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Texas Tech Has Ten Athletes In the Top 20 In Track and Field
With an extremely successful weekend the Texas Tech track and field program has ten athletes in the Top 20 of the national Division I indoor list. Kelly Closse and Bryce Lamb appear in the top 5 of their respective events. Lamb is second in the indoor long jump after taking a monster 7.94 meter leap. Candace Jackson broke back into the Top 20 for the first time this season after running a time of 54.26 in the 400 meter dash.
From TexasTech.com, here is the current list of Tech athletes in the top 20.
Complete list of Top 20 Athletes
Name (Natl. Rank) Event Mark
Men
Bryce Lamb (2) Long Jump 26' 0.75"
Kyal Meyers (8) Pole Vault 17'-7.75"
Shane Brathwaite (9) 60m Hurdles 7.77
Dellon Williams (15) Long Jump 24' 11.25"
Jamele Mason (19) 60m Hurdles 7.82(55)
Women
Kelly Closse (3) Weight Throw 70'-9.00"
Kelly Closse (8) Shot Put 55' 2.75"
Precious Nwokey (11) Indoor Pentathlon 3,961 pts
Katie Grimes (13) 60m Hurdles 8.28
Candace Jackson (14) 400m 54.26
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