Cougars in Austin for NCAA West Regional

This Thursday marks the starts of the NCAA West Regional in Austin, Texas. 21 Athletes between the men and women will be competing in nine events and over the three days of competition. All the athletes have to do is place in the top 12 of their respective events to qualify for the NCAA West Regional.

The following standings are where the declared athletes and relay teams sit on the NCAA West standings.

Men

The Cougars come into Austin with six athletes qualified in the sprinting events, three of them in the top ten.

100m

Eli Hall-Thompson - 2nd (10.00s)

Mario Burke - 9th (10.17s)

Cameron Burrell - 19th (10.25s)

John Lewis III - 24th (10.27s)

200m

Eli Hall-Thompson - 1st (19.96s)

Mario Burke - 13th (20.52s)

Jacarias Martin - 15th (20.52s)

110H

Amere Lattin - 10th (13.73s)

400H

Amere Lattin - 14th (50.81s)

Long Jump

Trumaine Jefferson - 9th (7.87m)

Antwan Dickerson - 10th (7.86m)

Triple Jump

Jared Kerr - 17th (15.77m)

Shot Put

Cameron Cornelius - 12th (18.88m)

Alex Garza - 36th (18.03m)

Hammer Throw

Damon Thompson - 45th (60.36m)

WOMEN

Freshman Samiyah Samuels has the highest individual ranking among all the women with the second best long jump mark in the region.

100m

Brianne Bethel - 19th (11.40s)

Tori Williams - 34th (11.50s)

Sierra Smith - 38th (11.52s)

200m

Brianne Bethel - 22nd (23.12s)

Tori Williams - 24th (23.18s)

3000m Steeplechase

Selena Sierra - 43rd (10:26.41s)

400H

Birexus Hawkins - 32nd (59.59s)

Long Jump

Samiyah Samuels - 2nd (6.58m)

Tonye'cia Burks - 8th (6.41m)

Triple Jump

Tonye'cia Burks - 6th (13.53m)

Hammer Throw

Mikaila Martin - 30th (59.44m)

Taylor Scaife - 33rd (59.10m)

RELAYS

The men come into the meet with the fastest 4x100m relay time in the West and the second fastest in the country, behind only LSU.

MEN'S 4x100m - 1st (38.59s)

MEN'S 4x400m - 6th (3:04.38s)

WOMEN"S 4x100m - 9th (44.23s)

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