PREVIEW: Track & Field Prepares for Meets in California and Florida

Thursday, April 11

Azusa, Calif.

University of Houston

Bryan Clay Invitational

PREVIEW: Track & Field Prepares for Meets in California and Florida

4/10/2024 10:58:00 AM | Track and Field

Cougars begin action on Thursday at Bryan Clay Invitational

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Track and Field program will compete in two different time zones, three hours apart, as it travels to the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., Leopard Distance Carnival in La Verne, Calif., and the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational in Gainesville, Fla., beginning Thursday.

BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL – AZUSA, CALIF.
Date \| Events	Thursday-Saturday \| Decathlon, Women's 10000, Men's 1500
Watch	Flo Track
Location	Azusa, Calif. \| Azusa Pacific University
Live Stats	Flash Results
Meet Information	Meet Information and Links
Social Media	X: @uhcougartf \| Instagram: @uhcougartf \| Facebook: H-Town Speed City Track and Field \| #GoCoogs \| #HTownSpeedCity

LEOPARD DISTANCE CARNIVAL – LA VERNE, CALIF.
Date \| Events	Friday \| Men's 5k
Location	La Verne, Calif. \| University of La Verne
Live Stats	Results
Social Media	X: @uhcougartf \| Instagram: @uhcougartf \| Facebook: H-Town Speed City Track and Field \| #GoCoogs \| #HTownSpeedCity

TOM JONES MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL – GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Date \| Events	Friday-Saturday \| Women's 200m, Men's 200m, Men's 4x100-meter relay, Women's 800m, Men's 110-meter hurdles, Women's 400m, Men's 100m, Women's 4x400-meter Relay
Watch	SECN+
Location	James G. Pressly Stadium, Percy Beard Track \| Gainesville, Fla.
Live Stats	Results
Meet Information	Meet Information and Links
Social Media	X: @uhcougartf \| Instagram: @uhcougartf \| Facebook: H-Town Speed City Track and Field \| #GoCoogs \| #HTownSpeedCity

LAST TIME OUT
The Cougars won 10 events and picked up a total of 16 second and third-place finishes at the second-annual Cameron Burrell Alumni Invitational at the Carl Lewis International Complex on Saturday.

Graduate Halena Rahmaan kicked things off for the Cougars on the track as she set a meet record in the 1500-meter with 4:33.95 to place first.

Senior hurdler De'Vion Wilson made his outdoor season debut as he won the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.62, for the 20^th fastest time in the nation.

Freshman Michaela Mouton won her third 400-meter race of the season as she sprinted to the finish line at 52.76, for the 19th-fastest time in the nation.

The Cougars swept the top spot in both the men's and women's 400-meter hurdles. Sophomore Paris Baker won the women's event at 1:04.19, and junior Nakoah Witt recorded a 53.30 on the men's side.

The men's and women's 4x400-meter relay teams concluded the running evening for the Cougars with two first-place finishes as the women's team of Miracle Thompson, Linesha Thompson, Tia Outlaw and Ali Mack ran a 3:56.64, while the men's team of Nicholas Byrd, Joshua Sims-Waddy, Dillon Leacock and Witt recorded a time of 3:19.96.

Senior Caleb Malbrough leaped a 7.56m in the men's long jump to win the event for the 15th-best distance in the nation. Senior David Ajama protected home turf in the triple jump as he leaped a 15.47m to win the event.

Senior Christyan Sampy picked up the final win for the Cougars with 5.31m as he set a meet record in the men's pole vault.

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