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UTSA Invitational
Red Raiders Pile Up Event Wins, Win UTSA Challenge
March 21, 2015 | Track and Field
Kole Weldon won the discus at the UTSA Invitational, one of nine event wins for the Red Raiders.
March 21, 2015
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- The Texas Tech men's track & field team put on a dominant performance on its way to winning the UTSA Challenge, in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday.
The Tech men won nine different events, accumulating 175.5 points, 53 points clear of second-place Kentucky and 92 ahead of third-place Texas.
Chris Caldwell led the way for the Red Raiders, winning the 110m hurdles behind an NCAA-best time of 13.60, winning the 100m dash, clocking a 10.51 and was part of the 4 x 100 meter relay, which ran a 40.69 to win the event.
"I would say this was a pretty good start to our outdoor season," Texas Tech head coach Wes Kittley said. "Chris Caldwell really stood out to me with three event wins. He was impressive. We will face tougher competition as the season goes on, but this was just what we needed as a springboard to the Texas Relays next week."
Continuing with the sprints, Trevor Mackey won the 200 meter dash, clocking a 20.76, and Steven Champlin, Kyle Collins, Darien Tennonand C.J. Jones combined to run a nation's best time of 3:10.78 in the 4 x 400 meter relay.
Kole Weldon followed up his performance in yesterday's hammer throw with a win in the discus, launching the disc 54.75m/179-7. Kyle Thompson won the pole vault with a clearance of 5.50m/16-6.75, Trey Culver leaped 2.10m/6-10.75 to win the high jump and Jerome Wilson jumped 7.13m/23-4.75 to take the long jump title.
On the women's side, Le'Tristan Pledger led the way with a win in the 100m hurdles, blazing down the track in 13.50. Cierra White ran the second-fastest 100m in the NCAA thus far (11.46) to win that event, and Reece Timmons cleared an outdoor collegiate-best 3.95m/12-11.5 to win the pole vault. She edged out teammate Haley Cook, who also cleared 3.95m/12-11.5, an outdoor collegiate best for her as well.
The Lady Raider quartet of White, Pledger, Lygia Forman and Montenae Speight combined to win the 4 x 100m relay, with a time of 45.39. The Lady Raiders took second overall, scoring 165.5 points, which was just three points shy of first-place Kentucky.
The Red Raiders will be back in action next weekend, March 25-28, at the Texas Relays, in Austin, Texas.
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