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Thursday, March 30
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Townsend Sets Conference’s Fastest 2023 Time
3/30/2023 9:21:00 PM | Track and Field
Hurdler runs sub 59-seconds for the first time as a Cougar
AUSTIN, Texas – The Houston track and field team started the 95th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on Thursday with three women competing in a pair of events.
Senior Sydni Townsend started the day for Houston running the fastest 400-meter hurdles time by a Cougar since 2019, running 58.56 seconds in the event.
Townsend moves up the American Athletic Conference descending order list with the fastest time this season.
Freshman Paris Baker ran the 400 hurdles a few minutes later, running a personal best 1:04.44 in the timed final portion of the event.
In just her sixth-career 5,000 meters, senior Claire Meyer placed 12th in 17 minutes, 33.27 seconds. Meyer cruised through 1,800 meters of the race in ninth place and then dropped a few places but clawed her way back into 10th place through 4,200 meters. The 17:33.27 time is the second-fastest outdoor 5,000 time by Meyer in her career and her fastest by nearly a full minute at Texas in 2021.
UP NEXT
The Cougars continue the Texas Relays on Friday and Saturday from Mike A. Myers Stadium. The meet can be streamed on ESPN+ or the Longhorn Network.
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Join Houston Rise, a $150 million fundraising campaign for Houston Athletics dedicated to championship success in the Big 12 Conference. Every Houston Rise contribution prepares our Cougars to compete and win when we start Big 12 competition in July 2023. Click here to rise and be counted.
JOIN the PODIUM CLUB
The Podium Club serves as a unique and effective way to enhance the level of excitement and support for Houston Cougar Track and Field and Cross Country. Gifts to the Podium Club provide financial support directly to the programs for needs beyond their operating budgets.
Donations made to the Podium Club are used at the discretion of the head coach. For more information or to sign up, click here. To join the Podium Club, fans may call Cougar Pride at 713-743-GoUH (4687).
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates on #HTownSpeedCity by following @UHCougarTF on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarTF or on the team's Instagram page at @uhcougartf.
Senior Sydni Townsend started the day for Houston running the fastest 400-meter hurdles time by a Cougar since 2019, running 58.56 seconds in the event.
Townsend moves up the American Athletic Conference descending order list with the fastest time this season.
Freshman Paris Baker ran the 400 hurdles a few minutes later, running a personal best 1:04.44 in the timed final portion of the event.
In just her sixth-career 5,000 meters, senior Claire Meyer placed 12th in 17 minutes, 33.27 seconds. Meyer cruised through 1,800 meters of the race in ninth place and then dropped a few places but clawed her way back into 10th place through 4,200 meters. The 17:33.27 time is the second-fastest outdoor 5,000 time by Meyer in her career and her fastest by nearly a full minute at Texas in 2021.
UP NEXT
The Cougars continue the Texas Relays on Friday and Saturday from Mike A. Myers Stadium. The meet can be streamed on ESPN+ or the Longhorn Network.
SUPPORT HOUSTON RISE
Join Houston Rise, a $150 million fundraising campaign for Houston Athletics dedicated to championship success in the Big 12 Conference. Every Houston Rise contribution prepares our Cougars to compete and win when we start Big 12 competition in July 2023. Click here to rise and be counted.
JOIN the PODIUM CLUB
The Podium Club serves as a unique and effective way to enhance the level of excitement and support for Houston Cougar Track and Field and Cross Country. Gifts to the Podium Club provide financial support directly to the programs for needs beyond their operating budgets.
Donations made to the Podium Club are used at the discretion of the head coach. For more information or to sign up, click here. To join the Podium Club, fans may call Cougar Pride at 713-743-GoUH (4687).
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates on #HTownSpeedCity by following @UHCougarTF on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarTF or on the team's Instagram page at @uhcougartf.
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