For the UH track and field program winning isn’t just the goal, it’s the expectation.
Entering the 2021 American Athletic Conference Championships, the Cougars carried themselves with an extreme sense of swagger and confidence that few programs in the country exhibit — feeling as if they had already won the conference championship before a single event took place.
“This meet we weren’t really just trying to win, we knew we were going to win,” graduate student Brianne Bethel said.
While overconfidence is often the downfall of many athletic teams, both collegiately and professionally, the Cougars had good reason to feel certain that no one would beat them given the sustained success the UH program has had under head coach Leroy Burrell.