Behind the strength of their sprints, the men’s track & field team won their fourth straight American Athletic Conference Indoor Championship this weekend.
At the Birmingham Crossplex, the Cougars took home six gold medals and two school records on their way to scoring 139 points. Even with an early scare, several athletes were able to put a stranglehold on their trip to the NCAA Championships.
The Cougars fell short of matching their success in the long jump and shot put from last year. For the first time in AAC history, a Cougar did not win the shot put title as both redshirt junior Felipe Valencia and senior Cameron Cornelius, the champions from the last four seasons, failed to reach the podium.