FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Louisiana Tech track and field recorded 17 top-10 performances to close out the Woo Pig Classic in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Saturday and now have just one more meet on the indoor schedule before the Conference USA Indoor Championships.
 
Kaitlyn Washington delivered a strong showing in the weight throw, placing fourth with a mark of 17.44 meters. A'Reil Williams earned a fifth-place finish in the high jump, clearing 1.70 meters, while Tia Reder added a sixth-place effort in the triple jump with a season-best 12.10 meters.
 
On the track, Jamara Patterson turned in two top finishes, placing seventh in the 400 meters with a season-best 53.63, before returning to place fourth in the 200 meters with a personal-best 24.04. Jaitlyn Ware followed closely in the 200, finishing fifth with a time of 24.16. Katie Truett matched her personal best in the 60-meter hurdles, posting a time of 9.26.
 
 
Brayden Vining placed third in the men's 800 meters with a personal-best time of 1:53.44. On the women's side, the 4x400 relay team finished second overall, clocking 3:37.93 to secure one of Tech's top performances of the meet. The men's 4x400 relay followed with a fourth-place finish in 3:13.08, a season best that also ties the fourth-fastest time in indoor program history.
 
The men's sprint group saw strong results as Frank Bradley-Reed placed sixth in the 400 meters (47.37), while Rickey Williams III followed in seventh with a time of 47.66. Bradley-Reed added a third-place finish in the 200 meters, running a personal-best 21.26.
 
In the middle distances, Katie Langford finished eighth in the women's 800 meters with a personal-best 2:14.43, while Cameren Williams placed seventh in the men's 800 with a season-best 1:54.59. Dillon Sanchez followed with an eighth-place finish, recording a personal-best 1:57.37. Vining capped his meet with another personal record, placing seventh in the mile at 4:18.81, rounding out a productive weekend for the Bulldogs.
 
The Bulldogs return to Fayetteville for their final indoor regular-season meet at the Tyson Invitational, taking place on February 13-14, followed by the CUSA Indoor Championships in Lynchburg, Virginia on February 28-March 1.
 
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