Texas Tech track and field teams aim to continue their success at the Big 12 championships in Tucson, Arizona, from May 14 to May 16. The teams have previously swept titles at recent indoor and outdoor championships.
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Texas Tech teams aim for success at Big 12 championships
Championships take place from May 14 to May 16
Event held at Drachman Stadium in Tucson, Arizona
Teams previously swept titles at recent championships
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The past three times Big 12 track and field teams have convened for conference championships, Texas Tech track and field teams have done a lot of celebrating at the end.
The Tech women and men swept the team titles at this year's Big 12 indoor championships in Lubbock and at last year's indoor and outdoor meets at Lubbock and Lawrence, Kansas, respectively. The Red Raiders will try to bring home more hardware for the trophy case this weekend in Tucson, Arizona.
The three-day meet unfolds Thursday, May 14, through Saturday, May 16, at Arizona's Drachman Stadium.
Texas Tech track & field's returning Big 12 champions
Texas Tech’s DeSean Boyce competes in the 400 meters prelims during the Big 12 indoor track and field championship, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at the Sports Performance Center.
Texas Tech’s DeSean Boyce competes in the 400 meters prelims during the Big 12 indoor track and field championship, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at the Sports Performance Center.
∎ Men: DeSean Boyce in 400 meters; B.J. Jennings in high jump; Johnathan Crawford and Kimarlie Stewart on 400-meter relay team
∎ Women: Temitope Adeshina in high jump
Where Texas Tech track & field athletes rank on Big 12 leaderboard
Here are Texas Tech athletes who rank in the top three in the Big 12 in their events going into the conference meet. The rankings are based on each athlete's season-best mark or time this year.
Men
100 meters: 2. Kimarlie Stewart, 10.14 seconds
400: 2. DeSean Boyce, 45.43
3,000 steeplechase: 1. Titus Kimaru, 8 minutes, 18.26 seconds
Pole vault: 3. (tie) Jackson Bragg, Sean Gribble, Sam Hurley, 18-2
Women
Texas Tech's Alyssa Colbert, right, competes in the 60-meters prelims during the Big 12 indoor track and field meet, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, at the Sports Performance Center.
Texas Tech's Alyssa Colbert, right, competes in the 60-meters prelims during the Big 12 indoor track and field meet, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, at the Sports Performance Center.