Red Raiders Jump to No. 6

April 02, 2018 | Track and Field

Texas Tech men’s track and field team earn a spot in the USTFCCCA Top 10

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech Men's Track & Field team jumped to No. 6 in the first week of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) outdoor national rankings.

This is the highest week-one ranking of the outdoor season since the Red Raiders opened the 2012 season at No. 7.

The Red Raiders are coming off another successful weekend at the 91^st Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.

Junior Charles Brown led the team with a wind-aided mark of 8.16m (26'-9.75") to take second in the men's long jump. His leap ranks first in the country.

Sophomore Brandon Bray posted a season best mark in the men's pole vault after clearing 5.35m (17'-6.5"), placing second.

In his first outdoor meet of the season, senior Trey Culver cleared 2.23m (7'-3.75") to finish second in the men's high jump. His mark ranks third in the country.

Tech continues its outdoor season at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz., this weekend.