Track & Field Concludes 2018 Outdoor Season

Saturday, June 9

Eugene, Ore.

ALL DAY

Texas Tech Athletics

NCAA Outdoor Championships

Track & Field Concludes 2018 Outdoor Season

June 09, 2018 | Track and Field

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Zarriea Willis earns First Team All-America honors for the first time

EUGENE, Ore. – The Texas Tech Track & Field teams concluded the 2018 outdoor season on Saturday afternoon at the NCAA Championships. The men's team, which finished competition Friday evening, finished tied for fifth-place with 33 points. The women's team wrapped up their portion of the meet with two competing in the high jump Saturday.

Junior Zarriea Willis earned First Team All-America honors for the first time in her career with a sixth place finish in the women's high jump. She cleared 1.78m (5-10), the same height as the fourth place finishers. Sixth is the highest outdoor finish in school history for a high jumper.

Sophomore Cyre Virgo cleared 1.73m (5-8), but couldn't get past the second bar and ended her season in 17^th place. With the performance, Virgo earns All-America Honorable Mention for the first time in her career.

Kaylee Hinton was scratched from Saturday's heptathlon events after experiencing some hamstring tightness.

The Red Raiders concluded the national meet with five First Team All-Americans, seven Second Team All-Americans and seven honorable mention awards. Divine Oduduru and Odaine Lewis were two-time All-Americans at the meet. Lewis earned two first team honors after placing second in the triple jump and third in the long jump. Oduduru earned a first team and a second team award after he captured the National Championship crown in the men's 200m.