Small group heading to Austin Friday and Saturday.
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WHAT TO WATCH FOR
American Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week, Taylor Scaife, will open the Texas Invitational for Houston in the women’s hammer throw. Scaife holds the 16th-best mark in the nation this season after becoming the first Houston woman to throw over 200 feet with her mark of 203-8.75 (62.10m) at the Houston Alumni Invitational.
Houston will also field a pair of nationally-ranked long jumpers on Friday, when Antwan Dickerson and Jared Kerr enter the competition. Dickerson opens action with the 16th-best jump of the season at 25-5.25 (7.75m), while Kerr ranks 16th with a mark of 24-9.75 (7.56m).
Also in the jumps, senior Tonye’cia Burks will look to improve on the 24th-best triple jump mark in the nation on Saturday. Burks enters the competition with a season-best leap of 41-10.5 (12.76m).
As always, Houston will be represented well in the sprints, including the 100-meter dash, where the Cougars will enter a top-ranked competitor on each of the men’s and women’s sides. Reigning American Conference Track Athlete of the Week, Brianne Bethel, enters with the 28th-best time this season at 11.42, while Mario Burke joins the men’s race with the 39th-fastest time at 10.40.
Nora Monie continues her impressive spring season by entering a pair of events with top-ranked marks. Monie enters the shot put with the 35th-best distance this season at 15.69m (51-5.75), while her discus toss of 170-4 (51.91m) sits 46th.
Priscilla Adejokun holds the 53rd best mark in the women’s shot put at 50-4.0 (15.34m), while Zach Oliva ranks 92nd in the men’s discus with a top throw of 170-10 (52.08m).