Dove Supplants Own School Record

[Jonnyeagle]

DENTON, Texas – KeAyla Dove broke her own school record to win the women’s shot put title and highlight the day for North Texas Track & Field Friday at the Red Raider Open in Lubbock, Texas.

Dove launched a career and school record shot put on her second throw, recording a mark of 56-1.25 (17.10m) that earned her a spot in the finals and eventually stood to win the event title. The sophomore from Houston, Texas, now stands in the top-7 nationally based on marks heading into this weekend. She was ranked No. 11 heading into the meet.

In her collegiate debut in the 400 meters, freshman Kendahl Tucker took third in the "B" section with a time of 56.07.

Jake Parchman cruised past his personal best in the men’s weight throw, earning a spot in the final and placing fifth with a mark of 60-10 (18.54m).

Tyrell Johnson advanced to the finals in both the men's long jump and triple jump, placing seventh (22-11.75, 7.00m) and sixth (46-4.75, 14.14m), respectively.

In the men's 200m "B" section, freshman Zavion Langrin placed fifth with a time of 21.79. Jaleisa Shaffer earned a spot in the women's weight throw final and finished ninth with a mark of 53-2.25 (16.21m), and Mason Garner finished fifth in the men's 3,000m with a time of 8:41.27.

The initial USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Regional TFRI rankings will be unveiled on Jan. 23, and the USTFCCCA national rankings will come out on Jan. 24.

The Mean Green will be right back in Lubbock next weekend (Jan. 27-28) for the Texas Tech Open at the Sports Performance Center.

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[GrandGreen]

Are wins in the B section, something to laud?  Maybe I don't understand the designation, but I assume it is for athletes that are not good enough to compete in the regular events. 

If there are other factors involved in being in the B section, like number of meets, qualifying stats, etc; please enlighten me. 

[untphd]

11 hours ago, GrandGreen said:

Are wins in the B section, something to laud?  Maybe I don't understand the designation, but I assume it is for athletes that are not good enough to compete in the regular events. 

If there are other factors involved in being in the B section, like number of meets, qualifying stats, etc; please enlighten me. 

At a given meet, the top 9 are in section A the rest are in section B.  It looks like a lot of people attended this Open Meet.

[GrandGreen]

3 hours ago, untphd said:

At a given meet, the top 9 are in section A the rest are in section B.  It looks like a lot of people attended this Open Meet.

Thanks

[ADLER]

On 1/22/2023 at 7:27 AM, untphd said:

It looks like a lot of people attended this Open Meet.

Several of the top squads in the country are competing.

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Teams: Texas Tech, Abilene Christian, Arizona State, Central Florida, Clemson, Kentucky, LSU, Miami, North Texas, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, TCU, Texas Southern, Texas State.