FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. \u2013 The women’s Texas Tech track and field team wrapped its competition at the NCAA West First Rounds Saturday evening at John McDonnell Field.<\/p>\n
Full results of this week can be viewed HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n Temitope Adeshina<\/a> and Evelyn Lavielle<\/a> kicked off the competition for Tech on the final day as the duo punched their tickets to Eugene in the high jump. Both cleared 1.87m (6-1 \u00bd) as Adeshina placed first overall with Lavielle taking fourth. Adeshina was one of two jumpers in the field that did not have a miss. For Lavielle, the height was a new outdoor PB.<\/p>\n McKenzie Davis<\/a> waited about an hour to find out she would make the cut for nationals. In flight three of the discus, Davis threw a SB 54.72m (179-6) on her final attempt, ultimately finishing 10th after the fourth flight was done.<\/p>\n The 4×100 team of Alyssa Colbert<\/a>, Olayinka Olajide<\/a>, Anita Afrifa<\/a> and Adriane Nwonumah<\/a> combined for a time of 43.53 to finish second in the heat for the auto qualifier. In the first heat of the steeplechase, Lily Mather<\/a> finished third, grabbing the final auto qualifier for nationals with a time of 10:19.01.<\/p>\n Over in the short sprints, four Red Raiders were able to punch their tickets within a 30-minute span. Symoria Adkins<\/a> (12.82, +1.5w) and Tonie-Ann Forbes<\/a> (12.92, +1.8w) in the 100m hurdles, Alyssa Colbert<\/a> (11.07, +1.5w) in the 100m and Collinique Farrington<\/a> (51.89) in the 400m.<\/p>\n Fanny Arendt<\/a> posted a 2:01.42 in the 800m as she placed second in her heat en route to the auto qualifier. The time goes down as No. 2 for Tech. Vanessa Balde<\/a> and Lovina Ewusi<\/a> will represent Tech in the 400m hurdles. Running in the same heat, Balde placed second at 55.77, while Ewusi went 55.98. Balde gets the auto-bid as Ewusi goes through on time.<\/p>\n In the final field event of the night, the triple jump, Tamiah Washington<\/a> punched her ticket with a lifetime best jump of 13.73m (45- \u00bd) (+1.2w). Grace Oshiokpu<\/a> was sitting in 15th going into her final jump then landed a mark of 13.35m (43-9 \u00be) (+1.3w) to take the 11th spot in the field.<\/p>\n