Texas Tech Men's Indoor Track and Field Tabbed No.4
By: Brian Duncan
Updated: February 19, 2013
The
Texas
Tech Men's track and field team moved up two spots to No. 4 in the
United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Week
5 computer rankings released Tuesday morning.
The
top-five national ranking comes as
the program looks towards the 2013 Big 12 Indoor Championships set for
this weekend in Ames, Iowa and matches the Red Raiders' highest indoor
ranking in school history. The squad climbed to No. 4 during the 2011
indoor season.
"It's exciting to see us move up in the
polls," head coach Wes Kittley said.
"It's
great for our athletes to gain some confidence heading into the
conference meet and the national meet. I'm very proud of how our team
has progressed through the indoor season."
Texas
Tech enters the Big 12 Indoor Championships
with seven athletes and two relay squads ranked in the top-20 of the
national indoor qualifying list led by senior distance runner Kennedy
Kithuka who owns top-three times in two events.
Kithuka
has broken three school records
during the 2013 indoor season and currently holds the nation's fastest
time in the 5,000-meter run. The Thika, Kenya native has also twice been
named the Big 12 Male Athlete of the Week and also ranks No. 3
nationally in the 3,000-meter run.
Action at the 2013 Big 12 Indoor Championships
begins Friday inside the Lied Recreational Center on the Iowa State campus.
