Triple jump shines on final day of NCAA West prelims

Saturday, May 27

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Triple jump shines on final day of NCAA West prelims

May 27, 2023 | Track and Field

Results

Each Red Raider in the triple jump placed inside the top-6, led by Ruta Lasmane

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On the final day of the NCAA West First Round, the Texas Tech triple jump crew of Ruta Lasmane, Onaara Obamuwagun and Anne-Suzanna Fosther-Katta each punched their ticket to Austin for the upcoming national championships.

Lasmane bounded 14.07m (46-2) (+1.7w) on her second attempt to leap over Texas' Ackelia Smith for the top spot in the west. The mark for Lasmane is a SB and puts her No. 2 all-time in Tech history.

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— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) May 28, 2023

Meanwhile, Obamuwagun and Fosther-Katta finished 5^th and 6^th, respectively, with the exact same mark of 13.42m (44- ½). The two best marks came on their second attempts.

The first running event for Tech was the 4x100 as the team of Serena Clark, Rosemary Chukwuma, Demisha Roswell and Adriane Nwonumah combined for a SB time of 43.69, finishing third in the heat and 8^th overall for the auto-bid. The time puts them No. 7 all-time in TTU history.

Roswell in the 100 hurdles threw down the No. 2 all-time mark for Tech with a time of 12.77 (+0.8w), easily taking her heat. Roswell now owns the top-6 times in Tech's record book.

Demisha Roswell!!!

Q- 12.77 (+0.8w) (SB), 3rd overall best time

That time is No. 2 all-time in Tech history as she now owns the top-6 times ?? pic.twitter.com/w3U80ZrXq4
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) May 28, 2023

Shortly after, Chukwuma qualified in the 100m running a 11.09 (+1.0w), finishing 2^nd in her heat. Her time tied the third-fastest time in Tech history.

Notes

Sylvia Schulz would miss the cut by one spot in the 400 hurdles. She a 57.15 and the final spot taken was 57.12.

Up Next
The Red Raiders will enjoy the week off from competition before traveling next week for the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships taking place June 7-11 in Austin.