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UH track and field sets records at Tom Tellez Invitational

UH track and field continued its dominance during the Tom Tellez Invitational in Houston at the Carl Lewis International Complex, setting multiple records in the process.

Friday kicked off with women’s pole vault and featured senior Sarah Howe recording a jump of 3.97 meters, good for second place in the competition and first amongst all college athletes in the competition.

Following Howe’s impressive showing, sophomore Christyan Sampy and senior Antonio Ruiz both broke the men’s pole vault record with Sampy taking first place with a 5.52-meter bar and Ruiz placing second with a 5.42-meter bar.