The 4x400 is going to be something to watch with Tech, LSU, and UH going at it with multiple teams.
ABOUT THE RED RAIDER INVITATIONAL
Friday’s Red Raider Invitational will kick off at 10 a.m., with the women’s ‘B’ section 3,000-meter run and the women’s weight throw. A full schedule of events can be found by clicking HERE.
The meet will feature teams from the host school Texas Tech, Angelo State, Barton CC, Dallas Baptist, Eastern New Mexico, Hardin-Simmons, Incarnate Word, LSU, Lubbock Christina, Midwestern State, New Mexico JC, Prairie View A&M, South Plains, Stephen F. Austin, Tarleton, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas Wesleyan, San Francisco, University of Southwest, UTSA, Wayland Baptist, West Texas A&M and Western Texas.
Live results for the Red Raider Invitational will be made available courtesy of FloTrack and can be found by clicking HERE.
Complete information for the Red Raider Invite can be found by clicking HERE.
WHAT TO WATCH
Houston will see 20 nationally ranked student-athletes compete at the Red Raider Invitational, including a combined nine in the men’s and women’s sprints. Reigning American Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week, Obi Igbokwe leads a trio of ranked men’s 200-meter dash runners. Igbokwe enters with the nations’ third-fastest time at 20.91, which he ran in Lubbock a week ago, while Edward Sumler IV (21.46) ranks 23rd in the NCAA and Jordan Booker (21.71) sits 57th.
Four more men’s sprinters will bring some of the top times in the nation into competition in the 60-meter dash. Nicholas Alexanderleads the squad with a top-time of 6.73 to rank 18th in the country, while Mario Burke’s time of 6.75 places him 28th. All-American John Lewis III holds the 36th-fastest time at 6.77, while true freshman Jais Smith comes in at 68th in 6.82.
On the women’s side of the 60, Brianne Bethel and Ariele Adams will enter with two of the fastest times in the nation. Bethel ran 7.43 at the Texas Tech Corky Classic to move to 23rd in the NCAA, while Adams’ 7.51 at the Leonard Hilton Invitational slots her 53rd.
A trio of Houston hurdlers will race against the obstacles on Friday, including senior Amere Lattin, whose top-10 time of 7.82 at the season-opening Reveille Invitational gives him two top-10 marks so far this season (Ninth in 200; 21.06). Quivell Jordan holds the 51st best time in the men’s hurdles at 8.03, while Naomi Taylor will run the women’s hurdles with already having the 14th-best time at 8.33.
Two of the nation’s top long jumpers in the early season will be on display for the Cougars in Lubbock. Samiyah Samuels jumped 20-7.0 (6.27m) a week ago at the Leonard Hilton Invitational to move to No. 5 in the NCAA, while on the men’s side, redshirt freshman Lagarious McQuirter made his collegiate debut with the 12th-best men’s long jump this season at 24-11.0 (7.59m).
In the vertical leaps, Ben Percefull and Colin George enter the weekend with top-35 marks in the men’s pole vault and men’s high jump, respectively. Percefull (34th, pole vault) set a personal best at the Leonard Hilton Invitational when he cleared the pole vault bar at 16-6.75 (5.05m) while George (35th, high jump) jumped 6-10.25 (2.09m) to open the season at the Reveille Invite.
The Cougars will be well represented in the throws with four athletes entering inside the top-65 athletes in the nation, including two each in the men’s shot put and women’s weight throw. Felipe Valencia holds the 17th-best mark in the NCAA in the men’s shot put this season at 60-4.0 (18.39m), while freshman Triston Gibbons opened his career with a toss of 56-2.5 (17.13m) to rank 64th.
For the women, Taylor Scaife launched the weight 65-8.25 (20.02m) at the Leonard Hilton Invitational to sit at No. 20 in the NCAA, while Priscilla Adejokun holds the 57th-best throw in the country after a season-best 61-0.25 (18.60m) a week ago.
A full list of competitors can be found with the heat sheets by clicking HERE.