Texas Tech’s Ernest Cheruiyot wins Big 12 title in 5,000 meters: Friday’s results

BIG 12 INDOOR

TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

at the Sports Performance Center

Friday’s Results

Team totals (through six of 19 events): 1. Oklahoma State, 33; 2. Texas, 32; 3. Oklahoma, 30; 4. Baylor, 27; 5. Kansas State, 22; 6. Iowa State, 21; 7. (tie) Brigham Young, Kansas, 16; 9. (tie) Cincinnati, Texas Tech, 11; 11. West Virginia, 10; 12. TCU, 4; 13. Central Florida, 1; Houston, 0.

Event Finals Only

WOMEN

Combined Events

Pentathlon: 1. Kristine Blazevica, Texas, 4,430 points; 2. Angel Richmore, Oklahoma, 4,262; 3. Juliette Laracuente-Huebner, Cincinnati, 4,134.

Field Events

Weight throw: 1. Monique Hardy, Kansas State, 69 feet, 3 1/4 inches; 2. Kassidy Gallagher, Oklahoma, 68-4 1/4; 3. Kaitlyn Burson, Iowa State, 65-4 3/4.

Pole vault: 1. Alencia Lentz, Baylor, 14-9 (meet record; old record: Kaitlin Petrillose, Texas, 14-5 1/2 in 2018); 2. Mason Meinershagen, Kansas, 14-7 1/4; 3. Molly Haywood, Baylor, 14-5 1/4; 6. Kashlee Dickinson, Texas Tech, 14-1 1/4; 8. Mackenzie Hayward, Texas Tech, 13-9 1/4.

Long jump: 1. Ackelia Smith, Texas, 22-1 1/2; 2. Alexis Brown, Baylor, 21-2; 3. Aaliyah Foster, Texas, 20-9 3/4; 6. Ruta Lasmane, Texas Tech, 20-2 1/2.

Running Events

5,000 meters: 1. Taylor Roe, Oklahoma State, 15 minutes, 32.03 seconds (meet record; old record, Lisa Koll, Iowa State, 15:41.57 in 2010; facility record; old record, Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech, 16:07.12 on Jan. 24, 2009); 2. Molly Born, Oklahoma State, 15:35.62; 3. Aubrey Frentheway, Brigham Young, 15:53.66; 6. Anastacia Chepkorir, Texas Tech, 16:20.32.

Distance medley relay: 1. West Virginia (Sarah Tait, Kishay Rowe, Mikenna Vanderheyden, Ceili McCabe), 11:18.08; 2. Oklahoma State, 11:20.25; 3. Iowa State, 11:20.89; 8. Texas Tech, 11:41.09.

Texas Tech Kayla Jones competes in the preliminaries of the 600-yard run on Friday’s first day of the Big 12 indoor track and field championships at the Sports Performance Center….

Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/texas-techs-ernest-cheruiyot-wins-024032859.html

Author : Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Publish date : 2024-02-24 02:40:32

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