UH track and field freshmen paced the team at the Houston Indoor Invitational at Yeoman Field House over the weekend.
Freshman sprinter Lazarus Crumedy had a second place finish in the 200-meter dash with 22.30 seconds and freshman sprinter Ed Turner finished second in the 60-meter dash with 6.92 seconds. Turner’s time was the fifth-fastest mark in Conference-USA this season.
With throws of 14.22 meters (46 feet, 8 inches) and 14.14 meters (46-4 3/4), freshman shot putters Charlissa Foster and Kiara Pulliam posted the fourth and fifth best marks in C-USA, respectively. Both tosses were also personal bests for the women.
Sophomore Erica Hannemann and junior Kelcee Keenan posted personal bests in the 800-meters and the mile. Hannemann finished 11th with 2 minutes, 23.60 seconds and Keenan placed eighth with 5:15.39.
"It was a great race to start," Keenan said. "I fell into a really good rhythm, followed through, stayed tough and set a personal record. This was a good breakthrough for future races and new records."
For the fourth consecutive meet, senior high jumper Ivan Diggs collected a first place finish by clearing 2.14 meters (7 1/4).
Last week, freshman Chris Carter was named C-USA Male Track and Field Athlete of the Week. The award came after Carter hit an NCAA provisional mark of 15.41 meters (50-6 3/4) in the triple jump at the Arkansas Razorback Invitational. His jump is the best in C-USA.
Next up for the Cougars is the Bayou City Championships. Events will run from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Yeoman Field House.
