In the women's 60-meter dash, junior Sean Adigun took second with a time of 7.60. Freshman Christi Jones grabbed fourth place, posting a 7.63 finish. Junior Dayo Ogunniyi improved her personal best in the event with a running of 7.76 in the prelims.
Sophomore Ashley Bryant finished third in the woman¹s weight throw with a toss of 16.01m (52 feet, 6 1/2 inches). Also competing for the Cougars was freshman Kiara Pulliam, who posted a mark of 13.51m (44-4), good for a 10th-place finish.
For the men, freshman William Krokey finished with a mark of 14.94m (49 feet, 1/4 inch) to finish eighth in the weight throw. The toss was the ninth-best in C-USA this year and improved on his previous best of 14.63m (48 feet) set at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Jan. 18. Sophomore Brandon Hubbard finished 11th with a mark of 14.74m (48 feet, 4 1/2 inches).
In the shot put, Foster posted a mark of 13.71m (44 feet, 11 3/4 inches) and Pulliam added a toss of 13.30m (43 feet, 7 3/4 inches). Foster finished fifth and Pulliam earned a sixth-place finish for Houston. Also competing for the Cougars was sophomore Brittani Williams, who posted a mark of 11.42m (37 feet, 5 3/4 inches).
On the men's side, freshman Sidney Flores recorded a toss of 14.17m (46 feet, 6 inches) in the shot put, bettering his previous long of 13.72m (45 feet, 1/4 inch) set during the Houston Indoor Opener. Hubbard added a mark of 12.56m (41 feet, 2 1/2) for the Cougars.
In the 800-meter run, senior Jennifer Harper finished eighth with a clocking of 2 minutes, 18.39 seconds. Also competing for UH was senior Adriane Guinn (2:21.67), sophomore Erica Hannemann (2:23.35), freshman Lindsey Marshall (2:30.46) and Williams (2:34.50). Mahmoud Hard competed for the men and posted a time of 2:07.67.
Sophomore Antony Keller took a sixth-place finish, posting a time of 16:20.48 in the men¹s 5000-meter run. Keller's clocking is currently the sixth-fastest in C-USA this year, bettering his own mark of 6:31.42.
In the pole vault, sophomore Alex Bentley tied for fourth, clearing 4.95m (16 feet, 2 3/4 inches). Bentley currently holds the top mark in C-USA this year with a clearance of 5.05m (16 feet, 6 3/4 inches). Freshman Derek Schutz took 10th with a best of 4.80m (15 feet, 9 inches). Fellow freshmen Morgan Lancaster and Shannan Arnold finished sixth and seventh, respectively for the women. Both cleared 3.40m (11 feet, 1 3/4 inches), setting a new personal best for Arnold.
Freshman Laura Allred finished in a tie for sixth place in the high jump with a mark of 1.64m (5 feet, 4 1/2 inches).
In the women's mile, senior Oumama Hallal placed for the Cougars with a time of 5:17.82, finishing seventh. Also running for Houston was freshman Jasmine Trier, who finished with a time of 5:45.98.
Junior Laneeka Allen finished 15th in the women's 200-meter dash, clocking a mark of 26:13. Sophomore Justin Davis competed for the men in the same event, posting a time of 23.00 flat to finish 14th.
In the men's long jump, freshman Thomas Lang finished 11th, clearing 6.74m (22 feet, 1 1/2 inches). Also competing were junior Morgan Floyd (6.43m (21 feet, 1 1/4 inches)) and sophomore John Patterson (5.97m (19 feet, 7 inches)). In the women's 3,000-meter run, Hallal posted a 11th place finish with a time of 10:46.53. Also competing in the event were junior Kelcee Keenan (11:09.36) and Guinn (11:10.05).
Up next: The Cougar track and field team travels to Arkansas to compete in the Tyson Invitational Feb. 15-16. Houston will also host the UH All-Comers Meet on Feb. 16. The Cougars will then prepare for the C-USA Indoor Championships, which UH will host starting Feb. 29.
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