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Texas Tech Men Maintain Top-15 Ranking
January 30, 2017 | Track and Field
Andrew Hudson currently holds top-20 national rankings in the 60-meter dash, 200-meter dash and 4x400 relay.
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech men's track and field team is now ranked No. 14 in the most recent U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) computer rankings.
Currently, the men's team has a combined five world leading positions, eight top-25 national rankings and 25 top-15 conference rankings.
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Attributing to the globally leading positions are: Andrew Hudson in the 200-meter dash, Kyle Collins in the 400-meter dash, Trey Culver in the high jump, Charles Brown in the long jump and the men's 4x400 relay (Steven Champlin, Kyle Collins, Vincent Crisp and Andrew Hudson).
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Last weekend at the Adidas Classic in Lincoln, Nebraska, Andrew Hudson matched his personal-best 60-meter time of 6.68, keeping his No. 20 rank in the NCAA. Finishing in close second was teammate Trevin Chambers who secured a personal-record run of 6.78.
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Kyle Collins paced a 21.37 200-meter race to capture the No. 4 spot in the Big 12 Conference.Â
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Sophomore Charles Brown also pushed for a win in the high jump, clearing his final bar of 2.14m/7-0.25, allowing him third place in the conference.
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Competing in the 60-meter hurdles was Darien Tennon who finished first in both the preliminary and final rounds with a fastest time of 7.98.
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Steven Champlin made his season debut in the 400-meter race finishing in 47.80, which earned him second-place at the meet.
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The team will travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico, this weekend to compete in the New Mexico Collegiate Classic meet set to begin Friday at 4 p.m.
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Currently, the men's team has a combined five world leading positions, eight top-25 national rankings and 25 top-15 conference rankings.
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Attributing to the globally leading positions are: Andrew Hudson in the 200-meter dash, Kyle Collins in the 400-meter dash, Trey Culver in the high jump, Charles Brown in the long jump and the men's 4x400 relay (Steven Champlin, Kyle Collins, Vincent Crisp and Andrew Hudson).
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Last weekend at the Adidas Classic in Lincoln, Nebraska, Andrew Hudson matched his personal-best 60-meter time of 6.68, keeping his No. 20 rank in the NCAA. Finishing in close second was teammate Trevin Chambers who secured a personal-record run of 6.78.
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Kyle Collins paced a 21.37 200-meter race to capture the No. 4 spot in the Big 12 Conference.Â
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Sophomore Charles Brown also pushed for a win in the high jump, clearing his final bar of 2.14m/7-0.25, allowing him third place in the conference.
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Competing in the 60-meter hurdles was Darien Tennon who finished first in both the preliminary and final rounds with a fastest time of 7.98.
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Steven Champlin made his season debut in the 400-meter race finishing in 47.80, which earned him second-place at the meet.
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The team will travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico, this weekend to compete in the New Mexico Collegiate Classic meet set to begin Friday at 4 p.m.
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Texas Tech men grab the No.14 spot in this week's @USTFCCCA rankings #WreckEm
— TTU Track & Field/XC (@TTU_TF_XC) January 30, 2017
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