th in the 1st semifinal, with the 10th best time of the participants (1: 06.23), while Patricia Quesada, of the University of Murcia, was 6th in the 3rd Series and 14a by times (1: 08.27).
5a in weight would be Elena Ruiz, also of the UMU (11.63), being 10a in disc 1kg.
(38.54) where he finished 8a his university partner Carmen Maria Mendez (40.31).
Ma Victoria Ruiz, of the San Antonio Catholic University, was 4a in javelin 600g.
(37.41), occupying the 8th position Ma Carmen Guillén, of the Miguel Hernández University (33.78).
The female test of 5,000m.
March returned to count with numerous participation, finishing 5a the athlete of the University of Murcia Alicia Vázquez (24: 43.57), followed in 6th place by also athlete of the UMU Melisa Sánchez (24: 55.53), while Irene Vázquez, of The UCAM, was 10th (25: 50.47), finishing in 12th place Ángela Carrión, University of Murcia (27: 03.06) and 13th Sara Ammour, University of Castilla-La Mancha (28: 11.41).
Source: FAMU