University of Houston Athletics
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Texas Relays
Track & Field Completes Day 2 of Texas Relays Thursday
4/3/2009 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
April 3, 2009
AUSTIN - Freshman D'Korian Ford secured a spot in the 400-meter hurdle finals to lead the University of Houston track and field team through the second day of the 82nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin on Thursday.
Ford led a trio of Cougars competing in the 400m hurdles, crossing the finish line with a time of 52:52 to qualify for Saturday's finals after placing ninth. Also running were junior Jason Perez, who finished 12th with mark of 52:84, and junior Darryl Cloud, who set a season best time with a 53.71 finish.
Senior Morgan Floyd finished 10th in the decathlon, racking up 7,007 total points. Floyd finished in a tie for second in the pole vault with a season-best clearance of 4.65m (15-03.00).
In the 4X800-meter relay, freshmen Stephanie Aldea and Ciera Johnson teamed with junior Erica Hannemann and senior Crysta Swayzer to post a fifth place finish, recording a clocking of 9:16.75.
Junior Brandon Hubbard set a season-best in the hammer throw with a toss of 51.88m (170-02) to finish 16th.
Competition at the Texas Relays continues at 9:30 a.m., Friday, with the women's 4X100-meter relay prelims, while field events get under way at 10 a.m. with the women's javelin and men's long jump "B" sections.
Fans can follow live results from the meet by logging on to www.TexasSports.com.
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