Big 12 Indoor Championships Await Texas Tech
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2013 TRACK AND FIELD TEXAS2005 Big 12 Outdoor Champions 15 NCAA Champions TECH93 Big 12 Champions TEXAS TECH SCHEDULE BIG 12 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS INDOOR WEEKEND BREAKDOWN SATURDAY START TIMES: Date Meet Location DATE: Feb. 22-23 Multis - 10 a.m./Running 2 p.m. Field 3 p.m. Jan. 13 Texas Tech Open Lubbock, Texas LOCATION: Ames, Iowa SUNDAY START TIMES: Jan. 18-19 Masked Rider Open Lubbock, Texas FACILITY: Lied Recreational Center LIVE RESULTS: Delta Timing Multis 11 a.m./Running 11 a.m. Jan. 25-26 Texas A&M Challenge College Station, Texas RANKINGS: Men - No. 4/Women - NR Field 12 p.m. Feb. 1-2 Armory Collegiate Invite New York, New York Feb. 1-2 Meyo Invitational Notre Dame, Ind. FOLLOW TEXAS TECH ATHLETICS Feb. 2 Red Raider Open Lubbock, Texas Feb. 8-9 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. TWITTER - @TECHATHLETICS / @TECHGAMEDAY / @B_DROWNTTU FACEBOOK.COM/TECHATHLETICS Feb. 22-23 Big 12 Championships Ames, Iowa March 2 Last Chance Meets TBA March 8-9 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark. BIG 12 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AWAIT TEXAS TECH LUBBOCK, TEXAS - The Texas Tech track and field program, fresh off its first idle week of the season, is set to head north for the 2013 Big OUTDOOR 12 Indoor Championships. The two-day meet begins Saturday and continues all day Sunday inside the Lied Recreational Center on the Date Meet Location Iowa State campus. March 14-16 Aztec Invitational San Diego, Calif. “We’re excited,” Texas Tech Head Coach Wes Kittley said. “Both our men’s and women’s teams have continued to improve with each March 23 UTEP Invitational El Paso, Texas meet and I’m ready to watch our athletes compete alongside the best in the Big 12.” The No. 5 Red Raiders and Lady Raiders enter the meet with seven athletes and two relay squads ranked among the Top-20 March 27-30 Texas Relays Austin, Texas nationally led by two-time Big 12 Male Athlete of the Week and current Bowerman Watch List selection Kennedy Kithuka. April 6 Texas Tech Open Lubbock, Texas Kithuka enters the meet with nation’s fastest time in the 5,000-meter run and the No. 3 time in the 3,000-meter run. The Thika, April 13 UT Invitational Austin, Texas Kenya native and 2012 NCAA Cross Country Champion is undefeated during his Texas Tech career in both cross country and track. April 18-20 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, Calif. Meanwhile, senior Bryce Lamb (triple jump) and junior Kyal Meyers (pole vault) enter the meet leading the conference in their April 25 Red Raider Invitational Lubbock, Texas respective events – both of which have won Big 12 indoor titles during their careers. The Lady Raiders enter the meet led by senior hurdler Katie Grimes who owns the No. 3 time nationally in the 60-meter hurdles May 3-5 Big 12 Championships Waco, Texas (8.16) and is coming off 2012 outdoor campaign in which she earned All-America honors in the 100-meter hurdles. May 23-25 NCAA West Preliminaries Austin, Texas June 5-8 NCAA Championships Eugene, Ore. TEXAS TECH ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS TEXAS TECH SNAPSHOT Track and Field Contact: Britton Drown • Texas Tech will compete this weekend at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in Ames, Iowa with action set to begin Saturday and Email: [email protected] continue all day Sunday. Cell: (972) 679-5094 • The Red Raiders ascended to No. 4 in the latest USTFCCCA rankings – the highest indoor ranking in school history. • Texas Tech enters the meet with 93 total Big 12 Champions between cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field. Office: (806) 742-2770 • Texas Tech senior distance runner Kennedy Kithuka was named the Big 12 Men’s Athlete of the Week on Feb. 13 for the second Web: TexasTech.com consecutive week. Kithuka is the first Red Raider in school history to be named the Big 12 Male Athlete in back-to-back weeks. Twitter: @TechAthletics/@TechGameDay/B_DrownTTU • Senior Lady Raider Hurdler Katie Grimes has broken three school records during the 2013 season. Grimes enters the Big 12 Indoor Championships after breaking her own school record in the 60-meter hurdles at the Tyson Invitational where she clocked a time of 8.16. RETURNING 2012 INDOOR ALL-AMERICANS Athlete Event Year Indoor Personal-Best Time/Mark Bryce Lamb Long Jump Senior 8.14m (26’-8.50”) Kyal Meyers Pole Vault Junior 5.38m (17’-7.75”) Katie Grimes Hurdles Senior 7.74 (55mH)/8.18 (60mH) Candace Jackson Sprints Senior 7.03 (55m) / 23.88 (200m) / 53.85 (400m) Olivia Lewis Sprints Senior 54.19 (400m) TEXASTECH.COM 2013 INDOOR ROSTER MEN Athlete Event Year (Indoor) Hometown/Previous School/High School Bradley Adkins High Jump FR Idalou, Texas/Idalou Alec Arena Long Jump SO Abilene, Texas/Abilene/Ole Miss Shujaa Benson Sprints/Hudles/Jumps FR Arusha, Tanzania/Loyola Academy/Illinois Phillip Boullion Throws Fr. Plano, Texas Taheric Brantley Sprints SR Lubbock, Texas/Lubbock Brendan Devlin Distance SR-TR Weston, Mass./Weston/UMASS-Lowell Jeremy Doddridge Pole Vault SR El Paso, TX/Coronado HS JaCorian Duffield High Jump SO Schertz, Texas/Randolph Dwayne Extol Sprints JR Kingston, Jamaica/Wolmer’s Boys School/Alabama Casey Felton Throws RS JR Amarillo, Texas/Randall Tanner Fulmer Pole Vault FR Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Oasis Jorge Garcia Throws JR Tampico, Mexico/Prepa Tec Tampico Isaiah Gill Sprints/Hurdles SR Plainfield, NJ/Plainfield High School/South Plains Kyle Gooch Throws RS FR Millsap, Texas/Millsap Taji Henley Throws FR Spring, Texas/Spring Sean Hodges Distance FR The Woodlands, Texas/College Park Chase Jones Pole Vault FR Odessa, Texas/Midland Ezekiel Kissorio Distance JR Eldoret, Kenya/St. Augustines Emesa/East Central University Kennedy Kithuka Distance SR Thika, Kenya/St. Paul’s/Wayland Baptist Bryce Lamb Jumps SR Chandler, Arizona/Chandler Jonathon Lira Distance JR Plains, Texas/Plains/South Plains Connor Loftis Pole Vault FR Shallowater, Texas/Shallowater Tramaine Maloney Sprints/Hurdles FR Bridgetown, Barbados/The Lodge Kory Mauritsen Middle Distance RS FR Artesia, N.M/Artesia Kendall McVey Middle Distance SO Albuquerque, New Mexico/Cibola Kyal Meyers Pole Vault JR China Spring, Texas/China Spring Julian Munroe Sprints FR Freeport, Bahahmas/St. Paul’s Kyle Padalecki Pole Vault FR St. Hedwig, Texas/East Central Joseph Richards III Sprints FR Beaumont, Texas/Clifton J. Ozen Raymond Rios Middle Distance/Distance FR Lubbock, Texas/Estacado Nick Rivera Distance FR La Puente, Calif./Rowland Ramon Rueda Distance SO Las Cruces, N.M./Mayfield/New Mexico State Josh Sonnen Pole Vault FR Midlothian, Texas/Midlothian Boston Spiva Pole Vault SR Arlington, Texas/Arlington Nick Tam High Jump JR Mineral Wells, Texas/Mineral Wells Kyle Thompson Decathlon FR Argyle, Texas/Argyle Jameson Tomlin Distance SO Katy, Texas/Katy Vincent Tordesillas Distance FR San Antonio, Texas/Reagan Marcos Vallejo Distance FR Llano, Texas/Llano Daniel Weddell Distance FR Cedar Park, Texas/Vista Ridge Kole Weldon Throws SO-TR Jacksboro, Texas/Jacksboro/Midwestern Clay Wiemers Pole Vault FR Fredericksburg, Texas/Fredericksburg Joshua Williams Distance FR Cedar Park, Texas/Vista Ridge Kenneth Williams Sprints FR High Point, N.C./Woodrow Wilson 2013 INDOOR ROSTER WOMEN Athlete Event Year (Indoor) Hometown/Previous School/High School Audrey Alambar Distance FR Abilene, Texas/Christ the King - Lubbock Katy Allen Distance FR Laredo, Texas/J. B. Alexander Mariam Amadu Sprints/Hurdles SO Newark, NJ/Kingwood Park McKenzie Archer Distance RS FR Lubbock, Texas/Coronado Sarah Bailey Distance FR Katy, Texas/Katy Natalie Baker Javelin/Combined Events FR La Vernia, Texas/La Vernia Amoy Blake Sprints JR Clarendon, Jamaica/Edwin Allen/South Plains Hannah Carson Throws RS FR Chandler, Ariz./Chandler Haley Cook Pole Vault FR Coppell, Texas/Coppell Rachel Folan Distance SR Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West/Saint Mary’s (MN) Cody Ford Distance FR Houston, Texas/Cypress Creek Alexis Gallimore Combined Events FR San Angelo, Texas/Grape Creek Katie Grimes Hurdles SR Canyon, Texas/Canyon Candace Jackson Sprints SR Dallas, Texas/Dallas Skyline Gionna Jackson Jumps/Sprints FR Fort Worth, Texas/Saginaw Lauren Jackson Distance FR Liberty Hill, Texas/Liberty Hill Quiana Jackson Distance SR-TR Chandler, Ariz./Chandler/Portland State Nicole Kastens Distance Fr. Leander, Texas/Rouse Emily Koenig Distance JR Temple, Texas/Academy/University of Texas - Arlington Olivia Lewis Sprints SR St. Louis, Mo./Gateway Institute of Technology/New Mexico Junior College Madeline Livergood Distance FR Cypress, Texas/Cy-Fair High School Adrienne Long Throws SO Mesquite, Texas/Horn Pricilla Martinez High Jump FR El Paso, Texas/Marble Falls Avril McGhee Jumps SO Spanish Town, Jamaica/St. Jago High School Kylie McKown High Jump FR Mountain View, Calif./Mountain View Sharlene Nickle Distance JR Clarendon, Jamaica/Edwin Allen Ifeatu Okafor Throws SR Houston, Texas/Houston Westbury HS Jade Pacillas Distance FR El Paso, Texas/Montwood Michaela Palu High Jump SO San Antonio/Marshall LeTristan Pledger Jumps/Hurdles RS FR Kansas City, Kan./Washington Shelby Poncik Pole Vault FR Needville, Texas/Needville J’Cee Pool Throws RS FR Amarillo/Borger Christen Rivers Sprints SO Lancaster, Calif./Palmdale/Antelope Valley College Chelsea Scott Distance JR Keller, Texas/Keller Tiffany Tarver Sprints FR San Diego, Calif./Foothills Christian Natalie Thompson High Jump/Combined Events FR Alba-Golden, Texas/Alba-Golden Bridgette Tuitt Jumps FR Big Spring, Texas/Big Spring Caitlin Waters Middle Distance JR-TR Clovis, New Mexico/Clovis/Baylor Cierra White Sprints SO Philadelphia/G.W. Carver Rhenique Williams Sprints FR Mesquite, Texas/Horn 2013 STORYLINES TEXAS TECH ALL-TIME BIG 12 INDOOR CHAMPIONS Big 12 Male Athlete of the Week Year Event Athlete WHO TO WATCH - KENNEDY KITHUKA Feb. 6 & Feb. 13 2012 Women’s Weight Throw Kelly Closse SENIOR - DISTANCE - INDOOR MILE PR: 3:59.53 - INDOOR 3,000M PR: 7:58.48 2011 Women’s Weight Throw Kelly Closse INDOOR 5,000M PR: 13:26.65 2011 Men’s Pole Vault Kyal Meyers* Texas Tech senior Kennedy Kithuka, a two-time Big 12 Male Athlete of the Week, enters the Big 12 Indoor Championships with two of the 2011 Men’s 400M Gil Roberts top-five times in the nation.