Track & Field Finish C-USA Championships

CHICAGO – In the final day of the Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Houston, Texas, the hometown Cougars secured a team victory with a total of 201 points, which was 96 points more than the second-place finisher, the TCU Horned Frogs.

On Saturday, the Houston squad became the first C-USA men's track and field team to win the Conference USA cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field championships during the same season.

The Blue Demon men fell into 11^th place, totaling 24 points in the three-day meet. 

During Day Three of the competition, Anthony Becknek paced DePaul with a fifth place finish in the 5000 meter run.  This marked the first time Becknek participated in the event on the season, crossing the line in 15:01.73.

Rashard Deleston bounded 14.43m (47’04.25”) in the triple jump en route to a sixth place spot, as well as a season and career best jump.

The men’s relay teams stayed consistent in both the 4x100 meter and 4x400 meter races, earning two eighth place finishes.

Jamal Cornelious, Kriss Arnold, Kwaku Attoh, and Donnie Smith combined for a 43.41 finish in the 4x100 meter relay. The first place finishing Houston four ran the event in 39.57.

In the 4x400 meter relay, Rich Fugiel, Arnold, Dan Branca, and Justin Williams sped to a DePaul season best finish of 3:19.02.  TCU notched a winning time of 3:05.70.

Webster Jones soared to a season best leap in the high jump, registering a 12^th place finish after clearing 1.90m (6’02.75”).

This meet marked the final C-USA Track & Field Championships for the Blue Demons as DePaul gets set to head into the BIG EAST next year.

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