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Former Tech hurdler wins U.S. title
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Alaysha Johnson has been running without a sponsor early in her post-college career. She may not have a sponsor, but now she has a national championship.
Johnson, who ran her last year of college in 2019 for Texas Tech, won the women's 60-meter hurdles Saturday at the U.S. indoor track and field championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She ran a time of 7.83 seconds, edging Tonea Marshall, who clocked 7.85.
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Johnson, a 26-year-old from Spring, transferred to Tech after four years at Oregon.
The U.S. title was her first. She was runner-up last year in both the 60-meter hurdles at the U.S. indoor championships and in the 100-meter hurdles at the U.S. outdoor.
Softball
EL PASO — Makinzy Herzog hit two of Texas Tech's single-game record six home runs, helping the Red Raiders outslug Santa Clara 16-14 Sunday and finish undefeated in the Texas-El Paso tournament.
Carson Armijo drove in six runs with a grand slam and a two-run single as Tech (9-2) won its eighth game in a row. Abbie Orrick, Madelyn Saven and tournament MVP Kailey Wyckoff also homered. Saven's was a three-run shot and she also had a sacrifice fly.
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Herzog, Arriana Villa and pitcher Kendall Fritz also made the all-tournament team.
Sage Hoover (5-0) got the win.
In Saturday's late game, Herzog delivered a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning that lifted Tech to an 8-6 victory over UTEP. Herzog's shot to right-center came with no outs off Zaylie Calderon (2-2), who pitched a complete game.
The Red Raiders rallied from a 3-0 deficit against the Miners (4-5). Ellie Bailey's two-run homer tied the game 3-3 in the fourth inning, and Wyckoff followed two batters later with a solo shot. Wyckoff unloaded a two-run homer in the sixth that gave the Red Raiders a 6-5 lead.
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Men's golf
Third-ranked Texas Tech is part of a 24-team field that starts play Monday in The Prestige at La Quinta, California. The 54-hole tournament will run through Wednesday on the Greg Norman Course at PGA West.
Tech's lineup will have Ludvig Aberg, Calum Scott, Baard Skogen, Tyran Snyders and Jack Wall. Four other Red Raiders are entered as individual medalists: Gustav Andersson, Matthew Comegys, Ethan Davidson and J.P. Roller
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech roundup: Former Tech hurdler Alaysha Johnson wins U.S. championship
