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Charlie Thomas Invitational
UH Heads Northwest for Charlie Thomas Invitational
1/31/2019 10:03:00 AM | Track and Field
Action kicks off Friday evening at 6:30 p.m.
HOUSTON – The Houston Track & Field program heads northwest this weekend for the Charlie Thomas Invitational inside the Gilliam Indoor Track & Field Stadium on the campus of Texas A&M.
On the men's side, the meet will feature three top-10 teams in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as the No. 5 Houston men face off against No. 7 Texas A&M and No. 8 Texas along with No. 29 TCU.
On the women's side, the No. 27 Houston women are one of four teams in the top 30 as they'll face No. 1 Arkansas, No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 5 Texas.
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From an American Athletic Conference perspective, the Houston men and women will also have the opportunity to face conference foe Cincinnati. The Bearcat women enter the weekend ranked 50th nationally.
Houston action at the two-day event kicks off Friday at 6:30 p.m. with the women's 5,000-meter run followed by the men's version of the event.
Saturday action for Houston is slated to begin at 12:30 p.m. with the prelims of the 60-meter dash and the women's shot put. Action is scheduled to end at 5:45 p.m. with Saturday's action airing on SEC Network Plus.
Houston's entries are highlighted by three top-five rankings in the USTFCCCA rankings. The men's 4x400-meter relay enters Saturday ranked first nationally while junior weight thrower Taylor Scaife is second nationally. Mario Burke rounds out Saturday's top-five group, coming in at No. 5 in the 60-meter dash.
Other ranked Houston competitors scheduled to compete on Saturday include Obi Igbokwe and Kahmari Montgomery, ranked No. 16 and No. 30, respectively, in the 200-meter dash. On the women's side, Brianne Bethel enters Saturday ranked No. 31 in the 60-meter dash while Naomi Taylor is No. 32 in the 60-meter hurdles.
Live results for the weekend can be found here.
In addition to the Charlie Thomas Invitational, a small contingent of Houston athletes will also compete in the FasTrack Collegiate Open on Saturday, inside Yeoman Fieldhouse on the University of Houston campus. Live results for the event can be found here.
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