Recruiting, one of the most important aspect of college athletics, is an endeavor with which the track and field team has no trouble.
With former Olympic gold medalists Leroy Burrell, Carl Lewis and an experienced staff overseeing the program, coaches have an easy pitch to get the fastest runners to Third Ward.
“We wanted to make sure we went after sprinters,” said Will Blackburn, associate head coach. “That was one of our biggest needs, jumpers as well. So about a year ago, we decided that those were the two areas we had to get the most.”
The 2016 women’s track recruiting class is expected to be one of the most dominant in UH’s history and rival the men’s from last season.