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2026 Track & Field Roster

Amai Newman

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Pearland, Texas
  • High School Shadow Creek HS

Biography

PRIOR TO UTEP
  • Competed as a sprinter and hurdler at Shadow Creek High School.
  • Competed with club team Htown Hurricanes.
  • Clocked in a personal-best 54.00 (14th in Texas) in the outdoor 400-meter dash, placing second at the UIL 6A – Region 3 meet. 
  • Placed second in the 400 with a 54.98 at the UIL 6A – Area 21 &22.
  • Was second in the 400 with a 54.68 at the UIL 6A -District 22.
  • Took first place in the 400 with a time of 57.58 at the Cy Ranch Mustang Relays. 
  • Finished third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.21 at the CCISD Ruben C Jordan Relays. 
  • Clocked in a PR 8.02 in the 60-meter dash at the FasTrak Athletix High School Indoor Challenge. 
  • Posted PR 25.02 in the indoor 200 at the Texas Tech Wes Kittley High School Invitational.