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T&F Men Move Up in USTFCCCA Ranking
April 03, 2017 | Track and Field
After a strong weekend at Texas Relays, the men’s track & field team moves to No. 11.
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech men's track & field team is ranked No. 11 in the week one U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) computer rankings.
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The Red Raiders are coming off of a successful performance in Austin, Texas, at the 90th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
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Charles Brown hit a long jump mark of 8.14m/26-8.50 ranking him No. 3 in the world and No. 1 in the nation.
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Also sitting high in the world rankings is Trey Culver, currently ranked fifth overall in the high jump. Culver also holds a No. 1 national ranking for his 2.24m/7-4.25 winning jump at Texas Relays.
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Kyle Collins, Steven Champlin, Charles Jones and Vincent Crisp closed out the weekend in Austin with their No. 6 globally ranked 4x400 relay performance, clocking a 3:03.28 run.
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Werner Bouwer made his second javelin appearance for the Red Raiders throwing a fifth place 70.41m/231-0 mark. Bouwer still leads the conference with his original opening mark of 72.16m/236-9 posted at the UTSA Invitational.
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A 400-meter hurdle time of 51.26 was run by Darien Tennon allowing him second in conference rankings.
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The Red Raiders will continue their outdoor season this weekend in Tempe, Arizona, at the Sun Angel Classic on April 7-8.
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The Red Raiders are coming off of a successful performance in Austin, Texas, at the 90th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
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Charles Brown hit a long jump mark of 8.14m/26-8.50 ranking him No. 3 in the world and No. 1 in the nation.
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Also sitting high in the world rankings is Trey Culver, currently ranked fifth overall in the high jump. Culver also holds a No. 1 national ranking for his 2.24m/7-4.25 winning jump at Texas Relays.
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Kyle Collins, Steven Champlin, Charles Jones and Vincent Crisp closed out the weekend in Austin with their No. 6 globally ranked 4x400 relay performance, clocking a 3:03.28 run.
Â
Werner Bouwer made his second javelin appearance for the Red Raiders throwing a fifth place 70.41m/231-0 mark. Bouwer still leads the conference with his original opening mark of 72.16m/236-9 posted at the UTSA Invitational.
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A 400-meter hurdle time of 51.26 was run by Darien Tennon allowing him second in conference rankings.
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The Red Raiders will continue their outdoor season this weekend in Tempe, Arizona, at the Sun Angel Classic on April 7-8.
Men's team moves up to No. 11 in latest @USTFCCCA ranking #WreckEm https://t.co/I903DlUZ4F pic.twitter.com/jqGBSTGqpC
— TTU Track & Field/XC (@TTU_TF_XC) April 3, 2017
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