Tech Sets Sights on Texas Relays
March 27, 2012 | Track and Field
The No. 4 Red Raiders and No. 9 Lady Raiders have their sights set on Austin and the Texas Relays.
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Kittley Previews the Texas Relays
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech track and field program will continue its outdoor season this week by competing in the prestigious 85th Annual Texas Relays March 28-31. The No. 4 Red Raiders and No. 9 Lady Raiders will send a total of 18 men and 21 women to Austin to compete in the meet.
The Texas Relays, which will be broadcast by the Longhorn Network, is scheduled to begin Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. with the opening events of the women's heptathlon, followed by the start of the men's decathlon.
"I'm really looking forward to going there," head coach Wes Kittley said. "We are looking forward to seeing what our kids can do against that great competition."
A total of 200 collegiate programs from across the nation are registered to compete throughout the four-day meet at Mike A. Meyers Stadium.
Texas Tech enters the meet after beginning its 2012 outdoor season by competing in two meets away from Lubbock. Tech began the year at the Willie Williams Classic in Tucson, Ariz. and most recently sent a small group of athletes to compete at the UTEP Springtime meet.
Between the two meets Tech garnered 24 first-place finishes.
Entering the Texas Relays Tech has a total of 13 athletes ranked among the Top 10 nationally in nine separate events.
Senior Shane Brathwaite currently holds the top spot in the men's 110 meter hurdles after beginning his season with a personal-best time of 13.58 at the Willie Williams Classic.
Meanwhile, Jamele Mason, Shade Weygandt and Ifeatu Okafor each hold spots among the Top-5 in their respective events.
The Texas Relays is scheduled to continue through the weekend with action wrapping up on Saturday afternoon.
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