Men's 4x400 Claims Fifth-best Time in Houston History

Saturday, April 20

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Men's 4x400 Claims Fifth-best Time in Houston History

4/20/2019 11:35:00 PM | Track and Field

Cougars conclude weekend action in Houston and California

HOUSTON – After a long day of action at the Mt. Sac Relays and J. Fred Duckett Invitational, the University of Houston Track & Field team closed out three days of action in both Houston and California with 13 top-five finishes.
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Full meet results for the J. Fred Duckett Invitational can be found by clicking HERE.
Full meet results for the Mt. Sac Relays can be found by clicking HERE.

AT MT. SAC RELAYS

On the track the men's 4x100-meter relay team finished second in the invitational event with a time of 39.17. Travis Collins, Mario Burke, Terence Ware, and John Lewis III combined for the fastest collegiate time in the event.

Burke continued to have a good day on the track, finishing fourth in the men's 100-meter dash, posting the best collegiate finish of the day at 10.33.

Naomi Taylor shined on the women's side, taking home fourth in the 100-meter hurdles with a personal-record of 13.06.

Obi Igbokwe finished the 400-meter dash in fourth-place, with the fastest collegiate time of the day at 45.91.

In the 400-meter hurdles, Amere Lattin took top honors in his section, and second-overall in the event. The senior concluded the race with a time of 49.98.

The men's 4x400-meter relay squad closed out the meet for the Cougars on a high note, finishing in second place with a time of 3:05.05. The squad combined for the fifth-fastest time in Cougar history.

In the field, Felipe Valencia took home top honors in the shotput invitational with a throw of 60-6.75 (18.46m).

AT J. FRED DUCKETT TWILIGHT MEET

Jordan Booker sprinted to at first-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.22. Booker also took home third-place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.63.

Edward Sumler IV also competed in the 200-meter dash as he finished in second with a time of 21.32.

Finishing in second-place in long jump was Phedenia George-Mosbey, who set a new lifetime best at 19-7.50 (5.98m).

Devion Wilson came in second-place in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.30.

Coming in second-place in the 100-meter hurdles was Whitney Ochiam who closed out the event with a time of 14.56.

Anna Larsson closed out the heptathlon with a podium finish, racking up a lifetime best 4,718 points.

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