Texas Tech University Athletics
Men's Track & Field Ranked First Heading into Nationals
March 04, 2018 | Track and Field
The men’s track & field program lengthens their first-place USTFCCCA ranking in the latest pre-nationals poll.
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Red Raiders hailed their fourth-consecutive first-place ranking, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association this afternoon.
This first-place ranking continues the program's streak as the longest top-ranked position ever held in Texas Tech history.
Tech will be traveling a total of 11 male entries to the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend, March 9-10, in College Station, Texas. This is the most qualifying entries ever traveled by the Red Raiders for indoor nationals.
The 10 qualifying men make up a 130.74-point total in the computer rankings, sitting on top with a 28-point lead, calculated from this year's scored best performances.
Three student-athletes, Charles Brown, Andrew Hudson, and Divine Oduduru, qualified in two or more events at the championship meet.
Oduduru leads the charge, entered in three different races. His 20.18 200-meter mark, 6.58 60-meter dash and contribution to the 3:05.18 4x400m relay all earned spots to compete on the national stage. Joining Oduduru in the 60m and 200m races will be conference championship co-high-point scorer Hudson, with his 6.62 and 20.42 runs. Brown will enter the jumps force with his No. 2 and No. 8 nationally ranked long jump (8.03m/26-4.25) and triple jump (16.30m/53-5.75) performances.
Trey Culver will look to defend his indoor national crown in the high jump, currently sitting in first nationally with his 2.33m/7-7.75 clearance from the Corky Classic.
In the men's pole vault, Brandon Bray and Drew McMichael will be battling. Both enter the national meet with their No. 11 ranked 5.50m/18-0.50 marks from the season.
Vincent Crisp qualified for his first-ever indoor 800m race with a 1:48.01 run, calculated to 1:47.70 at altitude, that ranks ninth heading into the meet.
Last but not least, the men's 4x400-meter relay will be competing in College Station. Entering with a 3:05.18 mark was the quartet made of, Tyreek Mathis, Steven Champlin, C.J. Jones and Divine Oduduru.
Charles Brown, Brandon Bray and Drew McMichael will kick off the competition for the Red Raiders on Friday, with the long jump and pole vault competitions starting at 5:30 p.m. Divine Oduduru and Andrew Hudson will begin the running events in the 60m prelims, set for a 6:05 p.m. start.
This first-place ranking continues the program's streak as the longest top-ranked position ever held in Texas Tech history.
Tech will be traveling a total of 11 male entries to the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend, March 9-10, in College Station, Texas. This is the most qualifying entries ever traveled by the Red Raiders for indoor nationals.
The 10 qualifying men make up a 130.74-point total in the computer rankings, sitting on top with a 28-point lead, calculated from this year's scored best performances.
Three student-athletes, Charles Brown, Andrew Hudson, and Divine Oduduru, qualified in two or more events at the championship meet.
Oduduru leads the charge, entered in three different races. His 20.18 200-meter mark, 6.58 60-meter dash and contribution to the 3:05.18 4x400m relay all earned spots to compete on the national stage. Joining Oduduru in the 60m and 200m races will be conference championship co-high-point scorer Hudson, with his 6.62 and 20.42 runs. Brown will enter the jumps force with his No. 2 and No. 8 nationally ranked long jump (8.03m/26-4.25) and triple jump (16.30m/53-5.75) performances.
Trey Culver will look to defend his indoor national crown in the high jump, currently sitting in first nationally with his 2.33m/7-7.75 clearance from the Corky Classic.
In the men's pole vault, Brandon Bray and Drew McMichael will be battling. Both enter the national meet with their No. 11 ranked 5.50m/18-0.50 marks from the season.
Vincent Crisp qualified for his first-ever indoor 800m race with a 1:48.01 run, calculated to 1:47.70 at altitude, that ranks ninth heading into the meet.
Last but not least, the men's 4x400-meter relay will be competing in College Station. Entering with a 3:05.18 mark was the quartet made of, Tyreek Mathis, Steven Champlin, C.J. Jones and Divine Oduduru.
Charles Brown, Brandon Bray and Drew McMichael will kick off the competition for the Red Raiders on Friday, with the long jump and pole vault competitions starting at 5:30 p.m. Divine Oduduru and Andrew Hudson will begin the running events in the 60m prelims, set for a 6:05 p.m. start.
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