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J. Fred Duckett Twilight Invitational
Kahmari Montgomery Breaks 400-Meter Dash Record
4/21/2018 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
HOUSTON â€" The Houston Cougar Men's and Women's Track & Field teams wrapped weekend competitions with another record-setting performance on Saturday at the Mt. SAC Relays and J. Fred Duckett Twilight Invitational.
HOW IT HAPPENED AT MT. SAC
Kahmari Montgomery turned in a record-setting performance in just his second outdoor 400-meter dash of the season. Montgomery raced one lap around the track in 44.91 to set the school record, breaking Chris Jones' 1997 mark of 44.92. Montgomery finished the race third among collegiates, moving him to third in the NCAA this season and seventh in the world.
Action began on the track for the Cougars in the men's and women's 4x100-meter relay. The women won their section in a season-best 45.00 to move to No. 52 in the NCAA, while the men finished fifth overall and third among collegiates with a time of 39.55.
On the straight track, Houston turned in an impressive day in the women's and men's 100-meter dash. Brianne Bethel picked up an eighth place finish (fourth among collegiates) with a personal best 11.32, while on the men's side, Mario Burke (10.28), Cameron Burrell (10.30) and John Lewis III (10.43) finished sixth, seventh and ninth, respectively, among collegiate competitors.
Bethel would return later in the afternoon to finish eighth in the 200-meter dash with a wind-aided time of 23.32.
In the long jump, a trio of Cougars picked up top-10 finishes on Saturday. For the women, Samiyah Samuels placed seventh (third collegiately) with a top mark of 20-4.25 (6.20m), while for the men, Antwan Dickerson placed seventh (second collegiately) at 24-6.5 (7.48m), and Trumaine Jefferson jumped 23-11.5 (7.30m) to take ninth overall and third collegiately.
Tonye'cia Burks picked up a top-10 finish in the horizontal jumps with a seventh-place finish (fourth collegiately) in the triple jump. Burks used her second attempt to leap a season-best 42-1.5 (12.84m).
Amere Lattin picked up a top-10 finish for the Cougars in the 110-meter hurdles, where he ran 13.91 to win the first heat. Lattin's time placed him sixth overall and second among collegiate competitors. Lattin would return later in the competition alongside teammate Quivell Jordan for the 400-meter hurdles. The duo would finish 9th and 11th (third and fifth), respectively, in the event in 51.02 and 51.72.
Birexus Hawkins also competed in the full-lap hurdle race, picking up a personal-best in the event. Hawkins shaved nearly a second off her previous best, when she ran 58.71 to finish eighth overall and fourth among collegiates. Hawkins' time moves her to No. 28 in the NCAA this season.
Nora Monie opened up throwing events on Saturday with a personal-best in the women's discus. Monie's final attempt of the afternoon traveled 171-6 (52.27m) to improve on her already second-best mark in school history and place her fifth overall. Monie's mark moves her to No. 46 in the outdoor season.
Monie would immediately return to action in the shot put, where she posted a fourth-place finish. Monie's fifth attempt proved to be her best at 50-3.5 (15.33m).
Felipe Valencia and Cameron Cornelius wrapped the meet for the Cougars in the men's shot put. Valencia used his final attempt to mark 59-3.0 (18.06m) to take fifth overall and third among collegiates, while Cornelius' first mark went 55-2.0 (16.81m) to finish seventh.
HOW IT HAPPENED AT RICE
The Cougars tallied their first win of the day in the men's 4x100-meter relay. The squad of Thomas Alcorn, Nicholas Alexander, Kyle Fulks and Trent McDonald ran 40.46 to take the gold.
Houston picked up its first individual win of the day in the men's 100-meter dash. Alexander returned for the evening session to run a personal-best 10.50 to take the gold. Alexander would run again later in the evening to claim the 200-meter dash championship as well, running a personal-best 21.21.
The day opened in the field for the Cougars in Houston, where Jennifer Ramirez picked up the first personal best of the day. Ramirez threw the hammer 155-10 (47.49m) to finish eighth in the event.
In the pole vault, Sarah Howe just missed a personal-best in the event with her sixth-place finish. Howe went up-and-over the bar at 11-7.0 (3.53m).
Also in the vertical jumps, Colin George placed third in the high jump, clearing the bar on his first attempt at 6-8.0 (2.03m). Hawa Wague also picked up a top-5 finish in the women's high jump after going over the bar at 5-4.50 (1.64m) on her first attempt.
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