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Texas Tech track and field teams sweep Big 12 titles; Malachi Snow co-high-point scorer
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BIG 12 INDOOR
TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday-Saturday
at the Sports Performance Center
Event finals only
WOMEN
Team totals: 1. Texas Tech, 113 1/2 points; 2. Brigham Young, 72; 3. Baylor, 64; 4. West Virginia, 56; 5. (tie) Iowa State, TCU, 55; 7. Arizona, 52; 8. Kansas State, 43 1/2; 9. (tie) Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, 40; 11. (tie) Kansas, Central Florida, 38; 13. Arizona State, 31; 14. Houston, 20; 15. Utah, 13; 16. Colorado, 10.
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Combined Events
Pentathlon: 1. Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, 4,182 points; 2. Hollan Powers, Arizona, 4,080; 3. Mayci Taylor, BYU, 4,028.
Field Events
Weight throw: 1. Shelby Frank, Texas Tech, 76 feet, 6 1/4 inches (meet record; old record, Seasons Usual, Texas Tech, 70-10 in 2021); 2. Emma Robbins, Oklahoma State, 71-0 1/2; 3. Monique Hardy, Kansas State, 68-5 1/4.
Pole vault: 1. Molly Haywood, Baylor, 15-1 1/2 (meet record; old record, Alencia Lentz, Baylor, 14-9 in 2024); 2. Mason Meinershagen, Kansas, 14-11 1/2; 3. Abby Knouff, Cincinnati, 14-7 1/2.
Long jump: 1. Alexis Brown, Baylor, 22-0 1/4; 2. Shalom Olotu, Kansas State, 20-9 1/4; 3. Janae De Gannes, Baylor, 20-8 1/2; 6. Tamiah Washington, Texas Tech, 19-11; 7. Busola Akinduro, Texas Tech, 19-6 3/4.
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Shot put: 1. KeAyla Dove, Houston, 60-0 1/4; 2. Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba, Cincinnati, 54-11 1/2; 3. Tapenisa Havea, Arizona, 53-3 1/2.
Triple jump: 1. Tamiah Washington, Texas Tech, 44-3 1/2; 2. Shalom Olotu, Kansas State, 43-9 3/4; 3. Busola Akinduro, Texas Tech, 43-7; 4. Suzan Ogunleye, Texas Tech, 43-3 3/4.
High jump: 1. Temitope Adeshina, 6-2 3/4; 2. Emma Gates, Arizona, 6-2 3/4; 3. Paris Mikinski, Arizona, 6-1 1/2; 4. (tie) Evelyn Lavielle, Texas Tech, 6-1 1/2; 7. Claire Lowrey, Texas Tech, 5-11 1/4.
Running Events
Distances in meters unless otherwise indicated.
5,000 meters: 1. Lexy Halladay-Lowry, BYU, 15 minutes, 32.52 seconds; 2. Joy Naukot, West Virginia, 15:55.38; 3. Jenna Hutchins, BYU, 16:24.10.
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Distance medley relay: 1. West Virginia (Sarah Tait, Carlene Temple, Kishay Rowe, Ceili McCabe), 11:09.42 (meet record; old record, Oklahoma State, 11:09.67 in 2011); 2. Arizona State, 11:13.48; 3. Colorado, 11:13.81.
60 hurdles: 1. Naomi Krebs, Texas Tech, 7.96; 2. Adaobi Tabugbo, UCF, 7.99; 3. Tonie-Ann Forbes, Texas Tech, 8.11; 5. Destiny Smith, Texas Tech, 8.18.
60: 1. Indya Mayberry, TCU, 7.18; 2. Success Umukoro, Texas Tech, 7.19; 3. Alexis Brown, Baylor, 7.21; 4. Brianna Howard, Texas Tech, 7.22; 6. Alyssa Colbert, Texas Tech, 7.27.
Mile: 1. Riley Chamberlain, BYU, 4:31.78; 2. Bella Heikes, Iowa State, 4:37.70; 3. Sarah Tait, West Virginia, 4:38.22.
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600 yards: 1. Amelliah Birdow, TCU, 1:19.02; 2. Jinah Mickens-Malik, Oklahoma State, 1:19.25; 3. Taiwo Kudoro, Arizona State, 1:19.55.
400 meters: 1. Rachel Joseph, Iowa State, 50.88; 2. Kiah Williams, UCF, 51.62; 3. Sami Oblad, BYU, 51.70.
1,000: 1. Tabitha Ngao, TCU, 2:46.31; 2. Riley Beach, Iowa State, 2:48.52; 3. Stella Miner, Kansas State, 2:49.38; 5. Lily Mather, Texas Tech, 2:51.43.
800: 1. Fanny Arendt, Texas Tech, 2:02.34; 2. Makayla Clark, Iowa State, 2:02.56; 3. Tessa Buswell, BYU, 2:03.43.
200: 1. Indya Mayberry, TCU, 22.42; 2. Brianna Howard, Texas Tech, 22.67; 3. Tiriah Kelley, Baylor, 22.71.
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3,000: 1. Ceili McCabe, West Virginia, 9:07.56; 2. Joy Naukot, West Virginia, 9:08.65; 3. Jenna Hutchins, BYU, 9:08.92;
1,600 relay: 1. UCF (Twaneise Johnson, Jazmen Newberry, Kiah Williams, Deja Shaw-Huckaby), 3:32.95; 2. Baylor, 3:33.39; 3. Arizona, 3:34.85; 6. Texas Tech (Mekenze Kelley, Success Umukoro, Olayinka Olajide, Vanessa Balde), 3:36.53.
Members of Texas Tech track and field teams celebrate winning the men's and women's titles at the Big 12 championships Saturday at the Sports Performance Center. The men won their 10th Big 12 title, the fifth indoor. The women won their first.
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Team totals: 1. Texas Tech, 130 points; 2. Oklahoma State, 90; 3. Brigham Young, 89; 4. Iowa State, 82; 5. Houston, 72; 6. Kansas, 55; 7. Arizona, 51 1/2; 8. TCU, 45; 9. Baylor, 42; 10. Cincinnati, 27; 11. Arizona State, 26; 12. Colorado, 16; 13. Kansas State, 14 1/2.
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Combined Events
Heptathlon: 1. Grant Levesque, Houston, 5.971 points; 2. Ben Barton, BYU, 5,944; 3. Thai Thompson, Iowa State, 5,825.
Field Events
Weight throw: 1. Gary Moore, Kansas State, 74-4 1/2; 2. Zach Landa, Arizona, 73-3 1/2; 3. Konner Wood, Texas Tech, 72-8.
Long jump: 1. Blair Anderson, Oklahoma State, 25-0; 2. Reinaldo Rodrigues, Arizona, 24-11 1/4; 3. Zaid Latif, Texas Tech, 24-5 1/2; 4. Tajh Jones, Texas Tech, 24-3 3/4; 6. Stacy Brown Jr., Texas Tech, 24-3 1/2.
Pole vault: 1. Clayton Simms, Kansas, 18-4 3/4; 2. Bryce Barkdull, Kansas, 18-1; 3. Sean Gribble, Texas Tech, 17-9.
Triple jump: 1. Astley Davis, Cincinnati, 51-9 3/4; 2. Garison Breeding, Texas Tech, 51-7 1/4; 3. Stacy Brown Jr., Texas Tech, 51-5 1/2.
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Shot put: 1. Zach Landa, Arizona, 63-11 1/2; 2. Trey Wilson, Texas Tech, 63-0; 3. Fred Moudani Likibi, Cincinnati, 62-8.
High jump: 1. Antrea Mita, Houston, 7-3 1/4; 2. Braden Goellner, Iowa State, 6-11 1/2; 3. B.J. Jennings, Texas Tech, 6-9 3/4.
Running Events
Distances in meters unless otherwise indicated.
5,000 meters: 1. Casey Clinger, BYU, 13 minutes, 29.61 seconds (meet record; old record, Kennedy Kithuka, Texas Tech, 13:41.01 in 2013); 2. Denis Kiipngetich, Oklahoma State, 13:29.99; 3. Creed Thompson, BYU, 13:30.33; 5. Ernest Cheruiyot, Texas Tech, 13:49.55.
Distance medley relay: 1. Oklahoma State (Alex Stitt, Jordan Smith, Laban Kipkemboi, Fouad Messaoudi), 9:30.88; 2. Iowa State, 9:32.29; 3. Colorado, 9:38.14; 6. Texas Tech (Nathan Kapel, George Garcia, Markus Brodin, Vincent Koech), 9:45.63.
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60 hurdles: 1. Malachi Snow, Texas Tech, 7.52 (ties meet record with Caleb Dean, Texas Tech, 7.52 in 2023); 2. Antoine Andrews, Texas Tech, 7.56; 3. Jamar Marshall Jr., Houston, 7.56; 7. Sincere Rhea, Texas Tech, 7.80.
60: 1. John Adesola, Houston, 6.59; 2. Malachi Snow, Texas Tech, 6.60; 3. Antoine Andrews, Texas Tech, 6.63; 7. Kimarlie Stewart, Texas Tech, 6.77; 8. Shawn Brown, Texas Tech, 6.78.
Mile: 1. Laban Kipkemboi, Oklahoma State, 4:08.63; 2. Fouad Messaoudi, Oklahoma State, 4:09.72; 3. Emanuel Galdino, Iowa State, 4:10.16; 5. Vincent Koech, Texas Tech, 4:11.70.
600 yards: 1. Dugion Blackman, Iowa State, 1:07.79; 2. Adam Mason, Houston, 1:08.05; 3. Giovouni Henry, TCU, 1:08.22; 8. Charlie Bartholomew, Texas Tech, 1:11.52.
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400 meters: 1. Nathaniel Ezekiel, Baylor, 44.74 (meet record; old record, Wil London, Baylor, 45.19 in 2019); 2. Jayden Davis, Arizona State, 44.95; 3. Shaemar Uter, Texas Tech, 45.77; 5. DeSean Boyce, Texas Tech, 46.04.
1,000: 1. Emanuel Galdino, Iowa State, 2:20.36; 2. Alex Stitt, Oklahoma State, 2:20.83; 3. Carter Cutting, BYU, 2:21.48; 5. Nathan Kapel, Texas Tech, 2:22.69.
800: 1. Lloyd Frilot, TCU, 1:47.52; 2. Tyler Mathews, BYU, 1:47.67; 3. Dayton Carlson, Arizona State, 1:48.07;
200: 1. Trayvion White-Austin, Arizona, 20.50; 2. Demar Francis, Baylor, 20.61; 3. Kashie Crockett, TCU, 20.70; 4. Jonathan Crawford, Texas Tech, 20.85.
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3,000: 1. Brian Musau, Oklahoma State, 7:45.79 (meet record; old record, Alex Maier, Oklahoma State, 7:48.73 in 2022); 2. Ryan Schoppe, Oklahoma State, 7:47.79; 3. Casey Clinger, BYU, 7:55.57; 7. Ernest Cheruiyot, Texas Tech, 7:58.87.
1,600 relay: 1. Baylor (Tyler Honeyman, Demar Francis, Dillon Bedell, Nathaniel Ezekiel), 3:04.78; 2. Arizona State, 3:05.14; 3. Texas Tech (Jonathan Crawford, Josh Bour, DeSean Boyce, Shaemar Uter), 3:05.37.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech track and field teams sweep Big 12 titles | Results
