HOUSTON, Texas – The Charlotte men's track and field team clinched the outdoor title to become Conference USA Champions Sunday at the Rice University's Wendel D. Ley Track.
This is the second time in three months the Niners have won the championship title.
Leading by 14 points with three events left in the men's competition, Tom Nobles, Mihret Coulter, Alex Cornwell and Aaron Gebhart gave the 49ers a commanding 39-point advantage. Nobles, Coulter and Cornwell swept the podium in the men's 5000-meter final, while Gebhart added to the team tally with an eighth-place finish.