Houston track & field secured 12 qualifications for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships following late-week action in Fayetville’s NCAA West Preliminaries.
Sophomore Louie Hinchliffe and senior Shaun Maswanganyi took first and second place in the men’s 100-meter heat. Hinchliffe clocked in with a wind-assisted 9.84 (+2.5), while Maswanganyi finished second at 9.89 (+2.5).
Maswanganyi qualified for his second individual event with a 20.08, first-place finish, in the men’s 200-meter. The sprinter has advanced to the 100-meter and 200-meter championship heats for four consecutive seasons.
Hinchilffe and Maswanganyi joined senior Ireon Brown and freshman Cayden Broadnax in the men’s 4×100-meter relay, where their 38.