
Lasmane earns bronze Saturday night
June 10, 2023 | Track and Field
Ruta Lasmane has earned three-straight 1st Team All-American honors in the triple jump
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Tech women's track and field team closed out the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships highlighted by Ruta Lasmane claiming the bronze medal in the triple jump.
Lasmane's third jump of 14.21m (46-7 ½) (+2.6w) put her 3rd in the competition as she earned her third-straight First Team All-American honor. In 2022, Lasmane also finished 3rd in the triple jump. Meanwhile, Anne-Suzanna Fosther-Katta placed 7th with a mark of 13.66m (44-9 ¾) (+2.2w) in her first NCAA outdoor meet. Despite the wind being over the allowable legal limit, each Red Raider earned an all-conditions PB outdoors.
Lasmane's third jump of 14.21m (46-7 ½) (+2.6w) put her 3rd in the competition as she earned her third-straight First Team All-American honor. In 2022, Lasmane also finished 3rd in the triple jump. Meanwhile, Anne-Suzanna Fosther-Katta placed 7th with a mark of 13.66m (44-9 ¾) (+2.2w) in her first NCAA outdoor meet. Despite the wind being over the allowable legal limit, each Red Raider earned an all-conditions PB outdoors.
Over in the sprints, Rosemary Chukwuma capped off her 2023 season with a second-straight First Team All-American honor. Chukwuma finished 6th in the 100m with a time of 11.03 (+2.3w) – the 5th-fastest wind-aided time in Tech history.Ruta will finish 3rd in the triple jump with a mark of 14.21m (46-7.50) (SB)! pic.twitter.com/kjZHlWW0SE
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) June 11, 2023
NotesAnother great season in the books for Rosemary! pic.twitter.com/Xp8K9jYC4Q
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) June 11, 2023
- Onaara Obamuwagun finished 16th in the triple with a mark of 13.10m (42-11 ¾) (+2.3w).
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