FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Louisiana Tech men's and women's track and field programs closed out the Tyson Invitational on Saturday on several high notes going into Conference USA competition.

The weekend's highlight for the Bulldogs features the men's 4x400-meter relay group in the order of Tim Rummelhagen, Sabastian Bradley-Reed, Laeden Tucker and Valentino Rudolph shattering a new men's indoor program record.

The quartet ran a time of 3:10.32 on Saturday to break a record that had stood for 16 years, when Albert Fullwood, Mike Coleman, Wade McGaha and Demonte Willis ran a time of 3:12.07 during the 2009 season.

Oscar Smith advanced to the 60-meter hurdles finals for the third time in as many meets he has competed in this indoor season. He ran a time of 7.85 in both the prelims and the semifinal rounds to advance to the finals of the meet's invitational for the event.

Cobe Johnson had himself a stellar day in the triple jump and the long jump, setting new personal marks in both events at 14.72 meters (TJ) and 7.26 meters (LJ). DeMarko Lawler Jr. also set a new personal best in the triple jump at 14.87 meters to finish fifth in the event.

Kimeone McLeod saw a runner-up finish in the women's 60-meter hurdles, coming in with a time of 8.61. Jamara Patterson secured a top-five finish in the 400 after running an indoor personal best of 54.50 on Friday. Tia Reder also set an indoor best in the triple jump at 12.13 meters.

Donald Lamp PR'd at 19.13 meters in the weight throw to finish in the top 15 among 27 competitors. Rummelhagen's personal record of 47.76 was good enough to finish among the top 10 in the 400.

A full list of Bulldog PRs can be found below.
 
Bulldog Personal Records
Tim Rummelhagen – 200 (21.54), 400 (47.76)
Nikoby Johnson – 200 (21.78 – season best)
Mekhi Gammons – 200 (21.79 – season best), 400 (49.11 – season best)
Cullen Hronek – 200 (22.23 – season best)
Faith Tarver – 200 (25.15 – season best)
Shayann Demeritte – 200 (25.19)
Tia Reder – Triple Jump (12.13m – season best)
DeMarko Lawler Jr. – Triple Jump (14.87m)
Cobe Johnson – Triple Jump (14.72m), Long Jump (7.26m)
Jamara Patterson – 400 (54.50 – season best)
 
The Bulldogs now turn their attention to the CUSA Indoor Championships on Friday, February 28 and Saturday, March 1 at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex in Lynchburg, Virginia.
 
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