Houston Travels to Texas A&M Invitational

Friday, April 12

College Station, Texas

All Day

University of Houston

Texas A&M Invitational

4/11/2019 3:21:00 PM | Track and Field

Cougars head to Texas A&M for two-day meet beginning Friday

HOUSTON – The Houston Cougar Men's and Women's Track & Field teams make their way to compete in the Texas A&M Invitational at the two-day meet across April 12-13 at EB Cushing Stadium.

ABOUT THE TEXAS A&M INVITATIONAL
The Texas A&M Invitational kicks off Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. with the women's pole vault and long jump and men's long jump. Running events are on Saturday and will start at 5:25 p.m. with the 4x100-meter relay. The meet will wrap up with the men and women's 5,000-meter run.

Live results for the meet will be available courtesy of Flash Results Texas and can be found by clicking HERE.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

On the men's side:

Competing in 100-meter dash are a handful of Houston athletes owning the top eight spots in The American this season. Mario Burke sits in the No. 1 spot with a season-best time of 10.07, Brandon Taylor in second with 10.18 and No. 7 in the nation, Nicholas Alexander in fourth with 10.35, Terence Ware tied with Edward Sumler IV in the No. 5 spot with a time of 10.44, Jordan Booker in seventh with a 10.45 and John Lewis III in the No. 8 spot with a time of 10.46.

Also in the 200-meter dash are multiple conference-ranked Houston athletes. Kahmari Montgomery is currently ranked first with a time of 20.41 and No. 1 in the nation, Alexander in second with a 20.76, Sumler IV in the No. 4 spot with a 20.95 and Trenton McDonald in seventh with a 21.03.

Competing in the 400-meter dash is Jermaine Holt as he ranks No. 2 in The American with a time of 46.55 and Frederick Lewis in fourth with a time of 47.29.

In the 800-meter run, Cameron Laverty will compete as he ranks second in The American with a time of 1:50.79 and Christian Gilmore as he ranks No. 5 with a time of 1:52.25.

Quivell Jordan will be competing in the 110-meter hurdles as he ranks second with a time of 14.17.

The men's 4x100-meter relay will be competing as they stay on top in the conference and sit No. 2 in the nation with a time of 38.45.

The men's 4x400-meter relay will also be competing as they sit in first place in The American with a time of 3:07.37.

Colin George and Brendon Rivera will be competing in high jump as they are tied for third in the conference with a height of 6-9.75 (2.08m).

Ben Percefull will be competing in pole vault as he ranks third in The American with a height of 16-6.75 (5.05m).

Felipe Valencia will be looking to stay on top in shot put in The American as he owns first place with a throw of 59-11.25 (18.27m). Triston Gibbons will also be competing as he ranks third in the conference with a throw of 58-1 (17.70m).

Competing in the discus throw is Triston Gibbons as he ranks second in the conference with a throw of 179-4 (54.67m). Kenneth Sessums will also be competing as he ranks sixth with a throw of 161-9 (49.30m).

On the women's side:

Samiyah Samuels will be competing in the 100-meter dash as she ranks No. 2 in The American with a time of 11.58. Also competing is Ashley Seymour as she ranks fifth with a time of 11.64. Finally, Justice Henderson will compete where she ranks eighth with a time of 11.78.

Britani Gonzales will be competing in the 1500-meter run where she ranks fifth in the conference with a time of 4:30.33.

Naomi Taylor will compete in the 100-meter hurdles as she ranks on top in The American with a time of 12.84. Whitney Ochiam will also compete as she ranks eighth with a time of 14.38.

The women's 4x100-meter relay team will compete to seek first place in the conference as they rank second with a time of 44.77.

The 4x400-meter relay team will compete as they rank fourth with a time of 3:43.18.

Samuels will also compete in long jump as she works to stay on top in the conference with a mark of 20-7 (6.27m). Phedenia George-Mosbey will also compete to move up in the rankings where she ranks No. 4 with a mark of 19-6 (5.94m).

Hailey Pollard will compete in the discus throw where she ranks fourth in the conference with a throw of 158-2 (48.21m).

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