University of Houston Athletics
Cougars Host Houston Invitational
1/26/2017 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
HOUSTON â€" The Houston Cougar Men's and Women's Track & Field teams return to Yeoman Fieldhouse for their second home meet of the indoor season, the Houston Invitational. The 2-day event is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., Friday and 9 a.m., Saturday.
ABOUT THE HOUSTON INVITATIONAL
Where: Yeoman Fieldhouse | Houston | Jan 27-28 | Friday: 10 a.m. | Saturday: 9 a.m.
Schedule of Events
Teams Competing: Houston, Sam Houston State, UL Monroe, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, UTSA, Rice, Houston Baptist, UT Rio Grande Valley, Stephen F. Austin, Prairie View A&M, Texas Southern, Lamar, Texas
Meet Information
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Some of the nation's top athletes will be in action at the Houston Invitational, including five Cougar student-athletes ranked inside the top-50 in their respective events.
In the 60-meter dash, Mario Burke and Cameron Burrell are scheduled to make their returns to the straight track. Burke posted the fifth fastest time in the NCAA (6.65) to win the event at the Mark Colligan Memorial last week, while Burrell's 6.66 at the Leonard Hilton Invitational ranks No. 13 in the nation.
Sophomore Amere Lattin debuted in the 60-meter hurdles in the first meet of the season, the Reveille Invitational, where he ran 7.85. Entering competition this weekend, Lattin holds the No. 10 mark in the nation.
In the field events, Cameron Cornelius enters the shot put competition with the No. 31 mark in the nation. Cornelius threw 59-1.5 (18.02m) at the Leonard Hilton Invitational earlier this month, and has won all three of the competitions he has competed in this season.
In the jumps, junior Tonye'cia Burks enters the triple jump competition with the No. 31 mark in the nation after jumping a personal-best 40-11.5 (12.48m) at the Leonard Hilton. In the pole vault, Haley Houston's top mark of 12-11.75 (3.96m) at the Reveille Invitational sits No. 42 on the national list.
A full list of events and scheduled competitors as well as heat sheets can be found by clicking HERE.
FOLLOW ALONG LIVE
Live results for the Houston Invitational will be made available courtesy of Flash Results Texas. Fans can find results by visiting FlashResultsTexas.com or by clicking HERE
ABOUT THE 2016-17 COUGARS
The Houston men return 93 of their 152 points from last year's American Athletic Conference Indoor Championship team, including NCAA Runner-Up and American Champion in the 60-meter dash Cameron Burrell. Also returning for Houston will be thrower Felipe Valencia, who took the indoor championship in the shot put a year ago.
For the women, 17 freshmen will look to play their part in improving on the team's ninth-place finish from a year ago. A young squad, the women will have just six seniors for the indoor slate, including 2016 American Champion in the outdoor steeplechase Selena Sierra.
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