PREVIEW: Track & Field Heads to 44 Farms Team Invitational

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The University of Houston Track & Field program will compete this weekend at the 44 Farms Team Invitational hosted by Texas A&M at E.B. Cushing Stadium. Events are scheduled to start at 11 a.m. on Friday and 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.

44 FARMS TEAM INVITATIONAL
Date \| Time Teams Competing	Friday \| Heptathlon: 11 a.m. \| Decathlon: 11:30 a.m. \| Field: 2 p.m.\| Running: 6 p.m. Saturday \| Decathlon: 10:30 a.m. \| Heptathlon: 11:30 a.m. \| Field: 2 p.m. \| Running: 6 p.m. Auburn, Baylor, East Texas A&M, Eastern Michigan, Georgia, Houston, Houston Christian, Illinois, Incarnate Word, Iowa State, Lamar, Louisville, Michigan, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Texas, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Oregon State, Penn State, Princeton, Sam Houston, SMU, TCU, Texas A&M (host), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas State, Texas Tech, USC, UT-Arlington, UTSA, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin
Location	E.B. Cushing Stadium \| Bryan-College Station, Texas
Live Stats	Results
Meet Information	Meet Information
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THINGS TO KNOW

The men's squad is ranked No. 23 in the nation.
The men's team has several event squads ranked in the top-10 nationally, including the 110-meter hurdles group, which is No. 1, and the 400-meter hurdles squad, ranked second. The high jumpers are seventh while the 400-meter team ranks 10^th.
The women's 100-meter hurdles squad is fifth in the nation.

LAST TIME OUT

Graduate thrower KeAyla Dove won the women's shot put with her school record throw of 18.10m to record her first outdoor victory this season.
Sophomore Cordell Nwokeji won the men's shot put with his mark of 17.76m while sophomore Kaden Edwards placed second at 17.60m.
Freshman Tirea Reed captured first place in the women's with a throw of 49.63m. Freshman Kaylee Daniel earned third place in the women's pole vault, clearing a personal best of 3.88m, allowing her to move up to sixth in program history.
On the men's side, senior Kevin Grubbs finished second in the discus with a throw of 58.19m, placing him fifth in program history.
Senior Trey East III secured second place in the men's 400-meter with a time of 46.70 while freshman Damarien Jacobs followed closely behind in third at 46.78 seconds.
Redshirt freshman Ty Lott placed second in the men's hammer throw at 60.76 to move up to fourth on Houston's all-time list. On the women's side, junior Zaeda Houff placed third with a personal best to move up to fourth on the women's all-time list.
Redshirt sophomore Tairah Johnson recorded a mark of 5.92m in the women's long jump to place second.
The Cougars won three running events before the meet was halted. Freshman Darius Rodgers, sophomore Cayden Broadnax along with seniors Brice Chabot and John Adesola won the men's 4x100-meter at 40.06.
Freshman Remay Abraha won the men's 1500m with a time of 3:53.08 and sophomore Grant Sims placed third at 3:55.12.
The hurdles crew had a strong showing as the men swept the 110-meter hurdles with junior Anthony Trucks winning the event at 13.95, sophomore Jairius Burton grabbed second with a time of 13.97 and sophomore Logan Lyght secured the sweep with a third place finish at 14.09.
Junior Kaycee McCoy placed second in the women's 100-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 13.39 to move into tenth place on the all-time list.
Adesola concluded his day with a second place finish in the men's 100-meter with a time of 10.66.

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