Red Raiders conclude day one of Texas Relays

Thursday, March 28

Austin, TX

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Red Raiders conclude day one of Texas Relays

March 28, 2024 | Track and Field

Results

Juliet Cherubet shined in the 1500m with a top-5 time in the country

AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Tech track and field team wrapped up day one of the 96^th annual Texas Relays Thursday night at Mike A. Myers Stadium.

Some fun in the sunshine ?? pic.twitter.com/8vCQFrUjze
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) March 28, 2024

Meet Coverage

One of the first few events to begin was the men's hammer throw as Konner Wood represented Tech in the first flight, ultimately placing 9^th with a SB throw of 61.97m (203-3). A few hours later, Kashlee Dickinson paced the Red Raiders finishing tied for sixth in the women's pole vault clearing 4.25m (13-11 ¼).

Midway through the afternoon, Oskar Edlund punched his ticket to the 400m hurdles final Friday evening as he ran the fastest time in the field at 50.56.

Oskar clocks in the fastest time today in the first round of the 400m hurdles, securing his spot in tomorrow's final ?? pic.twitter.com/3cvOsALUqp
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) March 28, 2024

Juliet Cherubet shined in the 1500m A section taking first overall with a time of 4:17.67, which was good for No. 4 all-time for Tech. She's also the first Red Raider since 2011 to jump into the top-10 list in the event.

Juliet meets the 1500m ??

4:17.67 ??

No. 4 all-time for Tech and as of tonight, No. 4 time in the country ??

Her first collegiate 1500m race ?? pic.twitter.com/KahoCYXT65
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) March 29, 2024

Ernest Cheruiyot capped off the night running a 5000m time of 13:38.28 for a new meet record and now the No. 4 all-time mark for Tech. The Big 12 indoor champion in the 5000m last month (13:42.08), tonight was his first time running the event outdoors.

Notables

DeVontae Ford opened his 400m hurdle season running a 52.34, finishing 11^th overall. The final qualifying time for the finals was 51.79.
Melanie Jacobs clocked in an 11-second PB in the 3000m steeplechase with a time f 11:27.07.

Up Next
The Red Raiders continue day two of the Texas Relays beginning tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. with the women's 4x100 prelims.