UH track and field has strong performance at the Texas Invite
Sophomore Christyan Sampy got second-place at the Texas Invitein the men’s pole vault with a height of 5.41 meters, breaking the program record previously set by David Gatch in 1987. | Courtesy of UH athletics
Two days of competition at the Texas Invite saw the Houston track and field team produce new personal-best and program records, as the Cougars managed to secure several top 10 and podium finishes over the weekend in Austin.
Highlighting the first day of action were two personal-best times, with the first belonging to junior Devin Vallejo-Bannister who clocked in a time of 3:49.40 for an eighth-place finish in the men’s 1500-meter run.
UH track and field notches multiple titles during weekend events
The UH track and field team had an impressive showing over the weekend throughout multiple competitions, which saw the program win a few event titles. | File photo
The Houston track and field team took part and completed both the Drake Relays and the J. Fred Duckett Twilight on Saturday, as separate teams put on several impressive performances throughout their events on all days.
On the
first day of competition at the Drake Relays, graduate student Meredith Sorensen led the way for the UH track and field team with an eighth-place finish and a personal-best record in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:40.34.
Long-standing UH track and field record broken in competitions at LSU
UH track and field junior Nu’uausala Tuilefano broke a 34-year-old program record in the shot put on Saturday. | Courtesy of UH athletics
After one day of competition at the Boots Garland Invitational, the
Houston track and field team put on a strong showing en route to picking up
The weekend was highlighted by junior Nu’uausala Tuilefano, who shattered a 34-year-old program record in the shot put with a toss of
5.31 meters each, with senior Ben Percefull finishing in third place at
39.00 led by junior Nicholas Alexander, senior Travis Collins, sophomore Edward Sumler IV and freshman Shaun Maswanganyi.