Track and Field to defend American Conference Title this Weekend

HOUSTON – The Houston track and field team travels to Wichita, Kansas to defend both the men's and women's American Athletic Conference Championship titles, May 13-15.

INDOOR AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - Friday
Friday, May 13
Field Start: 12 p.m. CT (W Hammer Throw)
Track Start: 6:30 p.m. CT (W 1500 Prelims)
Wichita, Kansas - Wichita State University
Cessna Stadium
Streaming: ESPN+

INDOOR AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - Saturday
Saturday, May 14
Field Start: 3 p.m. CT (W Long Jump)
Track Start: 5:30 p.m. CT (W 100 H)
Wichita, Kansas - Wichita State University
Cessna Stadium
Streaming: ESPN+

INDOOR AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - Sunday
Saturday, May 15
Field Start: 2:30 p.m. CT (W Triple Jump)
Track Start: 4:30 p.m. CT (W 4x400 Relay Finals)
Award Ceremony: 8:05 p.m. CT
Wichita, Kansas - Wichita State University
Cessna Stadium
Streaming: ESPN+

CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
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Live Results
Men's Heat Sheets
Women's Heat Sheets
Schedule

Athletes To Watch
Shaun Maswanganyi
Outdoor Records: 100 M – 10.04, 200M – 20.10, LJ – 7.38

2021 American Outdoor 100-meter Champion
2021 American Outdoor 200- meter Champion
2021 American Outdoor 4x100-meter Champion
2022 American Indoor 60-meter champion
2022 American Indoor Most Valuable Performer and Freshman of the Year
2021 American Outdoor Freshman of the Year
Ranked No. 14 nationally in the 100 meters
Runs the final leg of the men's 4x100-meter relay that is ranked No. 19 in the nation
Competed for South Africa in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo
Part of the men's team that won the American Indoor Conference Championship title for the seventh year in a row and 11^th combined
Four-time All-American (Outdoor: 100, 200, 4x100 Relay; Indoor: 60)
2021 NCAA Runner up in the 100-Meter
2021 Third-place finisher at NCAA Championships in the 200-Meter

Quivell Jordan-Baycott
Outdoor Records: 400 – 48.04, 400H – 49.63, 110H – 14.08

Ranked No. 9 in the nation in the 400 Meter Hurdles
400-meter Champion at the Mt. SAC Relay's and Penn Relays
Personal Best in the 400-meter hurdles at the Penn Relays
2020 American ITF Champion - 4x400-meter Relay
2019 NCAA All-American (400-meter hurdles)
Personal best in the 110 Meter Hurdles at the Houston Spring Break Invite
Anchored the men's 4x400-meter relay that is currently ranked No. 21 in the nation

Christyan Sampy
Outdoor Records: PV – 5.55m

Ranked No. 7 in the nation in the Pole Vault
Broke the school record and won the Texas Relays in the Pole Vault
Two-time Second Team All-American (Outdoor: Pole Vault; Indoor: Pole Vault)
Competed at the 2022 Indoor NCAA Championships finishes No. 13th overall
Second place finish at the Indoor American Conference Championships
Part of the men's team that won the American Conference Championship title for the seventh year in a row

Antonio Ruiz
Outdoor Records: PV – 5.55m, 100 – 10.54, 200 – 21.65

Ranked No. 7 in the nation in the Pole Vault
Tied the school record and won the Pole Vault at Texas A&M Muster Invite
Two-time NCAA All-American (Indoor: Pole Vault, Outdoor: Pole Vault)
Holds the Houston Indoor Pole Vault Record
Second Place at the 2021 Outdoor American Championships
Part of the 2020 Indoor 4x400-meter relay Championship Team

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