Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech Men Up To No. 14 In USTFCCCA Rankings
February 01, 2016 | Track and Field
Joseph Richards III had the fifth-fastest time in school history in the 400 meters on Saturday.
Feb. 1, 2016
LUBBOCK, Texas -- The Texas Tech men's track & field team moved up to No. 14 in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) computer rankings.
The men's team is up to No. 14 in this week's @USTFCCCA computer rankings! https://t.co/ccblf3CGEx #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/VK8kMlAjoo
-- TTU Track & Field/XC (@TTU_TF_XC) February 1, 2016
Last weekend, the men's team racked up eight personal-bests at the New Mexico Team Invitational. Joseph Richards III posted the fifth-best time in Texas Tech history in the 400-meter dash. The senior flew around the track to a winning time of 46.39 seconds, putting him at fourth in the NCAA this season after adjustments for altitude. Kyle Collins placed second in the event at 46.84, which was also a PR.
Chris Caldwell continued his string of dominance in the 60-meter hurdles on Saturday. Caldwell charged down the track to a time of 7.78 seconds to pick up his third hurdle-final win this season to remain undefeated in 2016.
C.J. Jones recorded his second victory of the season in the 600 meters with a career-best of 1:17.67, breaking his previous mark of 1:17.99 set at the same venue in 2015.
The Red Raiders return to Albuquerque for the second of back-to-back weeks and their first two-day meet of the season at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic on Feb. 5-6 at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
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