The past three times Big 12 track and field teams have convened for conference championships, Texas Tech track and field teams have done a lot of celebrating at the end.
The Tech women and men swept the team titles at this year’s Big 12 indoor championships in Lubbock and at last year’s indoor and outdoor meets at Lubbock and Lawrence, Kansas, respectively. The Red Raiders will try to bring home more hardware for the trophy case this weekend in Tucson, Arizona.
The three-day meet unfolds Thursday, May 14, through Saturday, May 16, at Arizona’s Drachman Stadium.
Here’s a primer for the meet.
How to watch Big 12 outdoor track and field championships
∎ Online streaming: ESPN+
∎ Live results: flashresults.com
∎ Thursday schedule (times CDT): Combined events, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.; field events, 2 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.; running events, 8:30 p.m. to 11:05 p.m.
∎ Friday schedule (times CDT): Combined events, 1 p.m. to 9:25 p.m.; field events, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; running events, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
∎ Saturday schedule (times CDT): Field events, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; running events, 7:30 p.m. to 11:05 p.m.
Big 12 track and field teams in the national rankings
Teams in top 40 of U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association ratings index.
∎ Men: 12. Kansas State, 13. Texas Tech, 20. Oklahoma State, 24. Iowa State, 30. Brigham Young, 31. Houston, 32. Kansas, 34. Arizona State
∎ Women: 4. BYU, 8. Texas Tech, 16. Baylor, 18. Iowa State, 26. Oklahoma State, 34. Kansas State, 35. West Virginia, 39. Kansas
Texas Tech track & field’s returning Big 12 champions
∎ Men: DeSean Boyce in 400 meters; B.J. Jennings in high jump; Johnathan Crawford and Kimarlie Stewart on 400-meter relay team
∎ Women: Temitope Adeshina in high jump
Where Texas Tech track & field athletes rank on Big 12 leaderboard
Here are Texas Tech athletes who rank in the top three in the Big 12 in their events going into the conference meet. The rankings are based on each athlete’s season-best mark or time this year.
Men
100 meters: 2. Kimarlie Stewart, 10.14 seconds
400: 2. DeSean Boyce, 45.43
3,000 steeplechase: 1. Titus Kimaru, 8 minutes, 18.26 seconds
400 relay: 1. Braylin Byrd, Johnathan Crawford, Josiyah Taylor, Kimarlie Stewart, 38.65
1,600 relay: 1. George Garcia, Shaemar Uter, Elijah Ferguson, DeSean Boyce, 3:03.46
High jump: 1. B.J. Jennings, 7 feet, 2 1/2 inches
Pole vault: 3. (tie) Jackson Bragg, Sean Gribble, Sam Hurley, 18-2
Women
100: 1. Alyssa Colbert, 11.02 seconds; 3. Olayinka Olajide, 11.13
200: 3. Olayinka Olajide, 22.76
100 hurdles: 1. Tonie-Ann Forbes, 12.95; 2. Symoria Adkins, 12.99
400 hurdles: 1. Vanessa Balde, 55.82; 3. Lovina Ewusi, 56.41
400 relay: 1. Alyssa Colbert, Olayinka Olajide, Anita Afrifa, Brianna Howard, 42.92
1,600 relay: 1. Vanessa Balde, Mekenze Kelley, Lovina Ewusi, Collinique Farrington, 3 minutes, 28.64 seconds
High jump: 1. Temitope Adeshina, 6 feet, 4 3/4 inches; 2. Claire Lowrey, 6-2
Triple jump: 2. Tamiah Washington, 44-0
Shot put: 1. Amori Pierson, 54-6 1/2
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech track & field preview, how to watch Big 12 championships
Reporting by Don Williams, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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