Jones clocks a sub-10 100m dash Saturday

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Jones clocks a sub-10 100m dash Saturday

April 15, 2023 | Track and Field

Tom Jones final results

Saturday’s 100m race for Jones was the fifth of his collegiate career

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Terrence Jones highlighted the final day of the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational as he clocked a personal best time of 9.91 (1.0) Saturday afternoon at the Pearcy Beard Track.

100M SCARY TERRY!!!!!!

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— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) April 15, 2023

The time gives Jones the world and NCAA lead and it also equals the national record of his native country of the Bahamas. On the NCAA all-time list, it equals the seventh fastest time. When it comes to the Tech record book, Jones move to No. 2, only behind Tech great Divine Oduduru's time of 9.86 he set back in 2019 at the NCAA championships. Oduduru was the first Red Raider to break the 10 second mark with Jones now joining him in that prestigious club.

Courtney Lindsey was to the left of Jones in the very same heat as he placed second with a PB time of 10.04. That time moves him to sixth all-time on the TTU list. Don'Dre Swint rounded out the trio of Red Raiders in the top-10 as he finished 10^th overall with a time of 10.19 (0.2). Texas Tech was the only school that boasted three sprinters in the top-10.

We said, it's great…to be…a Red Raider!

3?? in the top 1??0??#WreckEm pic.twitter.com/JOx3xb1oOJ
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) April 15, 2023

One of the early on exciting moments for the Tech was the men's 4x100 team of Adam Clayton, Courtney Lindsey, Don'Dre Swint and Terrence Jones. The quartet clocked in at a blistering 38.60 in what was a loaded overall field. As of today, the mark is No. 3 in the nation, only behind LSU's Texas Relays time of 38.53 and Florida's time of 38.54, which they registered in the same heat as Tech.

Only the pro team of Gainesville Elite (38.28) and Florida finished ahead of TTU Saturday. LSU's A team placed fourth at 38.67.

Tech was represented in the women's 100 hurdles and men's 110 hurdles final. Demisha Roswell crossed the end line 13.00 (2.3) taking fourth. On the men's side, Taylor Rooney ran a PB time 13.60 (2.0) placing fifth, while Antoine Andrews was right behind him in sixth at 13.66 (2.0).

The Red Raider 800 crew also had themselves a day. Michaela Lewis posted a SB time of 2:06.72 as Fanny Arendt (2:07.50) and Emma Bock (2:11.57, heat winner) record PB times. For the men, Marco Vilca ran a lifetime best 1:47.09.

Florida Notes

Nayanna Dubarry-Gay (54.59) and Zarie Dumas (55.39) debuted in the 400.
Olivia Cade and Sarah Tackitt each cleared a SB height of 3.91m (12-10).

California Notes

Kaithon McDonald tied for first in the high jump with a height of 2.11m (6-11). Caleb Wilborn cleared the same height but tied for third.
Onaara Obaamuwagun leaped a SB 13.21m (43-4 ½) in the triple jump.

Oklahoma Notes

Three Red Raiders placed in the top-10 of the discus. Devin Roberson finished second (56.12m | 184-1), Jacob Mechler placed sixth (52.90m | 173-6) and Konner Wood finished ninth (50.14m | 164-6).

Up Next
Tech continues its road swing traveling to Waco next weekend for the Michael Johnson Invite.