PREVIEW: Track & Field Ready for Texas Relays and Victor Lopez Invitational

HOUSTON and AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Houston Track and Field program is ready for weekend action as it splits squads across two meets beginning with Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, Thursday through Saturday while also competing Friday and Saturday at the Victor Lopez Invitational hosted by Rice.

TEXAS RELAYS
Date \| Time	Thursday, March 27 \| Field Events: 11 a.m. \| Running events: 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 28 \| Field Events: 9 a.m. \| Running events: 9:35 a.m. Saturday, March 29 \| Field Events: 10 a.m. \| Running events: Noon
Watch	SECN+ \| Friday and Saturday
Location	Mike A. Myers Track and Soccer Stadium \| Austin, Texas
Live Stats	Results
Meet Information	Meet Information
Social Media	X: @uhcougartf \| Instagram: @uhcougartf \| Facebook: H-Town Speed City Track and Field \| #GoCoogs \| #HTownSpeedCity

VICTOR LOPEZ INVITATIONAL
Date \| Time	Friday, March 28 \| Field Events: 9:30 a.m. \| Running events: 7 p.m. Saturday, March 29 \| Field Events: Noon \| Running events: 1 p.m.
Teams	Arkansas, Columbia, Dallas Baptist, Houston, Houston Christian, Lamar, Louisiana, Loyola-New Orleans, McNeese State, North Texas, Rice (host), Stephen F. Austin, Texas Southern, Texas Wesleyan, UT-Arlington
Location	Wendel D. Ley Track \| Houston
Live Stats	Results
Meet Information	Meet Information and Links
Social Media	X: @uhcougartf \| Instagram: @uhcougartf \| Facebook: H-Town Speed City Track and Field \| #GoCoogs \| #HTownSpeedCity

LAST TIME OUT

On Thursday at the Kirk Baptiste Invitational, the Cougars won 15 events, and six new Top-10 times were added to the record books.

Senior Adam Mason broke the men's 800m Kirk Baptiste Invitational meet record with a time of 1:49.82.

Freshman pole vaulter Evina Panagiotou made her outdoor collegiate debut with a clearance of 4.12m to dominate the event. The freshman standout surpassed former Cougar Sarah Howe's 4.10m mark from 2022, securing the No. 3 spot in program history.

Junior Kaycee McCoy opened her outdoor campaign with a victory in the 100m hurdles with a personal best time of 13.54.

The men's 110m hurdles were led by sophomore Jairius Burton's victory at 14.04

Freshman King Taylor led the way in the men's 400m finishing first with a time of 47.22 seconds.

Freshman distance runner Grace MacDonald won the women's 800m with a time of 2:13.95.

Freshman distance runner Addison Hite led the women's 3000m with a time of 10:06.88.

Senior Nakoah Witt ran a career-best time of 51.54 to win the men's 400m hurdles.

Houston's 4x100-meter relay men's and women's squads swept the competition with victories in the relays. The women's crew of junior Matilde Ochoa, freshman Taylor Jackson, freshman Norah Nwonumah and freshman Carlysia Cresser won as they crossed the finish line with a time of 45.24.

The men's squad of junior Ryan Mulholland, sophomore Cayden Broadnax, senior Brice Chabot and freshman Germain Smith-Mata took the victory as Smith-Mata ran the anchor leg and the team clocked a time of 39.49.

Houston's freshmen 4x400-meter team of Madyson Thurmond, Ciara Douglas, Grace MacDonald and Kali Magana took first place with a time of 3:53.81.

The men's 4x400-meter relay "A" team of freshman Prentice Sanders, senior Trey East III, freshman Sahfi Reed and freshman King Taylor claimed first place with a time of 3:11.08.

Junior muti-athlete Ali Mack came out on top in the women's high jump as she cleared 1.50m to win the event.

In men's discus, senior thrower Kevin Grubbs found success as he fueled the program's eighth-best throw with a mark of 57.59m.

Redshirt freshman Ty Lott had a career-best performance in the men's hammer throw with a mark of 57.41m. His throw secured the No. 6 spot on Houston's all-time outdoor performance list.

Freshman Amelia Pantojas made her collegiate debut in the women's javelin and added her name to the record books with the No. 10 spot in program history at 39.64m.

TOM TELLEZ STATUE UNVEILING AND TRIBUTE DINNER
Former Houston Track & Field Coach Tom Tellez will be honored with a statue and garden located at the Carl Lewis International Complex. Tellez coached the Cougars from 1976 until his retirement in 1998.

The statue will be unveiled on Friday, April 4 at 6:15 p.m., with a dinner to follow from 6:30-9 p.m., in the Great Hall located inside the Athletics Alumni Center. Individual tickets start at $50 or two tickets can be purchased for $90 by clicking here.

SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Track and Field by supporting LinkingCoogs – UH's very own NIL collective – and by joining the Podium Club which provides support directly to Houston Track and Field for needs beyond its operating budget.

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