Three Claim Gold on Final Day of Big 12 Championships

Sunday, May 16

Manhattan, Kan.

11:00 A.M.

Texas Tech Athletics

Big 12 Outdoor Championships

Three Claim Gold on Final Day of Big 12 Championships

May 16, 2021 | Track and Field

Complete Results

Texas Tech has three take titles as women tally most points outdoors since 2014.

By: Jeremy O'Brien

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Texas Tech wrapped the Big 12 Championships with a third-place finish for the women and fifth-place finish for the men. The women tallied 106.5 points – their most since 2014. Three individuals claimed gold on Sunday.

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It's the most points the women have scored outdoors at Big 12s since 2014 ?? pic.twitter.com/7XNhjlffqP
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) May 17, 2021

Ruth Usoro established a new Big 12 Championships record in the triple jump with a 46'-1.5" (14.06m) mark. The senior landed the jump on her very first attempt, and it was plenty to win the event as she was over two feet in front of the rest of the field. Usoro has competed in four triple jump competitions with a title on the line – three times at Big 12s and once at the NCAA Championships – and has won the gold every time. She was joined on the podium by Chinne Okoronkwo, whose career-best 43'-4" (13.18m) was good for sixth.

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— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) May 16, 2021

Sara Limp earned bronze in the women's 400 meters by running a 52.93 for her third-place finish for the Red Raiders. It was a strong showing for the sixth-year senior competing in her final conference meet. Limp has now finished top-three in the 400m four times in her career.

Limp takes ??!@LimpSara is a four-time top-three finisher in the Big 12 400m ?? pic.twitter.com/U3efR5DnFI
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) May 16, 2021

In the women's discus, Seasons Usual earned bronze with a throw of 176'-1". It is the former Second Team All-American's best-ever finish at a Big 12 meet.

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The best discus finish of Usual's career! pic.twitter.com/enr1ktINUd
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) May 16, 2021

The foursome of Virginia Kerley, Kiah Dubarry-Gay, Demisha Roswell and Peyton Ricks secured third place in the women's 4x100 meter relay for the Red Raiders with a time of 44.84. Later, the 4x400 also took bronze with legs from Jadsia Warden, Sara Limp, Amanda Crawford and Lexye Price ran a season-best 3:31.74. It was the sixth-fastest time in school history.

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At 3:31.74, it's the sixth-fastest relay in school history ?? pic.twitter.com/IcMRZdQVRK
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) May 16, 2021

Demisha Roswell finished just outside the top-three for the Red Raiders in the 100m hurdles after running 13.39. It was a strong showing for Roswell, who PR'd in the event the day prior at 13.17. The men's hurdles saw scoring from Maliek Kendall, who place eighth.

Tech's men totaled 85 points as a team. They began the day with a bronze medal 4x100 run by Courtney Lindsey, Jacolby Shelton, Daniel Omah and Keion Sutton. They timed 39.89. The sprint for the Red Raiders claimed a bronze behind a time of 39.75 for TCU, which won the event.
The highlight of the day on the track was the 100m, where Courtney Lindsey and Jacolby Shelton claimed the first top two spots. The two crossed nearly simultaneously in 10.26 seconds, forcing the timers to go to the thousandths to separate the two. The title would go to Lindsey, whose 10.252 edged Shelton's 10.254. The duo's race put 18 points on the board.

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— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) May 16, 2021

Gabe Oladipo won the men's discus crown with his throw of 187'-0" (57.00m). It was Oladipo's first title meet in the discus, and the win was an exciting one for the conference's weight throw champion.