Texas Tech Open & Multis Finishes On A High Note – Texas Tech Red Raiders – TexasTech.com

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January 29, 2022

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech track and field program wrapped up the final day of the Tech Open & Multis Saturday evening at the Sports Performance Center.

 

“I’m walking away today feeling, like wow, we got a lot of kids back this week that haven’t run any and some that have not run much,” said head coach Wes Kittley. “When I looked at the whole team, men and women, we just had a lot of good things happen, you know, which I call a “team”. It was in a lot of events and that’s what I’m most proud of.”

 

The morning started with the final heptathlon events as Gary Haasbroek eventually finished fifth overall with 4,913 points. In his pole vault event, Haasbroek placed first with a new PR mark of 5.15m (16′-10.75″). In the women’s pentathlon, Aria Tate led the way for Tech finishing seventh overall.

 

Sidney Sapp made some noise taking home first in the women’s high jump, setting new personal marks on back-to-back tries. On her fifth attempt, Sapp cleared the 1.85m (6’0.75″) mark and soon cleared 1.88m (6″-2″) for a new facility record and in the process, tied the nation’s best mark currently. She moves to second all-time in Tech history behinds Zarriea Willis’ top mark of 1.89m (6’2.25″).

 

This mark by @SidneySapp is currently tied for ??in the nation ?? https://t.co/mjJdfsm7vT

— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) January 29, 2022

Meanwhile, on the other side, despite placing second in the men’s high jump, it was a huge PR day for Jequan Hogan as well. He set a new personal mark on his third jump at 2.14m (7′-0.25″) – cleared seven feet for the first time – and followed it up with another personal mark at 2.19m (7’2.25″). At the moment, it is the sixth-highest leap in the country.

 

Back-to-back new PRs for @jequan0hogan!! This is 2.19m ??#WreckEm pic.twitter.com/I809aWy8cN

— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) January 29, 2022

Edward Rush took first in the 3000 with a new PR of 8:23.42 as Marco Vilca’s time of 1:49.17 stood as the top mark. In the women’s mile, Kyra Young, Edna Rotich and Melanie Jacobs all finished with new PRs.

 

The men’s 200m saw Ashton O’Connor finish with the top mark of 20.77. As it stands now, three Red Raiders find themselves in the top 9 of the NCAA in the 200m – Courtney Lindsey (5^th, 20.63), Jacolby Shelton (7^th, 20.77) and O’Connor (8^th, 20.79).

 

Kiah Dubarry-Gay highlighted the women’s 200m placing second overall (23.46) as another notable time included Taylor Limbaugh in the 3000m. Limbaugh shattered her previous time of 11:18.44 with new mark of 11:08.51.