Track and Field Wins 12 Events at Victor Lopez Classic

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Track and Field Wins 12 Events at Victor Lopez Classic

3/28/2026 9:29:00 PM | Track and Field

Cougars conclude two-day meet action at Rice

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Track & Field program earned 12 event wins at the Victor Lopez Classic on Saturday.

FIELD EVENTS
Redshirt sophomore Ty Lott earned the first victory of the weekend in the men's hammer throw with a personal best mark of 61.91m. Senior Zaeda Houff placed second in the women's hammer throw with a mark of 54.42m.

Junior Cordell Nwokeji won the men's shot put with a personal best throw at 19.55m. Sophomore Cleo Agyepong recorded the victory in the women's shot put with a mark of 15.15m.

In the women's pole vault, sophomore Evina Panagiotou secured first place with a clearance of 3.98m. Junior Nicole Prall placed second with a mark of 3.98m and senior Aubrey Tupper finished third at 3.74m.

Graduate Canaan Wharry placed second in the men's discus with the 10th-best mark in program history at 55.97m.

Freshman Bradley Lowman finished second in the men's long jump at 7.17m and freshman Simeon Cannon earned third with a mark of 6.91m.

Sophomore Athena Stith took second in the women's long jump with a mark of 5.86m.

Freshman Kenneth Owen placed second in the men's high jump at 2.07m and senior Turey Stoudemire followed in third place with a mark of 2.02m.

Sophomore Stephanie Ume-Ezeoke earned third in the women's triple jump with a personal best mark of 11.90m.

Sophomore Tirea Reed placed third in the women's discus with a mark of 47.95m.

RUNNING EVENTS
Houston took first and second in the men's 4x100-meter relay. Sophomore Darius Rodgers, senior Danarrion Ard, freshman Micah Washington and Sean Aigoboboh crossed the finish line first in 39.69. Graduate Ryan Mulholland, junior Michael Onilogbo, senior Dakari Charlton and junior Jaelyn Reeves-Lile finished second in 39.89.

Senior All-American Kaycee McCoy made her outdoor season debut with a victory in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.31. Graduate Miracle Thompson crossed the finish line in 13.77 for third place.

The Cougars swept the men's 100-meter race. Aigboboh won with a time of 10.33, Charlton finished second in 10.40 while Mulholland grabbed third place with a time of 10.50.

Freshman Zyon Alston earned the victory in the women's 100-meter with a time of 11.77 and senior Matilde Ochoa crossed the finish line third in 11.81.

Houston also swept the men's 400-meter race as graduate Trey East III earned the top spot with a time of 46.54. Sophomore Damarien Jacobs ran a personal best time of 46.56 to take second place and sophomore King Taylor concluded the evening in third place in 47.25

Freshman Dominic Harper won the men's 200-meter final in a time of 20.93 and Onilogbo placed third in a time of 21.19. Junior Michaela Mouton won the women's 400-meter with a time of 53.66.

Sophomore Invida Maurina took home second place in the women's 800-meter with a time of 2:07.56

Sophomore Noah Hanson finished second in the men's 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.01 while junior Jarius Burton placed third in 14.24.

Freshman William King IV finished the men's 400-meter hurdles final in second place with a time of 51.84 and Hanson closed in at third place in a time of 53.60.

Freshman Kyra Hayden placed second in the women's 400-meter hurdles final with a personal best time of 1:02.54.

Sophomore Norah Nwonumah crossed the finish line second in the women's 200-meter final in 24.28.

In the men's 1500-meter final, junior Patrick Flowers placed third with a personal best time of 3:47.71.

To wrap up the Victor Lopez Classic, the men's 4x400-meter relay of Jacobs, Harper, King IV and Taylor won with a time of 3:11.66.

The women's team placed second with a time of 3:46.57 in the 4x400-meter relay with an all-freshman squad of Kamree Wolridge, Madison Sweezer, Haden and Jada Stanford.

UP NEXT
Houston heads to the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays at Mike A. Myers Stadium and Soccer Field in Austin, Texas, April 1-4.

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