PREVIEW: Houston Track & Field Sends 30 to NCAA West Regionals

Wednesday, May 27

Fayetteville, Ark.

University of Houston

NCAA West Preliminary Rounds

Damarien Jacobs standing with baton in hand

PREVIEW: Houston Track & Field Sends 30 to NCAA West Regionals

5/26/2026 10:33:00 AM | Track and Field

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Cougars set to compete Wednesday through Saturday in Fayetteville

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Houston Track & Field team will send 30 student-athletes to compete in 19 events, including three relays, at the 2026 NCAA West First Round, from Wednesday to Saturday at McDonnell Field on the University of Arkansas campus.

The men will compete on Wednesday and Friday while the women will take the stage on Thursday and Saturday. The top 12 finishers in each event qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., June 10-13.

NCAA WEST FIRST ROUNDS
Date \| Time	Wednesday, May 27 \| Hammer: 9:30 a.m., shot put: 7 p.m. \| Running events: 6 p.m. Thursday, May 28 \| Hammer: 9:30 a.m., pole vault and shot put: 7 p.m. \| Running events: 6 p.m. Friday, May 29 \| Discus: 1 p.m., high jump: 2 p.m., triple jump: 6 p.m. \| Running events: 5 p.m. Saturday, May 30 \| Triple jump: 6 p.m. \| Running events: 5 p.m.
Location	McDonnell Field \| Fayetteville, Ark.
Live Stats	Live Results
Watch	Wednesday – ESPN+ \| Thursday – ESPN+ \| Friday – ESPN+ \| Saturday – ESPN+
Meet Information	Meet Information and Links
Social Media	X: @uhcougartf \| Instagram: @uhcougartf \| Facebook: H-Town Speed City Track and Field \| #GoCoogs \| #HTownSpeedCity

STARTING LINE NOTES

The Cougars have 17 entries on the men's side and 13 on the women's side, competing in 19 events, including three relays.
The men's 4x100-meter relay team, composed of freshman Sean Aigboboh, senior Dakari Charlton, senior Louie Hinchliffe and graduate Ryan Mulholland, also qualified individually in the 100m.
Hinchliffe returns to McDonnell Field, where he stunned the track & field world in 2024 with a wind-aided 9.84 (+2.5) in the 100m to earn his spot at the NCAA Track & Field Championships, where he was crowned the NCAA Champion.
The Cougars have a total of six entries in the men's 200m, the most by any school in the event. Aigboboh, Charlton and Mulholland also qualified, joining freshman Dominic Harper, junior Michael Onilogbo and junior Jaelyn Reeves-Lile.
Sophomore Damarien Jacobs will compete in the men's 400m and will join Harper, graduate Trey East III and sophomore King Taylor in the men's 4x400-meter relay.
In the men's throwing events, Houston will be represented by Big 12 Champion graduate Canaan Wharry in the discus, shot put school record holder junior Cordell Nwokeji and hammer throw school record holder redshirt sophomore Ty Lott.
Fresh off a personal best performance in Arizona, the Big 12 men's high jump champion junior Antrea Mita is scheduled to represent the Cougars at the NCAA West Regionals for the third time in his career.
Houston will have two representatives in the hurdles: senior Anthony Trucks in the 110-meter hurdles and freshman William King IV in the 400-meter hurdles.
Senior Mouhameth Fall will represent the Cougars in the men's triple jump.
On the women's side, sophomore Invida Maurina (800m), senior Kaycee McCoy (100-meter hurdles), graduate Miracle Thompson (100-meter hurdles), sophomore Evina Panagiotou (pole vault), graduate Arianna Peroni (pole vault), freshman Shieana Hall (triple jump), sophomore Sydney Freeman (shot put), sophomore Cleo Agyepong (shot put) and senior Zaeda Houff (hammer) qualified in their respective events.
Freshman Kamree Wolrdige, sophomore Carlysia Cresser, junior Michaela Mouton and Jada Stanford will compete in the women's 4x400-meter relay.

ENTRIES - WOMEN

Invida Maurina – 800-meter
Kaycee McCoy – 100-meter hurdles
Miracle Thompson – 100-meter hurdles
Kamree Wolridge – 4x400-meter relay
Carlysia Cresser – 4x400-meter relay
Michaela Mouton – 4x400-meter relay
Jada Stanford – 4x400-meter relay
Evina Panagiotou – Pole vault
Arianna Peroni – Pole vault
Shieana Hall – Triple jump
Sydney Freeman – Shot put
Cleo Agyepong – Shot put
Zaeda Houff – Hammer throw

ENTRIES – MEN

Louie Hinchliffe – 100m, 4x100-meter relay
Sean Aigboboh – 100m, 200m, 4x100-meter relay
Dakari Charlton – 100m, 200m, 4x100-meter relay
Ryan Mulholland – 100m, 200m, 4x100-meter relay
Jaelyn Reeves-Lile – 200m
Michael Onilogbo – 200m
Dominic Harper – 200m, 4x400-meter relay
Damarien Jacobs – 400m, 4x400-meter relay
Trey East III – 4x400-meter relay
King Taylor – 4x400-meter relay
Anthony Trucks – 100-meter hurdles
William King IV – 400-meter hurdles
Antrea Mita – High jump
Mouhameth Fall – Triple jump
Cordell Nwokeji – Shot put
Canaan Wharry – Discus
Ty Lott – Hammer throw

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