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RUSTON \u2013 Louisiana Tech men’s and women’s track and field teams travel to Gainesville, Florida to compete in the Pepsi Florida Relays at Percy Beard Track this weekend.
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\nMEET INFORMATION
\nDate:\u00a0April 3-4, 2026
\nTime:\u00a0FRIDAY: Field \u2013 11:00 a.m. CT; Track \u2013 2:30 p.m. CT | SATURDAY: Field \u2013 9:00 a.m CT; Track \u2013 12:00 pm. CT
\nLocation: James G. Pressly Stadium, Percy Beard Track (Gainesville, Fla.)
\nSchedule\/Events:\u00a0Meet Schedule<\/a>
\nLive Results:\u00a0Results Link<\/a>
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\nThe team is coming off three event wins and 11 top five finishes at the Clyde Hart Classic last weekend at Baylor.
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\nKaitlyn Washington<\/a> was the first to win after a personal best 53.53-meter discus toss on Friday. It marked the sixth furthest throw in women’s outdoor program history.
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\nWilliam Estes<\/a> threw a personal best 55.06-meter javelin, good for first place. Annie Jones<\/a> threw a second place 39.43-meter javelin, a season best for the freshman. It is the second second place finish for Jones this outdoor season.
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\nOscar Smith<\/a> capped the first-place finishers with a season best 13.56 in the 110m hurdles.
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\nIn the 100m, Karo Oghomi<\/a> and Carl Murray IV both finished top five. Oghomi finished second with a 10.35 time and Murray IV finished fifth with a season best 10.52.
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\nBrandon Vining finished fourth in the men’s 800m, setting a new season best with a 1:52.46 finish.
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\nBoth the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay finished top five. The men’s team of\u00a0Rickey Williams III<\/a>, Prentice Sanders,\u00a0Cullen Hronek<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Chevoney Reid<\/a>\u00a0finished fifth with a time of 3:12.40. The women’s team of Osaretin Usenbor,\u00a0Jamara Patterson<\/a>,\u00a0Tyhra Charles<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Nia Wiley<\/a>\u00a0finished fourth with a time of 3:32.95.
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\nA’reil Williams<\/a> jumped 1.70 meters in the high jump, good for a second-place finish.
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\nThe men’s and women’s 4x100m relay teams found success, finishing third and fifth respectively. The men’s team of Norre Robinson, Abdulraof Rashid,\u00a0Cobe Johnson<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Chevoney Reid<\/a>\u00a0ran a time of 41.04 while the women’s team of\u00a0Sariah Bethley<\/a>, Azaria Whitehurst,\u00a0Havyn Puckett<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Dillon Landry<\/a>\u00a0finished with a time of 48.21.
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