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MEET INFORMATION CORKY CLASSIC JAN. 17-18, 2020 First Event: Friday - 4:00 p.m., Saturday - 11:00 a.m. Location: Lubbock, Texas Facility: Sports Performance Center Results: PTTiming.com Live Stream: TexasTech.TV Live Updates: @TexasTechTF on Twitter 2020 SCHEDULE NOTES & STORYLINES INDOOR HONORING CORKY Jan. 17-18 Corky Classic Lubbock, Texas This weekend’s meet will represent the third annual Corky Classic, Jan. 24-25 Red Raider Invitational Lubbock, Texas named after legendary Texas Tech coach, administrator and supporter Jan. 30-Feb. 1 Texas Tech Invitational Lubbock, Texas Gerald “Corky” Oglesby. Corky served as the head coach of the Tech Feb. 7-8 New Mexico Classic Albuquerque, N.M. track and field program for 20 years, the longest tenure until current Feb. 14-15 Texas Tech Shootout Lubbock, Texas coach Wes Kittley (whom Corky hired) began his 21st season this year. Feb. 21 Matador Qualifier Lubbock, Texas In all, Oglesby served nearly 50 years in some capacity within Texas Feb. 28-29 Big 12 Championships Ames, Iowa Tech Athletics. For his years of service and dedication, he was inducted March 13-14 NCAA Championships Albuquerque, N.M. in 2014 to the Texas Tech Hall of Honor, which is reserved for those who make outstanding contributions to Texas Tech Athletics. OUTDOOR March 20-21 Wes Kittley Invitational Abilene, Texas VETERAN LADEN March 25-28 Texas Relays Austin, Texas Tech’s women’s group will enter the 2020 campaign with 18 seniors and April 2-3 Jim Click Shootout Tucson, Ariz. two graduate students on its roster. The Lady Raiders stormed through April 3-4 Masked Rider Open Lubbock, Texas last year’s indoor season, which culminated in a runner-up performance April 10-11 Texas A&M Invitational College Station, Texas at the Tech-hosted Big 12 Championships, tying the women’s program’s April 10-11 West Texas A&M Invite Canyon, Texas highest conference finish ever. The group will be boosted even more by April 17-18 Michael Johnson Invitational Waco, Texas the return of multis All-American Kaylee Hinton, who missed last year April 17-18 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, Calif. with an injury. April 24-25 Arkansas Relays Fayetteville, Ark. May 1-2 Corky/Crofoot Shootout Lubbock, Texas NEXT MEN UP May 15-17 Big 12 Championships Manhattan, Kan. With the departure of several-time national champion Divine Oduduru May 28-30 NCAA West Preliminary Lawrence, Kan. and numerous other All-Americans (Odaine Lewis, Drew McMichael and June 10-13 NCAA Championships Austin, Texas Charles Brown, to name a few), a young men’s group returns with the June 19-28 USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Ore. goal of winning its third-straight Big 12 indoor title and fifth-straight overall conference trophy. This group will be led by a handful of Red Raiders with nationals experience, including pole vaulter Brandon Bray, jumper Justin Hall and transfer thrower Gabe Oladipo.

STARTING POINT Texas Tech’s defending Big 12 Champion men’s group will begin the 2020 campaign at No. 21 in the USTFCCCA national TFRI. The women’s group, returning a slew of scorers from their second-place Big 12 finish last season, will start at No. 24. QUICK FACTS NOTES & STORYLINES

GENERAL INFORMATION School...... Texas Tech University Location...... Lubbock, Texas Founded...... 1923 Enrollment...... 38,246 Nickname...... Red Raiders Colors...... Scarlet & Black Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Conference...... Big 12 Chancellor...... Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell President...... Dr. Lawrence Schovanec Athletics Director...... Kirby Hocutt Sr. Associate AD/SWA...... Dr. Judi Henry Ticket Office...... (806) 742-TECH Department Number...... (806) 742-3355 Athletics Website...... texastech.com

FACILITY INFORMATION Name...... Sports Performance Center Opened...... 2018 Track Type...... 200m Banked RETURNING TOP-10s Fixed Capacity...... 750 Texas Tech will return 11 student-athletes who hold program top-10 marks in the record books. Total Capacity...... 2,000 Chinne Okoronkwo leads the group, holding six individual top-10 times across two events: the Area...... 82,500 sq. ft. triple jump and pole vault. Kaylee Hinton holds four top-10 times, all in the pentathlon.

TRACK & FIELD STAFF Head Coach...... Wes Kittley Men’s 60m Women’s Long Jump Assoc. Head Coach...... James Thomas 9. Derrius Rodgers (6.61) 10. Ivy Walker (20’-7”) Head XC/Distance Coach...... Jon Murray Sprints/Hurdles Coach...... Calvin Robinson Men’s Pole Vault Women’s Triple Jump Asst. Coach - Sprints, Hurdles, Relays...... Zach Glavash 3. Brandon Bray (18’-0.5”) 2. Chinne Okoronkwo (43’-10”) Asst. Coach - Throws...... Cliff Felkins 5. Chinne Okoronkwo (43’-4.25”) Volunteer Asst. Coach - Pole Vault...... Tom Slagle Men’s Heptathlon 7. Chinne Okoronkwo (42’-11.75”) Director of Operations...... Lana Jones 4. Clark Griffith (5,334 points) 10. Chinne Okoronkwo (42’-9.75”) Strength Coach...... Matt Garlitz Head Athletic Trainer...... Frank Perez 9. Cole Whatley (5,164 points) Athletic Trainer...... Taylor Overton Women’s Pole Vault Equipment Manager...... Robbie Crowell Women’s 60m 3. Chinne Okoronkwo (14’-2.5”) Sport Administrator...... Jonathan Botros 9. D’Jenne Egharevba (7.38) 7. Chloe Wall (14’-0”) Academic Counselor - Men...... Suzanne Dickenson 7. Chinne Okoronkwo (14’-0”) Academic Counselor - Women...... Brooklyn Moore Women’s 200m 9. Chinne Okoronkwo (13’-11.75”) Dietician...... Sam McInerney 6. D’Jenne Egharevba (23.22) Athletics Communications...... Jeremy O’Brien 9. D’Jenne Egharevba (23.49) Women’s Pentathlon Athletics Marketing...... Jaycee Syra 5. Kaylee Hinton (4,075 points) 2019 INDOOR IN REVIEW Women’s 600y 7. Kaylee Hinton (4,039 points) Men’s Big 12 Finish...... 1st (179 pts) 5. Damajahnee Birch (1:20.76) 9. Kaylee Hinton (4,026 points) Women’s Big 12 Finish...... 2nd (108.5 pts) 6. Damajahnee Birch (1:21.33) 10. Kaylee Hinton (4,025 points) Men’s NCAA Finish...... 6th (24 pts) 8. Lexye Price (1:21.39) Women’s NCAA Finish...... 15th (12 pts) Men’s National Champions...... 1 Women’s National Champions...... 1 Men’s All-Americans...... 11 Women’s All-Americans...... 4

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Primary Contact...... Jeremy O’Brien Year at Tech...... 2nd Email...... [email protected] Office...... (806) 834-7101 Cell...... (567) 686-3066 Twitter...... @thejeremyobrien SCHOOL AND FACILITY RECORDS ALL-TIME SCHOOL RECORDS MEN’S RECORDS WOMEN’S RECORDS EVENT ATHLETE MARK DATE EVENT ATHLETE MARK DATE 55m Leon Gordon 6.14 1/25/1997 55m Cierra White 6.80 2/20/2015 60m Divine Oduduru 6.52 2/23/2019 60m Cierra White 7.22 2/7/2015 200m Divine Oduduru 20.08 2/23/2019 200m Cierra White 22.90 3/14/2015 400m Gil Roberts 45.71 3/14/2009 400m Licretia Sibley 52.41 2/5/2005 600y Vincent Crisp 1:08.16 1/19/2018 600y Ngozi Iwu 1:20.38 2/24/2001 800m Zach Glavash 1:46.80 2/25/2006 800m Shannon Spaulding 2:05.77 3/1/2002 1000m Zach Gwandu 2:22.71 3/13/1987 1000m Devin Bailey 2:48.46 2/25/2011 Mile Kennedy Kithuka 3:59.53 1/26/2013 1500m Maria Medina 4:25.50 1/26/1985 3000m Kennedy Kithuka 7:50.26 2/2/2013 Mile Sally Kipyego 4:27.19 2/28/2009 5000m Kennedy Kithuka 13:25.38 3/8/2010 3000m Sally Kipyego 8:48.77 2/7/2009 55mH Chris Caldwell 7.16 2/20/2015 5000m Sally Kipyego 15:27.42 3/9/2007 60mH Omo Osaghae 7.60 3/13/2010 55mH Le’Tristan Pledger 7.55 2/20/2015 High Jump Trey Culver 7’-7.75” (2.33m) 1/13/2018 60mH Le’Tristan Pledger 8.07 2/8/2014 Long Jump Bryce Lamb 26’-8.5” (8.14m) 2/26/2010 High Jump Zarriea Willis 6’-2.25” (1.89m) 2/10/2018 Triple Jump Bryce Lamb 55’-7.75” (16.96m) 3/9/2013 Long Jump Tori Polk 21’-2.75” (6.47m) 1/28/2006 Pole Vault Brit Pursley 18’-5” (5.61m) 3/5/1993 Triple Jump Viershanie Latham 43’-11.25” (13.39m) 3/10/2017 Shot Put Kole Weldon 65’-11.75” (20.11m) 2/8/2014 Pole Vault Shade Weygandt 14’-5.25” (4.40m) 1/22/2011 Weight Throw Kole Weldon 67’-6.25” (20.58m) 2/20/2015 Shot Put Patience Knight 56’-8” (17.27m) 3/15/2008 Pentathlon Michael Beasley 3,364 points 1/29/2000 Weight Throw Kelly Closse 70’-11.25” (21.62m) 2/10/2012 Heptathlon Axel Hubert 5,746 points 2/9/2019 Pentathlon Shanice Stewart 4,152 points 1/29/2015 4x400 Relay Jacob, Beard 3:04.75 3/5/2005 4x400 Relay Blake, White 3:33.72 3/2/2013 Williams, Mathieu Rivers, Jackson DMR Kissorio, Richards III 9:40.71 2/9/2013 DMR Jepleting, Alexander 11:01.67 3/11/2011 Rivera, Kithuka Biwott, Karunde SPC FACILITY RECORDS MEN’S RECORDS WOMEN’S RECORDS EVENT NAME SCHOOL MARK DATE EVENT NAME SCHOOL MARK DATE 55m Markus Henderson Texas Tech 6.16 1/22/2011 55m Santana Lowery Florissant Valley 6.70 3/7/2009 60m Divine Oduduru Texas Tech 6.52 2/23/2019 200m Jura Levy South Plains 23.10 3/5/2011 200m Divine Oduduru Texas Tech 20.08 2/23/2019 400m Licretia Sibley Texas Tech 52.41 2/5/2005 400m Wil London Baylor 45.19 2/23/2019 600y Natoya Goule South Plains 1:18.82 1/22/2011 600y Roshon Roomes Iowa State 1:07.67 2/23/2019 800m Marleena Eubanks Kansas 2:03.99 2/23/2019 800m Michael Saruni UTEP 1:45.19 1/27/2019 1000m Natoya Goule South Plains 2:44.73 2/18/2011 1000m Fred Samoei South Plains 2:23.76 2/7/2009 Mile Wilma Vanonna UTEP 4:40.62 1989 Mile Haron Lagat Unattached 3:58.48 2/9/2008 3000m Rita Del Noye UTEP 9:24.30 1989 3000m Kennedy Kithuka Wayland Baptist 8:06.84 1/14/2012 5000m Sally Kipyego Texas Tech 16:07.12 1/24/2009 5000m Kennedy Kithuka Wayland Baptist 13:54.54 2/6/2010 55mH Le’Tristan Pledger Texas Tech 7.55 2/20/2015 55mH Omo Osaghae Adidas 7.05 2/14/2014 60MH KAYLOR HARRIS TEXAS TECH 8.17 1/19/2018 60mH John Burt Texas 7.73 2/23/2019 Keira Christie-Galloway Iowa State 8.17 2/23/2019 4x400 Mathis, Champlin Texas Tech 3:05.18 2/10/2018 4x400 Powell, Miller Baylor 3:33.92 2/23/2019 Jones, Oduduru Washington, Horton 4x800 Jackson, Ivory South Plains 7:43.35 2/3/2007 4x800 Karunde, Karunde Texas Tech 8:57.70 1/16/2010 Karam, Jones Kipsang, Biwott DMR Limio, Plinario Texas Tech 9:54.16 1/23/2010 DMR Badaru, Boleware Texas Tech 11:20.75 1/16/2009 Cattin-Masson, Kemboi Diaz, Kipyego HJ Trey Culver Texas Tech 7’-7.75” 1/13/2018 HJ Zarriea Willis Texas Tech 6’-2.25” 2/10/2018 LJ Kevin Dilworth Unattached 26’-5” 1/26/2002 LJ Blessing Okagbare UTEP 21’-7.5” 1/23/2010 TJ Festus Inguthemerie Unattached 54’-1.75” 1996 TJ Nicole Whitman Holyfield Int’l 43’-7” 2/5/2005 PV Scott Hening Unattached 18’-8.75” 1996 Nelly Tchayem UTEP 43’-7” 2/5/2005 SP Janus Robert Unattached 67’-0” 1/23/2004 PV Shade Weygandt Texas Tech 14’-5.25” 1/22/2011 WT Libor Charfreitag Mizuno 81’-1” 1/19/2007 SP Michelle Carter Unattached 60’-2.5” 2/2/2013 Hep Axel Hubert Texas Tech 5,746 2/9/2019 WT Kelly Closse Texas Tech 70’-9” 2/4/2012 PENT KAYLEE HINTON TEXAS TECH 4,039 2/9/2018 BOLD denotes current Red Raider. 2020 ROSTER MEN WOMEN Name Year Event(s) Hometown Name Year Event(s) Hometown Adam Alborn So. Pole Vault Houston, Texas Kennedy Adams Fr. Jumps McKinney, Texas Bennett Barnett So. Distance Oklahoma City, Okla. Zuliat Alli Sr. Jumps Balch Springs, Texas Bryce Boggs Fr. Distance Denver, Colo. Dorleta Armendariz-Lasa Sr. Throws Ordizia, Spain Werner Bouwer Sr. Javelin Tzaneen, South Africa Damajahnee Birch Sr. Hurdles Denver, Colo. Brandon Bray R-Sr. Pole Vault China Spring, Texas Chelsey Cole Jr. Jumps McKinney, Texas Lavone Brown So. Sprints Houston, Texas Kailei Collins Fr. Sprints Cypress, Texas Ardran Carr Sr. Sprints/Hurdles Grand Prairie, Texas Amanda Crawford Gr. Sprints Brooklyn, N.Y. Kesean Carter So. Sprints The Woodlands, Texas Oluwatoni Dada Fr. Sprints Houston, Texas Aaron Casas So. Throws Houston, Texas Seselia Dala So. Distance Amarillo, Texas Sven Cepus So. Mid. Distance Zagreb, Croatia Nokuthula Dlamini Gr. Distance Germiston, South Africa Ryan Champlin R-Jr. Sprints Arlington, Texas D’Jenne Egharevba Sr. Sprints Naperville, Ill. Alfred Chawonza Fr. Mid. Distance Marondera, Zimbabwe Jessica Gallardo Sr. Distance Walnut, Calif. Jack Cissne So. Jumps Scottsdale, Ariz. Field Gatlin Fr. Throws Boerne, Texas Braden Darrow R-Jr. Throws Abilene, Texas Kyla Glenn Jr. Sprints Lancaster, Texas Steven Duran Sr. Mid. Distance Albuquerque, N.M. Natalie Gomez So. Distance El Paso, Texas Luke Estes So. Distance San Antonio, Texas Daja Gordon Jr. Sprints Dallas, Texas Logan Fraley So. Pole Vault San Antonio, Texas Anna Cathryn Griffith Fr. Pole Vault Austin, Texas Nathan Gift Sr. Distance Katy, Texas Allison Halloran Sr. Distance Houston, Texas Clark Griffith Sr. Multis Taylor, Texas Kate Halloran Sr. Distance Houston, Texas Norman Grimes, Jr. Sr. Sprints/Hurdles Amarillo, Texas Kaylor Harris Jr. Sprints/Hurdles Mesquite, Texas Justin Hall Sr. Jumps Blue Springs, Mo. Kaylee Hinton R-Sr. Multis Rockwall, Texas Takieddine Hedeilli Gr. Mid. Distance Tlemcen, Algeria Audrey Hughes Fr. Throws Canyon, Texas Walker Hendricks Fr. Distance Alice, Texas Kaitlyn Irving So. Distance Carrollton, Texas Jequan Hogan So. Jumps Fountain, Colo. Le-Taija Jackson Fr. Sprints Mesquite, Texas Cale Kassen Fr. Jumps Valley View, Texas Brianna Johnson Sr. Sprints/Jumps Tomball, Texas Maliek Kendall Fr. Sprints Houston, Texas Binta Ka So. Distance North Richland Hills, Texas Cornelius Kiprotich Jr. Distance Eldoret, Kenya Sara Limp R-Sr. Sprints Los Alamitos, Calif. Grant LaSelle Sr. Distance Irving, Texas Arianna Lopez Jr. Distance Southlake, Texas Sloan Lewis Fr. Distance Fort Worth, Texas Mattie Lovell Fr. Distance Amarillo, Texas Josiah Macinnis Jr. Sprints Amarillo, Texas Jazmyn Martinez Jr. Distance Miami, Fla. Eric Maclean So. Distance McKinney, Texas Gabrielle McDonald Jr. Sprints/Hurdles Kingston, Jamaica James Manders Jr. Pole Vault Frisco, Texas Claudrice McKoy Jr. Distance Georgetown, Guyana Kale Mauritsen Fr. Jumps Artesia, N.M. Brooke Merrick Sr. Sprints/Hurdles McKinney, Texas Jace Mitchell Fr. Distance Midland, Texas Ashton Moon So. Pole Vault La Vernia, Texas Kevin Modesto Fr. Sprints Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bret Leigh Nance Sr. Distance Blanco, Texas Trent Nolen Fr. Distance Kingwood, Texas Rose Njoku Sr. Multis Wylie, Texas Ashton O’Conner Fr. Sprints Baton Rouge, La. Miley Odell Fr. Throws Gabe Oladipo Sr. Throws Missouri City, Texas Chinne Okoronkwo Sr. Jumps/Pole Vault Lynwood, Wash. Jah-Nhai Perinchief Sr. Jumps Hamilton, Bermuda Natalie Parks Sr. Distance Georgetown, Texas David Perry Jr. Throws Houston, Texas Lexye Price So. Sprints Tyler, Texas Luke Ray Fr. Sprints Amarillo, Texas Ryleigh Redding So. Pole Vault Victoria, Texas Derrius Rodgers Sr. Sprints Crest Hill, Ill. Abigale Rhodes Fr. Throws Augusta, Kan. John Romanow Jr. Throws Lewisville, Texas Peyton Ricks Jr. Sprints Carrollton, Texas Jack Scarborough So. Jumps San Antonio, Texas Kayli Rowland Fr. Throws Lubbock, Texas Jacolby Shelton So. Sprints Pearland, Texas Hanna Sanchez Fr. Distance Abilene, Texas Reece Skinner So. Mid. Distance Austin, Texas Susanne Sides So. Distance El Paso, Texas Chance Stephenson Sr. Mid. Distance Whitehouse, Texas Sarah Tackitt Fr. Pole Vault Lubbock, Texas Kyle Stifflemire Fr. Pole Vault Copperas Cove, Texas Allyn Tyer So. Pole Vault Haslet, Texas Keion Sutton Sr. Sprints Dallas, Texas Ruth Usoro Jr. Jumps Nigeria Richard Taylor Fr. Distance Lubbock, Texas Seasons Usual Jr. Throws Brandeywine, Md. Robert Teer, Jr. So. Hurdles Arlington, Texas Ivy Walker Sr. Jumps Arlington, Texas Roberto Trevizo Fr. Jumps Farwell, Texas Chloe Wall Jr. Pole Vault Farmersville, Texas Kameron Washington Jr. Jumps Porter, Texas Jadisa Warden Sr. Sprints Oxford, Ga. Cole Whatley So. Multis Loomis, Calif. Simone Watkins Fr. Sprints/Hurdles Las Colinas, Texas Hunter Wigington Jr. Pole Vault Midland, Texas Sydney White So. Distance Keller, Texas Caleb Wilborn Fr. Jumps Lubbock, Texas Tiara Williams Sr. Multis San Antonio, Texas Safin Wills Fr. Jumps St. Andrew, Jamaica Kyra Young So. Distance Brownwood, Texas