Cameron Burrell, former UH track star, dead at 26

Cameron Burrell shined for the UH track and field program from 2013-2018, setting school records and winning multiple NCAA Outdoor championships. | Courtesy of UH athleticsCameron Burrell, a former UH track and field star and son of head coach Leroy Burrell, passed away Monday.

Burrell, who was a part of the Cougar program from 2013-2018, quickly emerged as a standout sprinter during his freshman season and was named an All-American by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Burrell burst onto the national scene as a junior, finishing runner-up in the 2016 NCAA indoor 60-meter dash and earned NCAA First-Team All-American honors.

Burrell continued to pile up runner-up…