Cougars Head Across Town

Friday, March 22

Houston, Texas (Rice)

All Day

University of Houston

Victor Lopez Classic

3/21/2019 5:37:00 PM | Track and Field

Houston travels to Rice for Victor Lopez Classic while sending relays to PV Relays

HOUSTON – The Houston Cougar Men's and Women's Track & Field teams continue their outdoor season by heading across town to Rice at the Victor Lopez Classic, from March 22-23.

Along with the meet at Rice, Houston will send its the No. 1 ranked men's 4x100-meter relay team and the men's 4x400-meter relay team to the Prairie View A&M Relays on the 23^rd.

ABOUT THE VICTOR LOPEZ CLASSIC
The Victor Lopez Classic is a two-day event for collegiate athletes, which will begin at 9:30 a.m., Friday with the hammer throw. Running events on the first day begin at 7:15 p.m., with the men's 1,500-meter run.

On Saturday, the conclusion of the meet begins in the field with the men's shot put, women's discus and men's and women's long jump at 11 a.m. Preliminary running events start at noon with the 'B' Section of the 110-meter hurdles, while the running finals kick off at 5:30 p.m., with the men's 4x100-meter relay.

Live results for the Victor Lopez Classic will be made available and can be found by clicking HERE.

A full schedule for the Victor Lopez Classic can be found by clicking HERE.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

For field events:

Felipe Valencia will be competing in the hammer throw where he sits fourth in The American with a 168-4 (51.32m). Mikaila Martin will also be competing in the hammer throw where she ranks sixth in The American with a 181-0 (55.18m) and has the 40^th-best mark in the NCAA. Priscilla Adejokun sits eighth in The American and has the 85^th-best mark in the NCAA with a 168-2 (51.27m).

Valencia will also compete in the shot put where he sits in first in The American with a top throw of 58-9.25 (17.91m) and has the 11^th-best mark in the NCAA. Following right behind the conference rankings is Triston Gibbons who is sitting with the 19^th-best mark in the NCAA at 57-8.25 (17.58m).

Gibbons will be competing in the discus where he stands in second in The American and has the 16^th-best mark in the NCAA with a 179-4 (54.67m). Hailey Pollard will also be competing in the discus throw as she sits in second in The American with a 148-9 (45.33m) and has the 65^th-best mark in the NCAA. Ryan Pickering is ranked fourth in The American and has the 85^th-best mark in the NCAA with a 143-2 (43.64m).

Phedenia George-Mosbey is a definite watch as she sits in first in long jump in The American with a 19-5.25 (5.92m) and is ranked 15^th in the NCAA.

Colin George will be competing in high jump as he sits No. 1 in The American and 14^th in the NCAA with a 6-9.75 (2.08m).

Ben Percefull is another watch as he shares first in The American pole vault with a 16-0.75 (4.90m) and is ranked 23^rd in the NCAA.

For running events:

Blake Contreras will be competing in the 1500-meter run as he sits in second in The American with a time of 3:58.40.

Although he will make his debut for the 110-meter hurdles for the outdoor season, Amere Lattin is an athlete to watch as he will be competing in multiple events.

Competing in the 400-meter dash is Naaman Outing who sits in second in The American with a time of 49.66.

Competing in the 100-meter dash is Terence Ware as he sits in fourth in The American with a time of 10.59 and ranks 32^nd in the NCAA. Ariele Adams will be competing in the 100-meter dash who is ranked fifth in the conference and 56^th in the NCAA with a time of 11.91.

Edward Sumler IV is a definite watch as he sits on top in the 200-meter dash in The American with a time of 20.95 and is ranked fourth in the NCAA.

The women's 4x100-meter relay is also a team to watch as they sit second in The American and rank eighth with a time of 44.77. The women's 4x400-meter relay will also be competing. The group currently sits second in the conference and 14^th in the NCAA with a time of 3:43.18.

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).