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Saturday, June 8
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Townsend, 4x400-Meter Relay Earn First Team All-American Honors at NCAA Outdoor Championships
6/8/2024 7:42:00 PM | Track and Field
Graduate Sydni Townsend places fifth in the 400-meter hurdles, 4x400-meter relay takes fifth place
EUGENE, Ore. – The University of Houston Track and Field program concluded the 2024 outdoor season as graduate Sydni Townsend and the 4x400-meter relay team earned First Team All-America honors at the 2024 NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships on Saturday.
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The women's team finished in 33rd place with eight points, the most points scored since the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
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Townsend opened Saturday action as she ran to a fifth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles, crossing the line at 55.01. The graduate hurdler scored four points for the team and earned First Team All-America honors.
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Townsend is the first 400-meter hurdler to post a fifth-place finish since assistant coach Sandra Glover earned fifth in 1991. The graduate concludes her collegiate career with three All-America team honors.
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Townsend joined graduate Kelly-Ann Beckford, senior Iman Babineaux and freshman Michaela Mouton in the 4x400-meter relay, where they finished fifth with a season-best and school-record extending time of 3:24.73. This placement earned Townsend, Beckford, Babineaux and Mouton First Team All-America honors.
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As a program, the Cougars finished the 2024 outdoor season with one NCAA National Champion in the men's 100-meter dash, a third-place finish in the men's 4x100-meter relay and a total of 15 All-America honors.
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Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Track and Field by supporting LinkingCoogs – UH's very own NIL collective – and by joining the Podium Club which provides support directly to Houston Track and Field for needs beyond its operating budget.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates on #HTownSpeedCity by following @UHCougarTF on X 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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The women's team finished in 33rd place with eight points, the most points scored since the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
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Townsend opened Saturday action as she ran to a fifth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles, crossing the line at 55.01. The graduate hurdler scored four points for the team and earned First Team All-America honors.
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Townsend is the first 400-meter hurdler to post a fifth-place finish since assistant coach Sandra Glover earned fifth in 1991. The graduate concludes her collegiate career with three All-America team honors.
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Townsend joined graduate Kelly-Ann Beckford, senior Iman Babineaux and freshman Michaela Mouton in the 4x400-meter relay, where they finished fifth with a season-best and school-record extending time of 3:24.73. This placement earned Townsend, Beckford, Babineaux and Mouton First Team All-America honors.
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As a program, the Cougars finished the 2024 outdoor season with one NCAA National Champion in the men's 100-meter dash, a third-place finish in the men's 4x100-meter relay and a total of 15 All-America honors.
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SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Track and Field by supporting LinkingCoogs – UH's very own NIL collective – and by joining the Podium Club which provides support directly to Houston Track and Field for needs beyond its operating budget.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates on #HTownSpeedCity by following @UHCougarTF on X 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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