The Louisiana Tech men's and women's track and field programs closed out their third indoor competition of the year at the Stan Scott Invite & Multi at the Sports Performance Center in Lubbock, Texas.
 
"I am really proud of my team and the coaching staff," head coach Brian Johnson said. "We came here and competed well and showed that we belong with the top teams."
 
The Bulldogs saw one program record broken by Jacob Tabor in the 600-yard run, clocking a time of 1:12.52 to take over the top spot from Chris Robinson's time of 1:13.76 that was recorded during the 2020 season.
 
Oscar Smith and Kaitlyn Washington both finished at the top of their respective events; Smith was the victor of the men's 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.82, and Washington recorded a personal-best 17.64 meters to win the women's weight throw B group.
 
16 personal records were set by 19 different Bulldogs, along 12 top-10 finishes seen by a LA Tech student-athlete.
 
"We are about four weeks away from the CUSA Championship meet," Johnson added. "So as long as we stay healthy, we are going to do well at conference."
 
LA Tech competes at their final regular-season meet on Friday, Feburary 14 and Saturday, February 15 at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Arkansas Razorbacks are slated to host the event at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
 
Meet Notes

• Jacob Tabor set a new men's indoor program record in the 600-yard run with a time of 1:12.52, breaking Chris Robinson's then-record of 1:13.76 from the 2020 season
• Oscar Smith was the meet champion of the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.82
• Kaitlyn Washington was the victor of the women's weight throw B group with a personal-best 17.64 meters
• Valentino Rudolph (2nd, 47.53) and Sabastian Bradley-Reed (3rd, 47.57) move into the program's indoor all-time top three in the 400-meter
• Laeden Tucker (48.13), Cullen Hronek (48.43) and Philip Gray Jr. (48.57) also set new personal marks in the 400
• Nikoby Johnson lowered his mark in the 60-meter to 6.82
• Tibet Sancak set a new PR in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.07
• Shayann Demeritte ran a personal-best 7.65 in the 60-meter
• Osaretin Joy Usenbor (54.60) and Nia Wiley (55.53) broke their personal bests in the 400, with Usenbor finishing the event in sixth
• DeMarko Lawler Jr. raised his mark in the long jump to 7.21 meters
• Cobe Johnson improved his mark in the triple jump to 14.43 meters
• Valentino Rudolph (21.09), Tim Rummelhagen (21.56), Jaylon Owens (21.79) and Cullen Hronek (22.55) all set new personal bests in the 200-meter
• Osaretin Joy Usenbor (24.70) and Nia Wiley (24.76) shatter their personal bests in the 200-meter
• Sabastian Bradley-Reed joined Rudolph as the only two Bulldogs to finish among the top 10 in the 200
• LA Tech saw 12 top-10 finishes over the weekend
  • Kaitlyn Washington (Weight Throw [B] – 1st), Donald Lamp (Weight Throw – 6th), Oscar Smith (60-meter hurdles – 1st), DeMarko Lawler Jr. (Long Jump – 7th), Osaretin Joy Usenbor (400m – 6th), Jamara Patterson (400m – 9th), Oscar Smith (60mH – 1st), Tia Reder (Triple Jump – 9th), Cobe Johnson (Triple Jump – 9th), Valentino Rudolph (200m – 7th), Sabastian Bradley-Reed (200m – 9th), A'reil Williams (High Jump – 7th)
• The women's 4x400-meter relay group, comprised of Jamara Patterson, Nia Wiley, Osaretin Joy Usenbor and Jenaia Williams, ran a 3:38.62 in the event, which is fast enough for fifth all-time in women's indoor program history
• The men's 4x400-meter relay 'B' group, comprised of Philip Gray Jr., Cullen Hronek, Mekhi Gammons and Jacob Tabor, posted a time of 3:14.52, which puts them in eighth on the all-time indoor program list

 
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