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Cougar track and field heads to NCAA Outdoor Championships in Oregon

Eight men and four women will represent the Cougars at the 2024 NCAA Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, June 5-8. The athletes qualified following the NCAA West Preliminaries on May 22-25.

Men’s championships

The men’s high jump will showcase a freshman from Greece, Antrea Mita, who set a personal record with a jump of 2.17 meters, making him the first Cougar to punch a ticket to the NCAA Championships.

Senior Shaun Maswanganyi, sophomore Louie Hinchliffe, freshman Cayden Broadnax and senior Ireon Brown made the men’s 4×100-meter relay team.

Broadnax, from Ridge Point High School, was a member of the 2023 Texas High School Coaches Association 6A Boys Track and Field Super Elite Team and claimed the 2023 UIL Region 3 6A Championship in the 100-meter.