University of Houston Athletics
Cameron Burrell Named The American AOTW
1/19/2016 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
Providence, R.I. â€" Junior sprinter Cameron Burrell has been named The American Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week for his performance in the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational, the conference office announced Monday.
Running in just his second collegiate meet since a season-ending injury halted his 2015 campaign, Burrell ran the 60m dash in 6.55 and clocked the fastest time in the world according to the IAAF rankings. The Houston, Texas native's world best time also set a meet record in the event, and was just one one-hundredth of a second shy of his school record in the 60m.
For the former Ridge Point High School standout, the award marks the third time Burrell has been honored with the weekly award in his career. Burrell was also named American Track Athlete of the Week in his freshman season on Jan. 28, 2014, while also claiming the honor on Dec. 16, 2014 in his sophomore season.
AMERICAN AWARD WINNERS
Male Track Athlete of the Week: Cameron Burrell, Houston and Bryce Robinson, Tulsa
Male Field Athlete of the Week: Avion Jones, East Carolina
Female Track Athlete of the Week: Rosie Chamberlain, UCF
Female Field Athlete of the Week: Loretta Blaut, Cincinnati
NATIONALLY RANKED SIGNING CLASS
The Cougars made noise throughout the entire offseason when the men's signing class was ranked as the No. 2 class in the nation by Flotrack last July. The current freshmen on campus are led by three incoming student-athletes on the MileSplit All-American team. Marcus McWilliams (110m hurdles), Gerald Mills (200m) and John Lewis III (100m) all earned All-America honors, while distance runner Jahnavi Schneider was named as the No. 3 cross country recruit in the state of Texas by TxRunning.com.
UP NEXT FOR HOUSTON
The Cougars will host the 2016 editions of the Carl Lewis High School Invitational, and Joe Deloach Youth Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 16 and Sunday, Jan. 17 respectively. Some of the nation's top young talent will be on display at Yeoman Fieldhouse.
Houston will be back in action Jan. 23-24 when they head on the road for the first time in 2016 to compete in the Rod McCravy Memorial in Lexington, Ky. The two-day meet will be held at the Nutter Fieldhouse on the campus of the University of Kentucky.
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