University of Houston Athletics
Track and Field Set for Conference USA Championships
5/11/2011 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
May 11, 2011
HOUSTON - The University of Houston track and field team is set to compete at the 2011 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Rice University. The four-day event begins Thursday, May 12 and wraps up Sunday, May 15.
Championship Central
Live Streaming May 14
Live Streaming May 15
Live Results
The meet takes place at newly renovated Hollyway Field and Ley Track. This is the first time since 2007 the Outdoor Championships have been hosted at Rice. The Cougars last competed on the surface on May 4th for the Rice Field & Track meet.
MEN
The men enter this meet as the two-time defending champions. Last year they won the title over UTEP by 65 points, the second largest margin of victory since the 2005 squad won the title by 96 points.
Errol Nolan, last year's 400m champion and 2010 C-USA Outdoor Athlete of the Year, is seeded No. 1 in the 200m and 400m. Nolan is ranked No. 15 in the nation in the 400m (45.89).
Seeded No. 2 in the 400m dash is Kelvin Furlough, who holds the 24th fastest time in the nation at 46.29.
Alex Bentley, who won the pole vault conference crown as a freshman in 2007, returns for his last outdoor competition. He stands at No. 22 in the NCAAs with his 5.26m/17'3 clearance at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet.
Chris Carter is set to compete in the triple and long jump. The two-time defending outdoor triple jump champion is seeded No. 1 in the event, and No. 7 in the long jump. Carter swept the horizontal jump portion of the C-USA Indoor Championships.
WOMEN
It has been since 2006 that the Cougar women have hoisted the team championships at the conference meet. With six conference titles since joining the conference in 1997, Houston still outpaces their conference foe in total titles by a wide margin.
Both relay teams are seeded second. The 4x100m team ranks as the 10th fastest in the NCAAs this year.
Grecia Bolton, the 2009 C-USA 200m champion, is seeded fourth in the 200m and third in the 100m, and is a fixture on the Cougars relay team.
Karley King brings her 4.00m pole vault height as she secured the second seed with her final vault of the regular season.
THURSDAY
The first day of action begins with the multievent competition as Megan Frausto competes in the women's heptathlon and Kevin Johnson represents Houston in the men's decathlon.
The heptathlon begins at 4 p.m. with the 100m hurdles followed by the high jump, shot put and 200m on the first day of competition.
The men's decathlon kicks off with the 100m dash followed by the long jump, shot put, high jump and the 400m dash.
Johnson was the runner up in the decathlon last year, scoring a personal best 6,359 points in the contest.
RETURNING CHAMPIONS
MEN
Isaiah Sweeney - 200m 21.13 (2010), Long Jump 7.56m/24-9.75 (2010)
Errol Nolan - 400m 46.16 (2010)
Doug Kelley - 800m 1:50.88 (2010)
Jason Perez - 400m 50.84 (2010, 2009, 2008)
Chris Carter - Triple Jump 15.51m/50-10.75 (2010, 2009)
Wesley Bray - Decathlon 6,904 points (2008)
Alex Bentley - Pole Vault 5.06m/16-7.25 (2007)
Team Titles - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010
WOMEN
Grecia Bolton - 200m 23.48 (2009)
4x100m
Jones, Harris, Floyd, Bolton - 43.82*
Team Titles - 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
| Thursday, May 12 | ||||
| Time | Event | Name | Seed | Season Best |
| 4:00 p.m. | Heptathlon | Megan Frausto | (3) | 5,106 points |
| 4:30 | Decathlon | Kevin Johnson | (5) | NP |
| Friday, May 13 | ||||
| Time | Event | Name | Seed | Season Best |
| 12 p.m. | Hammer (w) | Nicole Benton | (16) | 45.46m/149-2 |
| Morgan Swan | (19) | 38.30m/125-8 | ||
| 2:30 | Hammer (m) | Rick Fenton | (6) | 56.52m/185-5 |
| 5:00 | Decathlon | Kevin Johnson | (5) | NP |
| 5:00 | Heptathlon | Megan Frausto | (3) | 5,106 |
| Saturday, May 14 - Running Events | ||||
| Time | Event | Name | Seed | Season Best |
| 6:00 p.m. | 1,500m (w) | Megan Munoz | (11) | 4:37.71 |
| Prelims | Erica Hannemann | (14) | 4:42.80 | |
| Yasiris Gonzalez | (22) | 5:05.65 | ||
| 6:15 | 1500m (m) | Drevan Anderson-Kappa | (10) | 3:55.76 |
| Prelims | Wesley Ruttoh | (13) | NT | |
| 6:30 | 100m Hurdles (w) | DeMeeka Jones | (3) | 13.25 |
| Prelims | Alysha Cook | (7) | 13.90 | |
| Megan Bibbs | (11) | 14.28 | ||
| 6:45 | 110m Hurdles (m) | Thomas Lang | (2) | 14.40 |
| Prelims | Emmanuel Osadebey | (7) | 14.75 | |
| Leon Bullock | (9) | 15.00 | ||
| Kevin Johnson | (10) | 15.17 | ||
| 6:55 | 400m (w) | Brittany Wallace | (6) | 54.31 |
| Prelims | Kalyn Floyd | (7) | 54.59 | |
| Clarissa Payton | (29) | NT | ||
| 7:05 | 400m (m) | Errol Nolan | (1) | 45.89 |
| Prelims | Kelvin Furlough | (2) | 46.29 | |
| Garrett Hughey | (16) | 49.27 | ||
| 7:15 | 100m (w) | Grecia Bolton | (3) | 11.30 |
| Prelims | Whitney Harris | (7) | 11.52 | |
| Tai'shea Reese | (10) | 11.66 | ||
| 7:25 | 100m (m) | Jeffery Thomas | (7) | 10.79 |
| Prelims | Tyron Carrier | (13) | 10.96 | |
| 7:35 | 800m (w) | Ciera Johnson | (5) | 2:10.60 |
| Prelims | Erica Hannemann | (10) | 2:13.09 | |
| Eryn Barroso | (23) | 2:19.16 | ||
| Jessica Stewart | (26) | 2:21.29 | ||
| 7:45 | 800m (m) | Doug Kelley | (2) | 1:50.41 |
| Prelims | Drevan Anderson Kappa | (11) | 1:55.34 | |
| John Salazar | (15) | 2:00.41 | ||
| 8:00 | 400m Hurdles (w) | Alysha Cook | (5) | 1:01.05 |
| Prelims | Amber Sellers | (7) | 1:01.75 | |
| 8:15 | 400m Hurdles (m) | Jason Perez | (3) | 52.05 |
| Prelims | Leon Bullock | (8) | 53.43 | |
| Emmanuel Osadebey | (10) | 53.70 | ||
| Jordan Hofbauer | (10) | 53.70 | ||
| 8:30 | 200m (w) | Whitney Harris | (4) | 23.44 |
| Prelims | Grecia Bolton | (9) | 23.61 | |
| Tai'shea Reese | (11) | 23.82 | ||
| Ngozi Onwumere | (20) | 24.69 | ||
| 8:40 | 200m (m) | Errol Nolan | (1) | 20.68 |
| Prelims | Jeffery Thomas | (10) | 21.97 | |
| Tyron Carrier | (11) | 22.06 | ||
| Joseph Irabor | (16) | NT | ||
| 8:55 | 3000m Steeple (w) | Kathryn Ducommun | (6) | 11:00.71 |
| Jasmine Trier | (12) | 11:37.88 | ||
| 9:15 | 3000m Steeple (m) | Andres Santaolalla | (4) | 9:27.77 |
| Saturday, May 14 - Field Events | ||||
| Time | Event | Name | Seed | Season Best |
| 5 p.m. | Long Jump (w) | Tai'shea Reese | (5) | 5.92m/19-5.25 |
| Keythra Richards | (11) | 5.63m/18-5.75 | ||
| Ngozi Onwumere | (20) | ND | ||
| 6:00 | Pole Vault (m) | Alex Bentley | (1) | 5.26m/17-3.25 |
| Seth Arnold | (4) | 5.08m/16-8 | ||
| Michael Mahnke | (5) | 4.93m/16-2.25 | ||
| Wesley Bray | (10) | 4.60m/15-1.25 | ||
| 6:00 | Discus Throw (m) | Rick Fenton | (9) | 46.21m/151-7 |
| Ray Lian | (12) | 45.27m/148-6 | ||
| John Fortune | (13) | 44.90m/147-4 | ||
| 6:00 | Shot Put (w) | Kiara Pulliam | (3) | 15.08m/49-5.75 |
| Nicole Benton | (19) | ND | ||
| 7:30 | High Jump (w) | Megan Frausto | (8) | 1.73m/5-8 |
| Laura Allred | (16) | 1.65m/5-5 | ||
| 7:30 | Long Jump (m) | Jonathan Williams | (2) | 7.45m/24-5.5 |
| Lamar Delaney | (3) | 7.44m/24-5 | ||
| Wesley Bray | (4) | 7.41m/24-3.75 | ||
| Simon Stewart | (6) | 7.30m/23-11.5 | ||
| Chris Carter | (7) | 7.29m/23-11 | ||
| Thomas Lang | (11) | 7.23m/23-8.75 | ||
| 8:00 | Javelin Throw (w) | Shannan Arnold | (9) | 37.82m/124-1 |
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