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Eleven Houston Entries for NCAA Championships
2/26/2019 9:41:00 PM | Track and Field
Houston men claim seven entries for March 8-9 meet as Houston women claim four entries
HOUSTON – The University of Houston will be represented with 11 entries at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships as the NCAA announced its 2019 field Tuesday night.
The Houston men will enter the national meet with seven entries while the Houston women will head to Birmingham, Ala., with four entries.
The NCAA field consists of the top 16 athletes in each individual event and the top 12 teams in relays.
Ranked No. 5 in the latest USTFCCCA national rankings, the Houston men will account for seven entries in the NCAA field.
Select Houston student-athletes will head to Birmingham, March 8-9, for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. The top 16 athletes nationally in each event, along with the top 12 relays, will qualify for the event.
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The Houston men will enter the national meet with seven entries while the Houston women will head to Birmingham, Ala., with four entries.
The NCAA field consists of the top 16 athletes in each individual event and the top 12 teams in relays.
Ranked No. 5 in the latest USTFCCCA national rankings, the Houston men will account for seven entries in the NCAA field.
- Kahmari Montgomery | Sr. | 400-meter dash | No. 1 in the nation | American Conference Champion
- 4x400-meter relay | No. 1 in the nation | American Conference Champion
- Obi Igbokwe | Sr. | 400-meter dash | No. 3 in the nation
- Mario Burke | Sr. | 60-meter dash | No. 7 in the nation | American Conference Champion
- Obi Igbokwe | Sr. | 200-meter dash | No. 7 in the nation | American Conference Champion
- Amere Lattin | Sr. | 60-meter hurdles | No. 10 in the nation | American Conference Champion
- Trumaine Jefferson | Sr. | long jump | No. 11 in the nation | American Conference Champion
- Taylor Scaife | Jr. | weight throw | No. 4 in the nation | American Conference Champion
- Naomi Taylor | So. | 60-meter hurdles | No. 10 in the nation | American Conference Champion
- Brianne Bethel | Jr. | 200-meter dash | No. 16 in the nation | American Conference Champion
- Samiyah Samuels | Jr. | long jump | No. 16 in the nation | American Conference Champion
Select Houston student-athletes will head to Birmingham, March 8-9, for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. The top 16 athletes nationally in each event, along with the top 12 relays, will qualify for the event.
FOLLOW THE COUGARS
Fans can keep up with the latest in University of Houston Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougars), Instagram (houstoncougars) and YouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics). In addition, the Track & Field team has established its own official Facebook (facebook.com/UHCougarTF) and Twitter pages (@UHCougarTF).
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