Long Jump Leads Way On Day One in Lubbock

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Long Jump Leads Way On Day One in Lubbock

February 14, 2020 | Track and Field

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Ruth Usoro breaks long jump record, Justin Hall lands huge indoor PR.

By: Jeremy O'Brien

LUBBOCK, Texas – Ruth Usoro's domination of the horizontal jumps continued Friday as she broke her second school record on the opening day of the Texas Tech Shootout.

Usoro's record-smashing leap came on her first legal jump of the day, landing 21'-6.75" (6.57m) to down Tori Polk's 2006 mark of 21'-2.75" (6.47m). After one more attempt, Usoro passed through the finals, ending her day with the second-ranked long jump mark in the country.

? Triple jump record
? Long jump record

It took Ruth Usoro ?? month as a Red Raider to take down both of our horizontal jump records. ??

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— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) February 15, 2020

The men's side offered just as much excitement, this courtesy of Justin Hall. The senior landed a big-time indoor PR of 26'-5" (8.05m) to place himself second on the men's NCAA list. It counts as the second time he has legally gone over eight meters in his career, the other mark coming last June to earn Tech five points towards its first-ever NCAA Championship.

Lift off for J-Hall ????

Put that man @Justin_Hall11 #??2?? in the nation! He just landed a jump at 26'-5" (8.05m) — a PR by nearly a whole foot.

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— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) February 15, 2020

On the track, Jacolby Shelton also placed himself inside the national top-five with a career-best 20.77 in the 200m. Shelton, who presently leads the Big 12 in the 60m, now sits second in the 200m.

Climb that national list, JS3! ??

It's a career-best 20.77 from @TheOfficialJS3, who now sits tied for #??4?? in the NCAA.

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— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) February 15, 2020

Also in the men's 200m, Ashton O'Conner ran 20.84 for the fourth-place finish. Senior Karayme Bartley ran 20.98 to place fifth. Personal bests also came from Kesean Carter (21.53) and Josiah Macinnis (21.71).

D'Jenne Egharevba continued her strong senior campaign with yet another program top-10 time Friday. Egharevba ran her 200m in 23.49 to tie herself for 10^th in the Tech record books. She has now run a school top-10 time in each of her last four races.

DeeDee stays in that record book ??

Another program mark for @DDJenne as she runs 23.49 to take the 200m and tie herself for the #???? time in program history!

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— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) February 15, 2020

Le-Taija Jackson (23.95) and Peyton Ricks (23.96) were back-to-back at sixth and seventh place.

In the longer running events, Sven Cepus led the way in the 800m. The sophomore, who currently ranks 11^th in the nation, ran 1:49.32 for the win. Alfred Chawonza was on his heels again, catching a PR at 1:50.10. Claudrice McKoy PR'd on the women's side, running 2:14.19.

Out west, Tech saw a PR from Seselia Dala, who was running the 5000m at Washington's Husky Classic. Her collegiate best came in at 17:18.30. Also competing in Seattle was Nokuthula Dlamini, who ran the 3000m in 9:43.84. Tech's time in Washington will wrap up Saturday when Takieddine Hedeilli runs the mile at 9:45 a.m. CT.

The Texas Tech Shootout will continue Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. with field events. Running events will start at noon.