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No. 5 Cougars boast 23 regionally qualifying athletes

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Following the annual Houston Alumni Invitational against the No. 2 Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday, the men’s track & field team dropped from No. 3 to No. 5 in the USTFCCCA rankings.

Regardless, both the men and women are putting up numbers that will qualify them for the NCAA West Regional, even with more than a month of competition remaining. Presently, 23 athletes and four relays from both teams own qualifying marks and times.

Here are some of the most notable qualifiers:

Junior hurdler Amere Lattin has the highest placement of any athlete regardless of event.