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Two Cougars Qualify to Finals at NCAA Championships
EUGENE, Ore. – University of Houston seniors John Adesola and Jamar Marshall Jr. qualified for the 110-meter hurdles final, and the 4×400-meter relay earned Second Team All-America honors at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Wednesday. Adesola placed second in his heat at 13.43 to obtain the automatic qualification to Friday’s […]
Adesola placed second in his heat at 13.43 to obtain the automatic qualification to Friday’s 110-meter hurdles final. Marshall Jr. finished third in his heat but posted the sixth fastest time of the afternoon at 13.37 to advance.
The 4×400-meter relay of freshmen Damarien Jacobs, Sahfi Reed, King Taylor and senior Trey East III earned Second Team All-America honors with a 14th-place finish at 3:04.36.
East III also earned All-America Honorable Mention status in the 400-meter with a 17th-place finish at 46.07.
Senior Grant Levesque completed day one action in the men’s decathlon sitting in sixth place with 4,068 points. Levesque tied two personal bests with a time of 10.58 in the 100-meter and a mark of 13.96m in the shot put.
UP NEXT
Levesque continues in the decathlon on Thursday with the 110-meter hurdles (11:45 a.m.), discus (12:35 p.m.), pole vault (1:45 p.m.), javelin (4:15 p.m.) and 1500m (8:43 p.m.).
On Friday, sophomore Antrea Mita will compete in the high jump at 6:30 p.m. while Adesola and Marshall Jr. take the stage in the 110-meter hurdles at 7:42 p.m.
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