Outdoor T&F Championships - 4x100 ARE CHAMPS! Burrell takes silver in the 100

pray10 · June 10, 2017, 1:29am

Cam was closer than I expected though. Great job!

pray10 · June 10, 2017, 1:31am

Team is sitting in 4th overall. No more runners to go, but that’s impressive.

Next year is going to be great if we can stay healthy.

pray10 · June 10, 2017, 1:38am

https://twitter.com/joseph_duarte/status/873353275462103040

pray10 · June 10, 2017, 5:52pm

It marks the Cougars’ first 4X100 relay outdoor national title since Charles Young, Mark McNeil, Anthony Ketchum and Stanley Floyd in 1982. The last time UH won an outdoor title in any event was Sam Jefferson in the 100 meters in 1994.

pray10 · June 10, 2017, 7:07pm

pray10 · June 10, 2017, 7:09pm

http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/c-track/recaps/060917aaa.html

Houston’s team of John Lewis III, Mario Burke, Jacarias Martin and Cameron Burrell qualified for the finals by running 38.86 to post the seventh fastest time in the semifinals. On Friday, the Cougars passed the baton one lap around the track in a blistering 38.34 to claim the NCAA title by edging Auburn (38.44).
Houston’s time of 38.34 broke the school record that was set in 2016 when that squad consisting of Burrell, Martin, Burke and LeShon Collins took silver in 38.44. The mark for the Cougars ranks as the No. 4 time in NCAA Championship history and is the sixth-fastest time ever run in the collegiate ranks. Houston also set a new Hayward Field mark, topping LSU’s NCAA Championship winning time of 38.42 from 2016.

The 4x100-meter relay championship was the second in school history for the Cougars and the first since Charles Young, Mark McNeil, Anthony Ketchum and Stanley Floyd won gold in 1982 (38.53). That squad’s mark stood as the school record until 2016.

As a program, the Cougars’ gold medal was the first NCAA Championship for Houston since 2013 when Errol Nolan claimed the indoor 400-meter dash title. The win was the first outdoor championship for the Cougars since Sam Jefferson’s 100-meter dash win in 1994.

Cameron Burrell was back on the track an hour later for the finals of the 100-meter dash. Burrell qualified third overall on Wednesday after winning his heat in a school-record 9.93. With the conditions cold, wet and windy for the final, Burrell crossed the line in 10.12 to claim the silver medal. The runner-up finish for Burrell is the top Houston performance in the event since Jefferson’s gold in Boise, Idaho Boise, Idaho.

With the second place finish, Burrell completed his fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships in a straight-track race after qualifying for the indoor 60-meter dash and the outdoor 100-meter dash in each of the last two seasons. Burrell’s silver medal was the fourth of his career after taking second in each of the 2016 and 2017 NCAA indoor 60 championships and helping the Cougars to a runner-up finish in the 4x100-meter relay in 2016.

Burrell and the 4x100-meter relay squad combined to score 18 points for the Cougars, marking their highest point total since 1989 when Tom Tellez’s team scored 21 points. The Cougars placed tied for 12th overall at the NCAA Championships marking back-to-back seasons the team has finished inside the top-15 and the 13th time they have accomplished that feat in program history.

FortWorthCoog · June 10, 2017, 7:59pm

What time do you think we would have run if Eli Hall was healthy?? I saw Leroy say they are going for the big title next year. That would be hard to do without some field points, but Hall and Burrell could both go top 3 in the 100, repeat as 4x100 champs, pick up points in the 200, 110 hurdles, and 400. Not sure how we would get up to 60+ points though. Either way, we are set up next year to have one of our best team performances ever.

pray10 · June 10, 2017, 11:11pm

I think we would have set the NCAA record with Hall. We probably also get points in the 100 and 200 if he’s around. Hall, Clarke, and Layton all getting hurt really held the team back this year.

But, yes, coaches have been targeting next year as the year they will compete for the title. It’s not just who is coming back, but the recruiting class coming in as it is one of the top classes and is well rounded. We also have Barraza coming back as they redshirted him this year to save him for next year.

The hope is to also take some women next year as we have a solid class coming in as well. Key will be health.

adjahoun · June 11, 2017, 2:16am

Thanks for reminding them who we are.

92010Coogs · June 11, 2017, 2:46am

We should all be very proud of them. Tom Tellez must be ecstatic. Keep in mind friends that having Carl back is greatly beneficial to Leroy and the entire program. I believe that this is just the beginning. This is going to do wonder for our recruiting both for T&F and Football.

pray10 · June 11, 2017, 3:25pm

Yep, Carl coming in has been key to attracting top sprinters and long jumpers. His setting up The Perfect Method is also huge as there is now a pipeline for these runners to go to UH and then straight into an Olympic quality pro team (Think Nike and Oregon). LeShon Collins’s success over the last two years has made him the poster boy for both as he went from a very good sprinter to world class.

Both Burrell and Lewis have to be commended for what they’ve masterminded. They promised Khator a national title and they are probably closer than any other team to delivering.

pray10 · June 11, 2017, 4:30pm

https://twitter.com/EliHall13/status/873685281320439813
https://twitter.com/EliHall13/status/873685396143697921
https://twitter.com/EliHall13/status/873690245585350656
https://twitter.com/EliHall13/status/873691851890544640
https://twitter.com/BurrellLeroy/status/873691337257869316
https://twitter.com/Carl_Lewis/status/873702548917628929

FortWorthCoog · June 11, 2017, 4:33pm

I was wondering what happened to him. Like having some distance guys too!

pray10 · June 11, 2017, 5:04pm

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https://twitter.com/UHCougarTF/status/873928783769870337

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https://twitter.com/UHCougarTF/status/875114342101995522
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