BRIMINGHAM, Ala. — UTSA led through the first 14 scored events, but defending champion Western Kentucky made a late charge and then held off the Roadrunners to successfully defend their Conference USA Indoor Championship on Thursday at the Birmingham CrossPlex.
Dusan Makevic won his second distance event in as many days when he edged out WKU's Endalow Takele in the 3,000 meters by nearly two seconds. Makevic, who won the 5k on Wednesday night, clocked a 8:16.11 in winning the program's second title in the event and first since the 1997 campaign. UTSA's third gold medal of the two-day meet pushed its all-time individual/relay total to 75 and 51 of those have come under the direction of 14th-year head coach Aaron Fox.