Texas Tech University Athletics
Track Sends 13 to National Championships
March 09, 2005 | Track and Field
March 9, 2005
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech Track and Field will compete in the NCAA Indoor Championships this weekend in Fayetteville, Ark.
Entering the national meet, the Red Raider men are ranked in a tie for 17th in the Trackwire Top 25. Also ranked is Jonathan Johnson in the 800M at the top of the list. Johnson set a new school record and automatically qualified for Nationals with his time of 1:47.22 coming last weekend in Ames, Iowa.
Sage Thames is ranked fifth in the pole vault. Thames was all-conference with a third-place finish at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in Lincoln, Neb. Licretia Sibley is ranked fourth in the 400M. Sibley was crowned Big 12 Champion in the 400M at the Big 12 Indoor Championships two weeks ago.
Tyree Gailes and Lacy Wilson are ranked 11th in the 60M and the high jump, respectively. Gailes was all-conference in the 60M and Wilson was the Big 12 Champion in the high jump in Lincoln. Both the men's and women's 4x400M relays are listed in the rankings. The men have moved up to sixth place while the women's team is seated in the 11th spot.
Returning All-Americans from the 2004 indoor season include Shereefa Lloyd, Tori Polk and Licretia Sibley of the 4x400M relay. The 4x400M relay was the sole Texas Tech representative at last year's championships and finished in seventh place with a time of 3:34.93, the second-fastest time in school history. Joining the three returnees in the relay will be freshman Louise Cox.
Representing the Big 12, along with the Red Raiders, will be Baylor, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M. Other major conferences that will be competing include the Southeastern Conference, the Big East, the PAC-10, the Big 10 and the Ivy League.
For meet information and complete meet results, visit www.texastech.com or www.ncaasports.com.
Events Tech athletes are participating in are bolded.
Friday, March 11th
9:00 a.m. Men's heptathlon 60-meter dash Final
* Men's heptathlon long jump Final
* Men's heptathlon shot put Final
* Men's heptathlon high jump Final
Noon Men's 35-lb. weight throw (@ Walker Pavilion) Prelim & Final
2:30 p.m. Women's high jump Final
Women's shot put Prelim & Final
3:45 p.m. National Anthem and Parade of Officials
4:00 p.m. Women's long jump Prelim & Final
4:30 p.m. Women's 800-meter run Prelim
4:45 p.m. Men's 800-meter run Prelim
5:05 p.m. Women's 60-meter hurdles Prelim
5:20 p.m. Men's 60-meter hurdles Prelim
5:35 p.m. Men's pole vault Final
5:40 p.m. Women's 400-meter dash Prelim
5:50 p.m. Men's 400-meter dash Prelim
6:00 p.m. Men's long jump Prelim & Final
6:15 p.m. Women's 60-meter dash Prelim
6:30 p.m. Men's 60-meter dash Prelim
6:45 p.m. Women's mile Run Prelim
7:05 p.m. Men's mile Run Prelim
7:20 p.m. Women's 200-meter dash Prelim
7:35 p.m. Men's 200-meter dash Prelim
7:50 p.m. Women's 5,000-meter run Final
8:10 p.m. Women's 60-meter hurdles Final
8:20 p.m. Men's 60-meter hurdles Final
8:30 p.m. Men's 5,000-meter run Final
8:50 p.m. Women's 200-meter dash Final
9:00 p.m. Men's 200-meter dash Final
9:10 p.m. Women's distance medley relay Final
9:30 p.m. Men's distance medley relay Final
Saturday, March 12th
11:00 a.m. Men's heptathlon 60-meter hurdles Final
* Men's heptathlon pole vault Final
* Men's heptathlon 1,000-meter run Final
11:30 a.m. Women's pentathlon 60-meter hurdles Final
* Women's pentathlon high jump Final
* Women's pentathlon shot put Final
* Women's pentathlon long jump Final
* Women's pentathlon 800-meter run Final
2:00 p.m. Women's 20-lb. weight throw Prelim & Final
4:10 p.m. Women's triple jump Prelim & Final
4:30 p.m. Men's shot put Prelim & Final
4:45 p.m. Men's high jump Final
5:30 p.m. Women's pole vault Final
5:40 p.m. National Anthem and Parade of Officials
5:45 p.m. Men's triple jump Prelim & Final
6:15 p.m. Women's mile run Final
6:25 p.m. Men's mile run Final
6:35 p.m. Women's 800-meter run Final
6:45 p.m. Men's 800-meter run Final
6:55 p.m. Women's 400-meter dash Final
7:05 p.m. Men's 400-meter dash Final
7:15 p.m. Women's 60-meter dash Final
7:25 p.m. Men's 60-meter dash Final
7:35 p.m. Women's 3,000-meter run Final
7:50 p.m. Men's 3,000-meter run Final
8:05 p.m. Women's 1,600-meter relay Final
8:20 p.m. Men's 1,600-meter relay Final
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