The Big 12 indoor track and field championships, held today and Saturday at the Sports Performance Center, concluded with Texas Tech securing the men's team title for the second consecutive year and the fourth time in the past seven years. The event saw Texas Tech men's team amass a total of 152 points, outperforming Oklahoma State, Texas, and Kansas, which scored 92, 89, and 81 points respectively. A key to their victory was their performance in the 60-meter hurdles, 60 meters, and triple jump events, where they scored a combined total of 59 points this year compared to 83 points in the same events last year. Notably, in the 60-meter hurdles, Texas Tech qualified four athletes for the final, with Antoine Andrews (7.63), Caleb Dean (7.64), DeVontae Ford (7.76), and Mike Dingle (7.83) finishing 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 8th respectively.
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Big 12 championships final standings, men: Texas Tech 152 Oklahoma State 92 Texas 89 Kansas 81 Tech wins team title for second year in a row and fourth time in seven years.
Big 12 indoor track and field championships standings: Men (Through 10 of 19 events): 1. Texas Tech, 102 points; 2. Texas, 52; 3. Oklahoma State, 50; 4. Kansas, 44 Women (Through 11 of 19 events): 1. Texas, 83; 2. Oklahoma State, 56; 3. Texas Tech, 54; 4. Oklahoma, 35
Key to Tech men's Big 12 title in 2023 was scoring 83 points in rapidfire fashion in 60 hurdles (32), 60 meters (32) and triple jump (19). In same three today, Tech scored 59 points; 60 hurdles (19), 60 meters (29), triple jump (11). With 11 events left, Tech 95, UT 48, KU 32.
In winning the Big 12 title last year, Texas Tech men scored 32 points in the 60-meter hurdles with five of the top six. Today, they qualify four to the final at 2:10 p.m. Saturday: 3. Antoine Andrews, 7.63; 4. Caleb Dean, 7.64; 6. DeVontae Ford, 7.76; 8. Mike Dingle, 7.83.
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