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Duo Set Top 10 All-Time Marks, Seagreaves Wins 5,000
4/15/2023 12:32:00 AM | Track and Field
Meyer, Townsend posts top 10 all-time Houston mark in 5,000 meters, 400-meter hurdles
WALNUT, Calif. – Seniors Claire Meyer and Sydni Townsend ran their way into the Houston track and field record books on Friday at the Mt. SAC Relays as Meyer ran the third-fastest 5,000 meters time and Townsend ran the seventh fastest 400-meter hurdles time in program history.
Meyer, who set an outdoor personal record by over minute, ran 16:36.81 in the 5,000, finishing 15th overall. Meyer moves up to fourth in the American Athletic Conference rankings.
Townsend finished second overall in a field of 39 competitors in the 400 hurdles, running 58.43 seconds for a season-best time. Townsend still holds the second-fastest time in the American with her time 58.43 time.
Senior Brandon Seagreaves won the men's 5,000 in a 54-second personal record 14:19.64 time. Seagreaves ranks second in the conference.
Junior Lloyd Frilot posted the conferences' leading 800-meter run time with a personal record 1:50.23 over the half-mile. Frilot's time is nearly three full seconds of improvement from his previous personal-best outdoor 800 time set at New Mexico Junior College.
In the long jump, senior Jayla Fields posted a personal-record 6.05-meter jump on her first jump of finals. Fields jumped six meters for the first time in her career, improving her lifetime best by six centimeters.
UP NEXT
Competition at the Mt. SAC Relays continues on Saturday for Houston. The Cougars get going in the women's hammer at 11 a.m. CT with the first running event starting at 2:50 p.m. CT in the women's 400-meter relay.
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Meyer, who set an outdoor personal record by over minute, ran 16:36.81 in the 5,000, finishing 15th overall. Meyer moves up to fourth in the American Athletic Conference rankings.
Townsend finished second overall in a field of 39 competitors in the 400 hurdles, running 58.43 seconds for a season-best time. Townsend still holds the second-fastest time in the American with her time 58.43 time.
Senior Brandon Seagreaves won the men's 5,000 in a 54-second personal record 14:19.64 time. Seagreaves ranks second in the conference.
Junior Lloyd Frilot posted the conferences' leading 800-meter run time with a personal record 1:50.23 over the half-mile. Frilot's time is nearly three full seconds of improvement from his previous personal-best outdoor 800 time set at New Mexico Junior College.
In the long jump, senior Jayla Fields posted a personal-record 6.05-meter jump on her first jump of finals. Fields jumped six meters for the first time in her career, improving her lifetime best by six centimeters.
UP NEXT
Competition at the Mt. SAC Relays continues on Saturday for Houston. The Cougars get going in the women's hammer at 11 a.m. CT with the first running event starting at 2:50 p.m. CT in the women's 400-meter relay.
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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