Spears, Rush lead the way at NCAA Regionals

Friday, November 11

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Spears, Rush lead the way at NCAA Regionals

November 11, 2022 | Cross Country

Results (Women)Results (Men)

Both Spears and Rush set personal best times Friday afternoon

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Freshman Hannah Spears and junior Edward Rush each led their respective squads at the NCAA Mountain regional race Friday afternoon at the UNM North Golf Course.

Overall, the Tech men placed 15^th overall while the women placed 18^th.

"This is one of the most difficult NCAA regional competitions in the country," head coach Jon Murray Said. "The team competed well and did their best which is what was expected. There were several personal bests runs in the race. We will keep working on the development process for everyone."

The women's 6k race kicked off the regional race as Spears etched a new 6k personal best time of 22:15.50 as she placed 90^th overall. Halena Rahmaan (104^th, 22:44.90) scored second for TTU with Cassandra O'Pry (113^th, 23:20.90), Adele Clarke (119^th, 23:48.70) and Taylor Limbaugh (123^rd, 24:11.60) capping off the scoring.

Freshman Hannah Spears paces the way for the ladies placing 90th with a new 6k PB time of 22:12.5 ??#WreckEm pic.twitter.com/wJvbpY8NOD
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) November 11, 2022

In the men's 10k race, Rush paced the way for the Red Raiders with a time PB time of 30:05.10, crushing his previous PB time of 34:51.70 as he finished 70^th. Matthew Maki was not too far behind him, finishing 78^th with a time of 30:18.0. Samuel Ashley also registered a massive PB time of 30:45.0 coming in 90^th – his PB time entering Friday was 34:57.0.

EJ Rush leads the way for the men finishing 78th, crossing the end line with a 10k PB time of 30:18.0 ??

The men place 4? Red Raiders in the top 100 ??#WreckEm pic.twitter.com/JYiuefBTPj
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) November 11, 2022