Coach Burrell not happy about the performances, both men and women.
Shaun Maswanganyi the Male MVP.
Doesn’t look like we’ll be taking many to the National Championships. Right now, it’s potentially:
Women: TFRRS | Houston Women's Track & Field Top Performances & Rankings
Weight Throw - Adejokun (currently #6)
Shot Put - Tuilefano (#15)
Men: TFRRS | Houston Men's Track & Field Top Performances & Rankings
Pole Vault - Sampy (#10)
Nationals set, pretty disappointing indoor season (for nationals/top marks).
Men:
Christyan Sampy - Pole Vault
Women:
Nu’uausala Tuilefano - Shot Put
Priscilla Adejokun - Weight Throw
Positives for outdoors: Shaun is much better in the 100 than 60 and also struggled last year in the indoor 200. Akindele is better in the 110H than 60H. De’Vion Wilson also will be a threat in 110H. Then we get the 4x100 and Quivell in the 400 hurdles. Also I think Ruiz might be available for outdoor season to return another pole vaulter.
Thanks for the analysis. From my limited knowledge, pretty spot on.
I know next to nothing about T&F strategy, but is it possible that we didn’t have a strong indoor showing because Coach is trying not to peak too early? Saving it for outdoor season?
I don’t know much about the training side for sprinters. For distance runners, that is for sure part of the strategy.
I’m sure with somebody like Shaun they didn’t want to run him into the ground during indoor season when he will be a key for getting points in 3 events, maybe 4 in outdoors. Probably focused on working on his starts and getting him back into long jumping. Working on running the indoor curves might have given him a better shot at the indoor 200 but at the end of the day money is made outdoors so why waste energy with that?
We had a lot of top guys that didn’t participate in Indoors. (Bell, Brown, Hamberlin, Hoyte, Lewis, Khriss, Gibbons)
Hamberlin ran in a couple, not sure on what happened, hopefully not an injury. If Lewis gets back to form, that would be a huge help. Or if Khriss is in top form. Need a 400 guy or two to step for our relay team. A breakout outdoor season for one of the young guys is possible too.
Sampy was 13th and Adejokun was 12th in their events at indoor Nationals. Tuilefano is in the shot put tonight.
https://twitter.com/UHCougarTF/status/1502854677171523585
First outdoor meet today, Spring Break Invitational. Then TSU Relays is tomorrow and Saturday.
Can follow the results for today here: https://live.flashresultstexas.com/meets/12715/events
It’s early, but great start.
https://twitter.com/UHCougarTF/status/1504603738962640905
https://twitter.com/UHCougarTF/status/1504607262366609419
https://twitter.com/UHCougarTF/status/1504600719227342857
Sampy won the pole vault at the Texas Relays with a new school record and top height in NCAA this season. Really has a shot at a title this year (his jump this weekend would have gave him a silver at NCAAs last year). Kind of disappointing with the relay teams. 4x100 finished 4th, 4x200 finished 4th, 4x400 finished 6th, 4x800 was 4th. Quivell Jordan was 5th in 400m hurdles. No individuals for 100 or 200 on the men’s side. Tamayo-Garza got 4th in the 100m for the women. Didn’t have any relay teams for the women.
Sampy is terrific. However something seems out of kilter with the program. Where’s Gibbons?
Good question, no idea as he is still listed on the roster but nothing this season. I was wondering the other day how hard this season is on Leroy after the tragedy last summer. Some can use work to get their mind off something like that, but he faces constant reminders every day. Not sure if I could have coached this season if I was in his shoes.
I saw where former Coog Kirk Baptiste (Silver Medalist in the 1984 Olympics in the 200 Meters) just died at age 59. I think he would have been a teammate of Carl Lewis?
Way too young. Prayers to our Coog family
A good day at the Alumni meet.
The track team took a lot of 1st place finishes but, not being a close follower of track, can any one tell me how these times and distances stack up nationally or in the AAC?
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