Track & Field Wins 11 Events Saturday at Robert Platt Invitational

Saturday, January 31

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Robert Platt Invitational

Track & Field Wins 11 Events Saturday at Robert Platt Invitational

1/31/2026 8:34:00 PM | Track and Field

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Cougars collect wins in three field events, eight running events on Saturday

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Track & Field program recorded 11 victories and six program top-10 marks on Saturday at the Robert Platt Invitational at the LLH Healthcare Indoor Track inside Yeoman Fieldhouse.

FIELD EVENTS
Junior Antrea Mita earned the first victory of the day with a clearance of 2.15m to win the men's high jump.

Sophomore Cleo Agyepong collected the win in the women's shot put with a mark of 15.90m while sophomore Esther Osisike placed with her throw of 15.12m.

Junior Cordell Nwokeji earned his third-straight men's shot put victory of the season with his mark of 18.32m.

HEPTATHLON
Junior Kevin Brooks earned third in the men's heptathlon with a personal best 5,331 points for the fifth-best mark in program history. In the final three events of the weekend, Brooks earned sixth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.53), eighth in the pole vault (3.75m) and fifth in the 1000-meter with a personal best time of 2:47.23.

Sophomore Colton Harrison placed fourth with a personal best 5,194 points for the seventh-best outing in program history. Harrison finished 10^th in the 60-meter hurdles (8.70), third in the pole vault (4.65m) and second in the 1000-meter with a personal best 2:42.42.

RUNNING EVENTS
The Cougars went 1-2 in the women's 600-yards as sophomore Kali Magana won the event with a time of 1:26.79 while freshman Destiney Verdin was the runner-up in 1:28.98.

Sophomore Elijah Hernandez earned the top spot in the men's 600-yards with a personal best time of 1:11.02 and freshman William King IV finished third in 1:15.62

The distance squad had strong performances in the men's and women's mile. Freshman Zac Miller won the men's mile with the third fastest time in program history at 4:00.64. Sophomore Remay Abraha followed in second place with a time of 4:03.03 for the fourth best time in program history.

On the women's side, sophomore Addison Hite crossed the finish line second with her time of 4:50.85 for the fourth-best time in program history.

Senior Kaycee McCoy collected her third-straight victory of the season in the 60-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 8.07. McCoy moved up to second on the all-time program list as she lowered her time by nine seconds.

In the men's 60-meter hurdles, senior Anthony Trucks earned the victory with a time of 7.78 and sophomore Noah Hanson posted a personal best 7.89 to finish third overall.

Freshman Bradley Lowman earned his first collegiate victory in the men's 60-meter with a time of 6.75.

In the women's 200-meter race, sophomore Norah Nwonumah crossed the finish line second in 24.39 while graduate Ryan Mulholland also finished second in the men's race at 21.40.

Houston posted strong results in the 300 meters, an event not typically contested. Sophomore Michaela Mouton won the women's race with a time of 38.35 and freshman Kamree Wolridge placed third at 38.97. Freshman Dominic Harper claimed first on the men's side in 33.86 and sophomore Damarien Jacobs finished second in 34.01.

UP NEXT
The Cougars head to College Station, Texas, for the Charlie Thomas Invitational at the R.A. "Murray" Fasken '38 Indoor Track on Friday and Saturday.

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