Saturday, March 9
Boston, MA
1:00 P.M.
Texas Tech University
vs
NCAA Indoor Championships
Red Raiders are National Champions Again
March 09, 2024 | Track and Field
Texas Tech claimed its second national title in school history Saturday at the NCAA Indoor Championships
BOSTON – The Texas Tech men captured the 2024 NCAA Indoor title scoring 50.5 points securing the program's second all-time national title and first one indoors, Saturday evening at the TRACK at New Balance. The title also becomes the third for any Texas Tech athletic program in history.
Top-5 Men's Teams
The Tech men started off the day scoring 3.5 points as Omamuyovwi Erhire tied for fifth in the high jump as he cleared 2.18m (7-1 ¾). About two hours later, Tech scored 19 points in the 60m final, highlighted by Terrence Jones defending his title with a run of 6.56. Don'Dre Swint finished in third at 6.60 as Caleb Dean finished sixth with a time of 6.67.
About 30 minutes later, Dean, after placing second last year in the 60m hurdles, this time took the title in a time of 7.56. Prior to that, Shaemar Uter gave Tech crucial points in the 400m final as he finished sixth with a time of 45.94.
From there, Jones took care of business in the 200m final clocking at 20.23 to complete the double. Going into the 4x400 finale, Tech held a 5.5-point advantage over the slim favorite entering the week, Arkansas. Running in the second heat, Dean, Carl Hicks, Josh Bour and Uter combined for a time of 3:03.37 – the fourth fastest overall. The title was officially clinched when Arkansas turned in a time of 3:04.77, finishing eighth overall.
The women's portion of the meet took place bout 30 mins after the men's competition concluded. Ruta Lasmane shattered the school record and set a new PB with a mark of 14.47m (47-5 ¾). Lasmane become's the schools second female triple jumper to win the title indoor (Ruth Usoro, 2021).
Notables
Gallery: (3-9-2024) Red Raiders Win NCAA Indoor Title
Top-5 Men's Teams
- Texas Tech – 50.5
- Arkansas – 41
- Florida – 39
- Northern Arizona – 31
- North Carolina – 26
The Tech men started off the day scoring 3.5 points as Omamuyovwi Erhire tied for fifth in the high jump as he cleared 2.18m (7-1 ¾). About two hours later, Tech scored 19 points in the 60m final, highlighted by Terrence Jones defending his title with a run of 6.56. Don'Dre Swint finished in third at 6.60 as Caleb Dean finished sixth with a time of 6.67.
About 30 minutes later, Dean, after placing second last year in the 60m hurdles, this time took the title in a time of 7.56. Prior to that, Shaemar Uter gave Tech crucial points in the 400m final as he finished sixth with a time of 45.94.
From there, Jones took care of business in the 200m final clocking at 20.23 to complete the double. Going into the 4x400 finale, Tech held a 5.5-point advantage over the slim favorite entering the week, Arkansas. Running in the second heat, Dean, Carl Hicks, Josh Bour and Uter combined for a time of 3:03.37 – the fourth fastest overall. The title was officially clinched when Arkansas turned in a time of 3:04.77, finishing eighth overall.
The women's portion of the meet took place bout 30 mins after the men's competition concluded. Ruta Lasmane shattered the school record and set a new PB with a mark of 14.47m (47-5 ¾). Lasmane become's the schools second female triple jumper to win the title indoor (Ruth Usoro, 2021).
Notables
- Alyssa Colbert placed 8th in the women's 60m final with a time of 7.22
- Anne-Suzanna Fosther-Katta finished 10th in the triple jump at 13.23m (43-5)
- Kaithon McDonald placed 15th in the high jump at 2.10m (6-10 ¾)