Miller Sets Meet Record, Track & Field Collects 11 Wins at Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational

Saturday, January 10

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Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational

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Miller Sets Meet Record, Track & Field Collects 11 Wins at Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational

1/10/2026 11:20:00 PM | Track and Field

Freshman Zac Miller posts Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational meet record in the men’s 3,000 meters

HOUSTON – University of Houston Track & Field freshman Zac Miller set a meet record while winning the men's 3,000 meters as the Cougars claimed 11 event titles at Saturday's season-opening Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational.

RUNNING EVENTS
Following a successful cross country season, Miller continued his dominance by capturing the men's 3,000 meters in 8:11.89 to set a meet record. Sophomore Remay Abraha added a third-place finish in 8:18.86.

Sophomore Addison Hite won the women's 3,000-meter race with a personal-best and fourth-best time in program history at 9:38.97.

Sophomore Kali Magana opened the season strong as she crossed the finish line first in 1:24.08 in the women's 600 yards.

Freshmen Sean Aigboboh and Micah Washington made their collegiate debuts in the men's 60-meter as Aigboboh won the event in 6.74, followed by Washington in second at 6.78.

Senior Kaycee McCoy placed second in the women's 60-meter with a personal best 7.48 while junior Ruth Agadama and freshman Zyon Alston tied for third with a time of 7.56.

The Cougars dominated the men's and women's 60-meter hurdles as graduate Jamar Marshall Jr. won the men's race in 7.71 and sophomore Noah Hanson finished third with a personal best 7.99. McCoy captured the women's title in 8.18, followed by graduate Miracle Thompson's second place finish in 8.49.

Freshman Dominic Harper made a statement in his collegiate debut by winning the men's 200 meters with a time of 21.12, followed by sophomore King Taylor in second at 21.82.

After missing the 2025 indoor season, junior Michaela Mouton started the 2026 season strong with a second place finish in the women's 200-meters in 24.63. Sophomore Invida Maurina finished third in the women's 400 meters with her time of 56.89.

The women's 4x00-meter relay of freshman Kamree Wolridge, freshman Jada Stanford, senior Matilde Ochoa and Mouton recorded the victory in 3:46.49. Freshman Lanai Gant, freshman Mallory McLemore, sophomore Norah Nwonumah and sophomore Carlysia Cresser followed in second at 3:50.73.

In the final race of the day, sophomore Damarien Jacobs, graduate Ryan Mulholland, Washington and Aigboboh combined for a second place 4x400-meter relay finish in 3:18.44.

FIELD EVENTS
Sophomore Esther Osisike claimed the women's weight throw title on her final attempt at 18.74 meters for the fifth-best mark in program history. Senior Zaeda Houff captured third place with a personal best 18.25 meters and moved to eighth on the top-10 program list. On the men's side, graduate Canaan Wharry placed second with a personal best mark of 18.49 meters and sixth best mark in program history.

Junior Cordell Nwokeji opened his season with a victory in the men's shot put at 18.16 meters. Sophomore Sydney Freeman finished second in the women's shot put with a personal best 15.20 meters, good for seventh all-time while sophomore Cleo Oye-Agyepong took third at 15.14 meters.

Sophomore Evina Panagiotou won the women's pole vault with a clearance of 4.13 meters while senior Aubrey Tupper, junior Nicole Prall and sophomore Kayla Byrd recorded a three-way tie for third at 3.63 meters.

Agadama placed second in the women's long jump at 5.81 meters and sophomore Athena Stith finished third at 5.59 meters. On the men's side, freshman Bradley Lowman earned second with his mark of 7.19 meters.

Freshman Shieana Hall finished second in the women's triple jump at 12.42 meters, followed by freshman Saphina Stanley in third at 12.12 meters.

Senior Turey Stoudemire added a third-place finish in the men's high jump at 2.10 meters.

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