Cougars Win Six Events Before Weather Halts Tom Tellez Alumni Invitational

Saturday, April 18

Houston, Texas

University of Houston

Tom Tellez Alumni Invitational

Cougars Win Six Events Before Weather Halts Tom Tellez Alumni Invitational

4/18/2026 7:07:00 PM | Track and Field

Track & Field meet concludes early due to severe weather in Houston

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Track & Field program secured six wins before inclement weather brought an early halt to Saturday's competition at the Tom Tellez Alumni Invitational. Meet action concluded right before the start of the men's 200-meter.

The women's 4x100-meter relay team of junior Ruth Agadama, sophomore Taylor Jackson, senior Matilde Ochoa, and freshman Alexa Smothers ran a season-best time of 44.66 to win the race.

Junior Cordell Nwokeji earned his third victory of the season in the men's shot put. The junior thrower recorded a mark of 18.96m on his third attempt.

Junior Antrea Mita won the men's high jump with a mark of 2.16m while freshman Kenneth Owen placed third at 2.01m.
Senior Kaycee McCoy won the women's 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.28.

Houston swept the women's 100-meter as Agadama crossed the finish line first with a time of 11.55, followed by Ochoa in second at 11.62 and Jackson secured third in 11.65.

Junior Jaelyn Reeves-Lile earned the victory in the men's 100-meter with a time of 10.43.

Sophomore Shawn Freeman finished second in the men's 800-meter with a time of 1:51.13.

Sophomore Noah Hanson placed third in the men's 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.97. In the men's 400-meter hurdles, freshman William King IV ran a time of 52.46 for third place.

The Cougars finished second and third in the women's shot put. Sophomore Cleo Agyepong finished second with a personal best mark of 16.56m. Sophomore Sydney Freeman placed third with a personal best mark of 15.46m and is now eighth on Houston's all-time performance list.

In the women's triple jump, freshman Saphina Stanley took home second with a mark of 12.10m. Sophomore Stephanie Ume-Ezeoke placed third with a mark of 11.47m.

UP NEXT
The Cougars will split squads as select student-athletes head to Penn Relays in Philadelphia beginning Thursday while the rest of the team heads to the J. Fred Duckett Twilight at Rice on Saturday.

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