Bahamian athletes continue to perform well Bahamian collegiate athlete Shakeem Smith and the UTEP Miners men’s 4x100m relay team won a gold medal in that event at the Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The team of Smith, Sean Bailey, Dennis Johnson and Jevaughn Powell turned in a season’s best time of 40.03 seconds. Smith is shown at right.
It was a busy weekend for track and field athletes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and among them were several Bahamians who came away with strong performances.
The Purdue University Boilermakers Tamar Greene successfully defended his Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships triple jump title in Champaign, Illinois. A wrist brace could not slow him down as he used his fourth attempt to leap for a season’s best 16.11 meters (m) (52’ 10-1/4”).
UH track and field has multiple athletes shine in H-Town series
The UH track and field program has hosted multiple H-Town Series events during this season. | Courtesy of UH athletics
In the last of four installments of the H-Town Speedcity Series, the
Houston track and field team closed out its last home meet with strong performances, picking up
On the men’s side, freshman Shaun Maswanganyi grabbed the first medal of the day for the Cougars, finishing first in the men’s 60-meter dash with a time of
4:27.07, with freshman Juan Olmos trailing behind in second place at
15.81 meters, freshman Caleb Malbrough taking second place at
UH track and field shines in H-Town Speed City Series
UH track and field athletes set record performances over the weekend en route to nine first-place finishes. | Kathryn Lenihan/The Cougar
The Houston track and field
team put on a series of spectacular performances en route to a combined nine first-place finishes in the second installment of the H-Town Speed City Series meets on Friday and Saturday.
On Friday, all eyes were on Cougars women’s team who put up dominant performances throughout the day, racking up
five first-place finishes and capping off the day with 173 points that earned them the top spot among the team standings.
UH track and field opens 2021 with H-Town Speedcity Series
In last season’s American Athletic Conference Championships, UH track and field senior sprinter Travis Collins was able to post a career-best 6.61 in the 60-meter competition. | Courtesy of UH athletics
The Houston track and field season is underway after hosting the first of four H-Town Speedcity Series meets at Yeoman Fieldhouse on Saturday.
The home-opener was accompanied by great performances from the Cougars, finishing the meet with nine first-place finishes throughout the events.
Junior Triston Gibbons was the first athlete to place first in an event, recording a shot of
17.99 meters in the men’s shot put.