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Four More Red Raiders Bound for Nationals
May 25, 2018 | Track and Field
Four additions to the finals lineup brings the total to 10 in the first two days of preliminaries.
SACREMENTO, Calif. โ Day two of the NCAA West Preliminary punched four more Red Raider tickets to Eugene, Oregon.
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Eric Kicinski was the first nationals qualifying performance of the day in the men's discus, posting a mark of 56.01m/183-9 with his first attempt.
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The second ticket punched was by Divine Oduduru in the 100-meter dash. He ran a time of 10.33 to win his heat, while teammate Andrew Hudson turned in a time of 10.57.
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Vincent Crisp solidified a spot at nationals in the 800-meter by winning his heat with a time of 1:48.00. Teammate C.J. Jones turned in a time of 1:48.73 to finish fourth in the same heat, falling just outside the qualifying line.
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Norman Grimes was the fourth Red Raider to punch his ticket to Eugene, finishing second in his heat in the 400-meter hurdles. His time of 49.89 ranked fourth in Sacramento overall.
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Four more Red Raiders advanced to Saturday's quarterfinals. Darien Tennon opened Friday's running events with a second-place finish in his heat of the 100-meter hurdles to secure his spot in the quarterfinals.
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Kaylor Harris followed in the women's 100-meter hurdles by notching third in her heat with a time of 13.49 to lock up a spot for Saturday's quarterfinals.
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Oduduru posted the fasted time in the 200-meter at 20.374 to win his heat and move on to Saturday's quarterfinals. He will be joined in the 200-meter by teammate Andrew Hudson, who finished second in his heat with a time of 20.85.
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Tiffani Johnson was the final competitor to advance to Saturday's quarterfinals. She clocked a time of 23.56 in the 200-meters to claim the second-highest qualifying time.
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Texas Tech will wrap up the NCAA West Preliminary meet on Saturday, starting with the men's javelin at 2 p.m. CT, featuring Werner Bouwer and Hunter Hopkins.
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Keep up with Texas Tech track & field by following the Red Raiders at @TexasTechTF on Twitter and online at www.TexasTech.com.
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Eric Kicinski was the first nationals qualifying performance of the day in the men's discus, posting a mark of 56.01m/183-9 with his first attempt.
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The second ticket punched was by Divine Oduduru in the 100-meter dash. He ran a time of 10.33 to win his heat, while teammate Andrew Hudson turned in a time of 10.57.
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Vincent Crisp solidified a spot at nationals in the 800-meter by winning his heat with a time of 1:48.00. Teammate C.J. Jones turned in a time of 1:48.73 to finish fourth in the same heat, falling just outside the qualifying line.
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Norman Grimes was the fourth Red Raider to punch his ticket to Eugene, finishing second in his heat in the 400-meter hurdles. His time of 49.89 ranked fourth in Sacramento overall.
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Four more Red Raiders advanced to Saturday's quarterfinals. Darien Tennon opened Friday's running events with a second-place finish in his heat of the 100-meter hurdles to secure his spot in the quarterfinals.
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Kaylor Harris followed in the women's 100-meter hurdles by notching third in her heat with a time of 13.49 to lock up a spot for Saturday's quarterfinals.
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Oduduru posted the fasted time in the 200-meter at 20.374 to win his heat and move on to Saturday's quarterfinals. He will be joined in the 200-meter by teammate Andrew Hudson, who finished second in his heat with a time of 20.85.
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Tiffani Johnson was the final competitor to advance to Saturday's quarterfinals. She clocked a time of 23.56 in the 200-meters to claim the second-highest qualifying time.
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Texas Tech will wrap up the NCAA West Preliminary meet on Saturday, starting with the men's javelin at 2 p.m. CT, featuring Werner Bouwer and Hunter Hopkins.
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Keep up with Texas Tech track & field by following the Red Raiders at @TexasTechTF on Twitter and online at www.TexasTech.com.
ย?? | Hear Coach Kittley's thoughts after Day ?? at the #NCAATFWest prelims. #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/WPZ0GxPwXy
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