Lawrence breaks school record at Alumni Invitational

Saturday, April 2

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Lawrence breaks school record at Alumni Invitational

4/2/2022 11:57:00 PM | Track and Field

Destiny Lawrence broke the school record in the women's triple jump on Saturday

HOUSTON – Destiny Lawrence broke the University of Houston school record in the women's triple jump on Saturday afternoon at the Houston Alumni Invitational.

The Cougars recorded 13 first-place wins at the Houston Alumni Invitational including Lawrence's school record. Lawrence took first in the women's triple jump with a mark of 13.61m breaking a 2018 school record.

Edward Sumler IV came away with two first places finishes including first in the men's 100-meter with a personal best time of 10.22 and the 200-meter at 20.81.

DJ Akindele grabbed the top time in the men's 110-meter hurdles with a 13.98 time while Trey Johnson took the first spot in the men's 400-meter at 46.27.

Adam Mason recorded a personal best in the men's 800-meter at 1:52.29, his first race in the 800-meter since winning the Indoor American Conference title.

The Cougars swept the men's and women's 3000-meter titles as Brandon Seagreaves (8:26.21) and Claire Meyer (10:06.96) crossed the finish line first.

In the throwing events, Lusekelo Mwamukonda, Ryan Pickering and Nu'uausala Tuilefano all took first in their respective events. Mwamukonda earned a personal best in the men's discus with a 45.70m mark while Pickering tallied a 45.70m in the women's discus. Tuilefano rounded out the trio with the top mark in the women's shot put with a 16.92m.

In his first 2022 outdoor meet, Benjamin Okafor took first in the men's long jump with a 7.60m while Sarah Howe had a personal best in the women's pole vault at 4.10m.

Houston's relays teams contributed wins for the Cougars as a team of Mason, Johnson, Antonio Ruiz and Tyrell Valentine easily won the men's 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:09.68 and Naomi Taylor, Cecilia Tamayo-Garza, Jayla Fields and Camille Rutherford took first in the women's 4x100 meter relay at 44.54.

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