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Multiple Houston track and field athletes finish in national rankings in Victor Lopez Classic

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Graduate Sydni Townsend lands top 10 in the world and first in the nation with a 57.17 finish in women’s 400m hurdles. | Courtesy of Juan Deleon UH Athletics.

The UH track and field team competed at the Victor Lopez Classic this weekend at Rice University. Houston walked away with 10 first-place finishes, and an additional seven Coogs finished on the podium.

Freshman Cordell Nwokeji won the shot put to start the competition, hitting a personal best of 18.27 meters, the tenth-best throw in the nation.

With a throw of 56.46 meters, junior Kevin Grubbs won the men’s discus.