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Houston Track and Field Teams Open Outdoor Season With Strong Showing At UTSA Whataburger Invitational
March 18, 2006
San Antonio, Texas - The University of Houston men's and women's track and field teams opened their 2006 outdoor schedule winning six individual events and two relay races at the UTSA Whataburger Invitational Track and Field meet on Saturday, March 18. Freshman Alexis Rogers won the women's 100-meter hurdles race with a time of 13.74 seconds, finishing ahead of teammate Lee Andréa Robinson, who had a time of 14.22 seconds. Jennifer Hunt, Octavia Garrett, LaNeeka Allen and Tiffany Abney combined to win the women's 4x400-meter race with a time of 3:45.30. Junior Caresir Hamilton won the women's high jump after clearing 1.69 meters (5' 6.50"), and had a third-place finish in the women's long jump with a leap of 5.60 meters (18' 4.50"). Senior Kelli Williams was the runner-up in the triple jump with a mark of 11.16 meters (36' 7.50"). Senior Sesar Figueroa was the runner-up in the men's 800-meter run with a time of 1:54.66. Justin Pitchford of UTSA won the race just 44 hundredths of a second ahead of Figueroa. Calum Neff made his UH outdoor debut winning the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:33.10. Houston also won the men's 4x100-meter relay with a time of 40.65 seconds. Tristian Whitley won the men's high jump after clearing 2.10 meters (6'10. 75"). His teammate, Ivan Diggs, was the runner-up after he cleared 2.03 meters (6'8"). Jonathan Reeves won both the shot put and discus throws with marks of 18.44 meters (60' 6") in the shot put and 52.86 meters (173' 5") in the discus.
Freshman Andy Tackett completed Houston's standout performances with a second-place showing in the javelin with a throw of 55.31 meters (181' 5"). Houston continues its 2006 outdoor season at the Texas Southern Relays on March 24-25. |
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