IRVING, Texas \u2013 Head Coach Wes Kittley was named the Men’s and Women’s Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year for a second-straight season, the league office announced Thursday afternoon. Dating back to the indoor and outdoor seasons of 2025, Kittley has claimed eight-straight men and women Coach of the Year accolades, bumping his career total to 15.<\/p>\n
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The @Big12Conference<\/a> championships were twice as nice this year\u2026again ?? pic.twitter.com\/gbQtpYRnHT<\/a><\/p>\n
Kittley led the men’s and women’s teams to a sweep of the conference outdoor titles in Tucson, Ariz., last weekend. The men posted 127 points, winning by 26 points, while the women tallied 119.5 points, securing an 11.5-point margin of victory.<\/p>\n Overall, on the women’s side, four event champions were crowned when you include the 4×400 (Collinique Farrington<\/a>, Mekenze Kelley<\/a>, Vanessa Balde<\/a>, Lovina Ewusi<\/a>) \u2013 Tonie-Ann Forbes<\/a> (100m hurdles), Temitope Adeshina<\/a> (high jump) and Tamiah Washington<\/a> (triple jump). For the men, Malachi Snow<\/a> won the 110m hurdles and Titus Kimaru<\/a> claimed the 3k steeplechase crown.<\/p>\n
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When you include three Big 12 cross country titles, Kittley has led the Red Raiders to 20 Big 12 team titles over his 27 seasons at the helm.<\/p>\n Tech will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., next week for the NCAA West First Round Championships as the men compete Wednesday and Friday, while the women compete Thursday and Saturday.<\/p>\n
\n\u2014 Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\u2014 Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n