Houston Concludes Tom Tellez Invitational

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Tom Tellez Invitational

5/3/2019 8:54:00 PM | Track and Field

Cougar seniors excel in final home meet of 2019 season

HOUSTON – The Houston Track & Field teams concluded its final home meet of the 2019 outdoor season with 23 podium finishes at the Carl Lewis Complex.

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ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE
The Cougars started off the day in the field, as Nora Monie who was competing unattached, claimed a first-place finish in the women's shot put with a mark of 51.00 (15.54m).

In the javelin, the Cougars would take the top two spots as Hawa Wague finished in first-place with a mark of 86-5.00 (26.34m) and Kelsey Mussio closed out the event with a mark of and 59-1.00 (18.00m).

Priscilla Adejokun continues to have a stellar outdoor season for the Cougars claiming a second-place finish in the women's hammer throw with a mark of 188-4.00 (57.40m). The sophomore continued to have a great outing as she came in third in the women's shot put with a mark of 46-10.25 (14.28m).

Senior Phedenia George-Mosbey led the Cougars in the women's long jump taking home third-place in the with a mark of 18-2.50 (5.55m).

The women's 4x100-meter squad comprised of Samiyah Samuels, Cecilia Tamayo-Garza, Justice Henderson and Essance Sample ran to a first-place finish in the event at 44.64.

Whitney Ochiam would notch a podium finish in the 100-meter hurdles, taking second-place at 14.64.

The Cougars took third-place in the women's discus, behind a top finish from Nora Monie who was competing unattached with a throw of 174-06 (53.18) Ryan Pickering finished in third-place with a throw of 151-01 (53.18).

Kristin Powell concluded her final collegiate home meet with a top finish in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase. Powell finished the race with a time of 12:29.41.

ON THE MEN'S SIDE
Lagarious Mcquirter would secure a second-place in the men's long jump, his best attempt coming on his second try where he posted a mark of 25-4.50 (7.73m).

Blake Contreras closed out his final collegiate home meet with a first-place finish in the 1500-meter run, leading the field by eight seconds and finishing with a lifetime best time of 3:52.48. Following close behind in second-place was Christian Gilmore making his debut in the 1500-meter run and finishing at 4:00.89.

In the high jump, Brendon Rivera cruised to a top finish with a mark of 6-08.75 (2.05)

In the hurdles, Amere Lattin would lead the charge on the men's side with a third-place finish at 13.73.

A pair of Cougars would take second and third-place in the men's 400-meter dash, led by Tyrell Valentine in second-place at 48.03, followed by Naaman Outing at 48.44.

With a wind-aided time of 10.21 Nicholas Alexander cruised into second-place in the 100-meter dash.

Cameron Laverty scorched the track in his 800-meter dash, closing out his final collegiate home meet at 1:51.19 for first-place.

Triston Gibbons wins the men's discus with a throw of 172-01 (52.46) and was followed up by a third-place finish from David Perry with a throw of 150-03 (45.81).

In the final race of the day, the men's 4x400-meter relay squad made up of Thomas Alcorn, Devion Wilson, Kenneth Pree and Brandon Adams took first-place at 3:15.52.

UP NEXT

The Cougars will begin postseason action next week at the 2019 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships. The meet is slated for May 10-12 in Wichita, Kan.

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